Spread voicings separate the hands across a wide range for an orchestral sound. Mantooth covers spread voicing construction in Voicings for Jazz Keyboard.
Spread voicings place the root low in the left hand (octave 3) and the colour tones — 3rd, 5th, 7th — high in the right hand (octave 4-5). The wide gap between bass and treble creates an orchestral, full-bodied sound that fills the whole piano range.
LH: root in octave 3. RH: 3rd, 5th, and 7th spread across octave 4-5. Two variations: warm (RH in octave 4) and bright (RH in octave 5).
For solo piano performance where you need to fill the room without a band. In ballad introductions. When you want a lush, pianistic sound rather than a jazz combo sound. The wide register separation gives each note its own space to ring.
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