Henrique curated 7 must-listen Bossa Nova albums. This list includes seven classic albums, recorded in Brazil, and emblematic of the style that permeated music and culture through the late 20th c.

The companion e-book to “Chord Scale Theory Isn't Enough For Every Jazz Student - Here's Why”. A fresh take that prioritizes fluency, motivic development and lyricism.

The companion e-book to “What A Juilliard Prof Would Teach You If You Only Had 10 Mins”. In this survival guide, you’ll find the Harmonic Matrix, the analysis and compositional multitool, a guide to Pivot Chords, Voice Leading, and Words of Wisdom.

The companion E-Book to “Modes Are Colors, Not Math — A Hands-On Guide to the 4 Most Useful Modes”. This guide includes a deep dive into four of the most useful modes - Dorian, Lydian, Mixolydian, and Spanish Phrygian.

The companion E-Book to “Use the Octatonic Scale Like a Composer, Not a Jazz Musician”. This guide goes even deeper into one of music's most versatile scales.

This E-Book Companion to "Your WORST Idea Becomes Beautiful When You Do This" dives into the secret wisdom of repetition, and building a solo with simplicity, and spontaneity.

The companion E-Book to “The Juilliard Secret to "Pro" Chords (Tim Hates #3) ”. This guide includes the exercises from the video, a diagram of the harmonic matrix, and more writing about each reharmonization technique.

A handy chart to keep track of the most common chord tensions and extensions.

The companion E-Book to “A Juilliard Professor Replaces a Semester of Music Theory in 10 Minutes” and “You Can Write A Jazz Standard In 20 Minutes”. This guide has the matrix, written out in C major and its parallel minor, and a primer for the composition exercise that can help you learn to write better chord progressions.

The companion E-Book to “The "One-Note" Secret to Radiohead Style Chords (In 10 Mintues)”, now on YouTube. Henrique & Tim go through three tiers in this creative guide to writing chord progressions.

The companion E-Book to “Why You Can’t Hear Chords (And How to Fix It)” now on YouTube. Henrique Eisenmann & Tim Lienhard share level 1 insights into Harmonic Ear Training

Step up your harmonic language with these set of exercises and techniques to build better, unique and powerful chords for your next composition, arrangement or jam session.

Transcriptions, improvisation tips, practice routines, creativity exercises from our artistic director and Juilliard professor Henrique Eisenmann.