Learn how to play these beautiful arpeggios.
These arpeggios are versatile and flashy, but most of all, absolutely beautiful. Even though these arpeggios are jazz inspired, they really add the “cherry on top” to your piano playing no matter the genre you play.
I’ve come back to these arpeggios several times over the years to refine them - tinkering with the notes and fingering to make them as easy as possible to play.
And now they’re in their final form, ready for you to learn and add to your arsenal.
So, I’ve put together a mini-course of video lessons that will show you everything you need to know about learning and practicing these arpeggios.
The most important thing is the practice - most people don’t know how to properly practice arpeggio technique to get them faster, so I’ll show you the best practice strategies I learned from my university training in classical piano.
After purchasing, you will receive:
Immediate access to the Major 9th / Minor 11th Arpeggios: Mini-Course which includes four video lessons that completely break down the arpeggios and show you effective practice strategies.
A downloadable PDF of all the arpeggios notated on the musical staff with my own fingerings as well as
alternative options to consider, and a downloadable visual PDF for those who can’t read music.
Charlie Tran
Pianist / educator / coach
Charlie Tran is a jazz pianist with a broad background spanning other genres, including classical and pop. He earned his degree from the renowned Moore’s School of Music at the University of Houston, where he studied classical piano.
In 2025, after a successful decade, Charlie closed his in-person piano teaching practice, Novu Music Academy, to focus full time on coaching jazz piano students online and developing Novu Jazz Academy, his online jazz piano education platform.
Some of Charlie’s other contributions to music education include:
2025 • Closed Novu Music Academy to fully focus on various forms of online jazz education
2021 - 2023 • Chairman of the music theory department of HMTA (Houston Music Teacher's Association)
2019 - 2023 • Designed the college preparatory portion of the Emery/Wiener school's piano curriculum
2021 • Selected as the music director for the grand opening of the Elgin St. Studios at the University of Houston
2020 • Co-chair of the music theory committee of HMTA (Houston Music Teacher’s Association)
2020 • Created a series of online piano courses in composition and improvisation at the International Music Academy in Houston
2019 • Cofounder & director of the rock band at the T.H. Roger's School
2016 • Opened a private piano teaching practice: Novu Music Academy
