Learn a Bill Evans lick and how to move it to new keys.
A session to help you get focused with your practice.
Strasbourg/St. Denis (Roy Hargrove) – Part 1 · Groove JazzRoy Hargrove's modern groove-jazz anthem. Paul unpacks the cyclical chord progression and connects it to the same DNA in Red Clay, Chameleon, Just the Two of Us and Sade's Kiss of Life, so you learn one groove and unlock a whole family of tunes.
This week's Friday Game Plan is about creating a plan to master rootless chords.
Most adults were never shown how to practice. You start the song from the top, stumble at the same spot, start over, and a week later it still isn't sticking. These three free downloads show you a better way to spend your time at the piano, plus the chords and keys behind the songs you want to play.
What you get
Piano Success Playbook™
How to practice so the time counts, even five minutes a day; what to do when you keep hitting the same mistake; a 30-day lesson plan; and a self-assessment that tells you where to go next. The 30 video lessons it links to open with a free Starter account.
Circle of 5ths Chart
Every major key and its relative minor on one color-coded page, with the key signatures beside them, so you can see at a glance how keys connect.
Chord Charts All 12 Keys
Major 7, minor 7 and dominant 7 chords, plus a rootless voicing of each, drawn on the keyboard in every key. One key per page, so you can prop it on the music stand and play.
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What members say
Not showing me what to practice, but how to practice.
Exactly what and how to practice to learn the new song.
Thank you so much for the lessons — they are incredible. I’ve never played so well. Last night I went to my first jam session, and people danced to my playing! It’s been life-changing for me.
Sailing (Christopher Cross) – Part 2 · The Yacht Rock StandardPart two on Sailing. Paul completes the arrangement, refining the lush chords, slash chords and tension-and-release, and blending the piano, string and guitar voicings into one solo-piano version you can play start to finish.
A session to help you get focused with your practice.
A session to help you get focused with your practice.
A session to help you get focused with your practice.
A session to help you get focused with your practice.
A session to help you get focused with your practice.
This week's Friday Game Plan is about creating a plan to master rootless chords.
Improvisation over Sailing by Christopher Cross.
This week's Friday Game Plan is about one thing: what Academy Premier actually gives you, and whether it is worth it for where you are right now.
I'll be inside the Academy, live, showing you the four parts that do the work. Sending me a video of your playing and getting written feedback back from me. The practice paths and practice actions that decide what you work on next, so you are not building your own curriculum at eleven at night. The live classes — PianoLab with Paul every week, The Confident Improviser with me every other week. And the intensives: six weeks of structured work on one subject, included.
Not slides about it. The real thing, on screen, in about 40 minutes.
Then the last 15–20 minutes are yours. Ask what you should be working on next and I'll give you specific lessons on the spot. Or ask me straight out whether Premier is right for you — and if it isn't, I'll tell you that too.
Open to everyone, member or not. If you don't have an Academy account yet, grab the free one before we start so you can follow along. Can't make it live? The replay posts the same day.
Sailing (Christopher Cross) – Part 1 · The Yacht Rock StandardThe definitive yacht rock tune. Paul breaks down the lush chords, the built-in tension and the slash chords that give Sailing its floating sound, and shows how to translate the record's piano, string and guitar parts into voicings that work at the keyboard.
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This week's Friday Game Plan is about one thing: what Academy Premier actually gives you, and whether it is worth it for where you are right now.
I'll be inside the Academy, live, showing you the four parts that do the work. Sending me a video of your playing and getting written feedback back from me. The practice paths and practice actions that decide what you work on next, so you are not building your own curriculum at eleven at night. The live classes — PianoLab with Paul every week, The Confident Improviser with me every other week. And the intensives: six weeks of structured work on one subject, included.
Not slides about it. The real thing, on screen, in about 40 minutes.
Then the last 15–20 minutes are yours. Ask what you should be working on next and I'll give you specific lessons on the spot. Or ask me straight out whether Premier is right for you — and if it isn't, I'll tell you that too.
Open to everyone, member or not. If you don't have an Academy account yet, grab the free one before we start so you can follow along. Can't make it live? The replay posts the same day.
A live, guided-practice class focused on helping you improvise with greater confidence. Willie leads you through practical exercises that develop your musical vocabulary, creativity, and ability to create at the piano in real time.
A live, guided-practice class focused on helping you improvise with greater confidence. Willie leads you through practical exercises that develop your musical vocabulary, creativity, and ability to create at the piano in real time.
A live, guided-practice class focused on helping you improvise with greater confidence. Willie leads you through practical exercises that develop your musical vocabulary, creativity, and ability to create at the piano in real time.
A live, guided-practice class focused on helping you improvise with greater confidence. Willie leads you through practical exercises that develop your musical vocabulary, creativity, and ability to create at the piano in real time.
A live, guided-practice class focused on helping you improvise with greater confidence. Willie leads you through practical exercises that develop your musical vocabulary, creativity, and ability to create at the piano in real time.
A live, guided-practice class focused on helping you improvise with greater confidence. Willie leads you through practical exercises that develop your musical vocabulary, creativity, and ability to create at the piano in real time.
A live, guided-practice class focused on helping you improvise with greater confidence. Willie leads you through practical exercises that develop your musical vocabulary, creativity, and ability to create at the piano in real time.
Improvisation over Sailing by Christopher Cross.
Can't Take My Eyes Off You – Part 2 · The "Everyone Loves This Song" Must-HaveFriday Game Plan is a live, weekly walkthrough of the Academy with Willie. Each Friday he takes one part of the site — building a practice list, finding the right lessons, using Jazzedge AI — and shows you exactly how to use it, live, in about 40 minutes. The last 15–20 minutes are yours: ask what to work on next and get specific lesson suggestions on the spot. Open to everyone. If you don't have an Academy account yet, grab the free one before we start so you can follow along. Can't make it live? The replay posts the same day.
A live, guided-practice class where Paul helps you strengthen your piano skills, work through musical concepts, and turn what you’ve learned into confident playing.
Friday Game Plan is a live, weekly walkthrough of the Academy with Willie. Each Friday he takes one part of the site — building a practice list, finding the right lessons, using Jazzedge AI — and shows you exactly how to use it, live, in about 40 minutes. The last 15–20 minutes are yours: ask what to work on next and get specific lesson suggestions on the spot. Open to everyone. If you don't have an Academy account yet, grab the free one before we start so you can follow along. Can't make it live? The replay posts the same day.
Improvisation over "Just The Way You Are".
The Academy has been rebuilt — not a coat of paint, the whole thing. On this call I'll walk you through it live: where everything moved, what's new, and how to get the most out of it. In this session I will ask you to turn your camera off so you can follow along with me in your own browser. This is an interactive session for members only.
A live, guided-practice class where Paul helps you strengthen your piano skills, work through musical concepts, and turn what you’ve learned into confident playing.
