Week 4 of our Embraceable You tune study focuses on solo piano approaches — how to harmonize the melody step-by-step from one note to four-note shapes.

Stop running scales and start speaking jazz. This week’s Embraceable You improvisation development explores melodic pathways, target notes, and phrase awareness to build authentic jazz improvisation.

This week’s Embraceable You melodic analysis focuses on learning the melody by ear, mapping phrases, identifying target notes, and applying ballad, bossa nova, and swing treatments.