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WHALEN JAZZ LESSONS

Providing aspiring jazz musicians with the tools and resources they need to master their musical journey.

Get started today with my free workshop Play Jazz Piano Voicings with Confidence!

This workshop is all about building better jazz piano voicings by deeply understanding the II V I progression — the most common chord sequence in jazz.

Click the link below, and let's dig in!

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Meet Tim Whalen

 

Hello!

In 25+ years of teaching jazz, I’ve guided hundreds of students from feeling stuck to finding inspiration and confidence.

Teaching is a privilege, and I’m here to support you every step of the way.

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I've been there...

As a practicing musician, I struggled with the frustrations of being overwhelmed by too much information and not knowing the best ways to apply it.

I've created a teaching style that's accessible, clear, effective, and FUN!

Here at Whalen Jazz Lessons, I'll teach you: 
  • The building blocks of jazz piano
  • Improvisation, the way the masters do it
  • Jazz harmony, the right way
  • How to practice more efficiently
  • Jazz arranging concepts
  • How to become a master of transposition
  • How to transcribe, learn new vocabulary, and integrate it into your playing
  • How to apply concepts to tunes
  • How to learn tunes quickly
  • How to be your own best teacher
  • How to gain a deeper sense of time, groove, and rhythm
  • How to improvise the way the masters do 
And much more!

Wade L

In my view, Tim is the ideal teacher.  He’s organized in preparing lessons, patient, and makes sure to match lessons to student interests/goals.  He has a strong command of jazz music and distills complicated concepts so they are easy to understand.  I’ve played guitar most of my life, including some jazz, but jazz theory didn’t really start to click with me until I studied with Tim.

Jennifer T

My playing had plateaued when I began studying with Tim, and he immediately got me moving forward again. His knowledge of jazz piano stylings and vocabulary is enormous, yet he knows just how to break it down into learnable chunks. I would unhesitatingly recommend him to beginners and advanced players alike.

Alex M

Tim has been one of the most passionate, skilled, dedicated and down-to-earth teachers I've had the privilege to learn from. He's taken me on a discovery of how jazz works, and how my identity fit into its expression. I've been privileged to be his student and see him play live. If you're looking for quality music composition, arrangement, teaching, or performing, Tim definitely has the bar set high.

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Play Jazz Piano Voicings with Confidence

Learn the tools you need to build a solid jazz harmony foundation for the rest of your life!

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