In this first lesson you'll learn the first 8 measures of our slow blues form and how to form a few different left-hand accompaniments.

In this lesson you will learn LUSH, full jazz/soul chords to use in your arrangements and compositions.

Taken from a Kevin Bond and Greg Kirkland performance, we will learn how to take ideas out of this groove to add to our gospel playing. Fun groove to play!

The song served as an anthem for the Civil Rights Movement in America in the 1960s. A commonly played version was recorded by Nina Simone in 1967 on her album Silk & Soul. In this lesson you'll learn the arrangement note for note.

Shout music is a type of gospel music characterized by very fast tempo, chromatic basslines, snare hits and hand claps on the upbeat of each beat. In this lesson you'll learn how to play the bassline along with chords.

This more advanced lessons will give you more organ shout techniques that you can use.

This Andraé Crouch (July 1, 1942 – January 8, 2015) classic Soon and Very Soon was written in 1978 and features a lot of rich gospel piano techniques. You’ll learn the entire song and techniques like how to play gospel walk ups, syncopating the bass pattern and other ideas that you can incorporate into your own piano arrangements.

Learn this cool jazz/gospel chord progression along with analysis.

In this lesson you’ll learn how to create your own gospel/blues progressions while also learning more about dominant motion, alternate bass notes and 2-5-1 progressions. This is a perfect mix of how to apply music theory to create really cool chord progressions.

6 “must have” organ sounds that need to be in every organist’s toolbox. These are the sounds that make you sound like a know-what-you’re-doin’ musician at the organ and help you stand out from the crowd.

TwoMinutePiano – a perfect solution for those students with limited time. In these 9, two-minute mini-lessons, you’ll learn a variety of concepts with minimal talking.

Following in the style of Dr. Ethel Caffie-Austin, this lesson is a transcription of a gospel introduction as performed by Ethel Caffie-Austin. This lesson will focus on learning, note-for-note this very hip sounding gospel progression. Included is a fantastic gospel chord exercise which is important for anyone wanting to improve their gospel piano skills.

In this high energy lesson, we will be working through some rocking, gospel-flavor Gene Harris licks. I’ll show you some pretty advanced licks that will bump up the intensity level of your solos. I’ll also show you how to prevent hurting yourself while performing these intense licks.

In this lesson we are going to focus on the improvisation for Swing Low, Sweet Chariot. We are going to work on soloing over a 6/8 pattern and using polyrhythms like 2 against 3 in our soloing.

The Gospel Piano Riffs lessons (1 & 2) will show you how to play gospel-flavor licks along with bassline accompaniment. In this first part, we are going to focus on learning a few basslines and chord patterns. We are also going to cover how to approach a new or "foreign" key and generate "key tones" that will allow you to more quickly improvise in a new key.

In this lesson we will cover gospel piano basis that we will expand upon and use as a foundation for future lessons. These important ~tricks~ come in handy in many different styles of music. Broken apart like this, these ideas will be easier for you to incorporate into your own arrangements and use them as a springboard for your own music or improvisation.

In this lesson inspired by the playing of Dr. Ethel Caffie-Austin, we will learn a simple gospel bass pattern along with right hand gospel chordal and melodic grooves. This lesson is the first part in a series of easy-to-follow gospel lessons which are perfect for all levels.

In this lesson I will show you how to take licks and patterns that we have learned to create your own personal blues statement. A student asked me "What do I do with all the licks I've learned?" Well, this lesson explains what to do!

In this traditional spiritual, I have created an advanced arrangement which includes a change of rhythm, tritone substitutions and some really fat-sounding chords. The gospel sounds created here are similar and complementary to those you learned in the Richard Tee Tribute lesson while also teaching more about how to create an advanced arrangement of a traditional song. Improvisation will be covered in depth in part 2 of the lesson.

In this lesson you'll learn some cool Gene Harris blues/gospel licks. You'll also learn a common "bluesy" chord progression and some nice chord voicings.

In this lesson, I create an original song using a nice chord progression that I heard on the radio from a song called "Richard Tee". It's gospel-blues infused sound reminded me of Richard Tee's style and soulfulness. I will teach you the entire arrangement which has a bunch of really nice chords and licks that you will love adding to your repertoire!

In this lesson we will cover part of Gene Harris's grooves that he plays on "Lady Be Good." I will show you 5 of Gene's fills and his intro groove.

In this lesson, I will show you how to break down some of those more complicated groove sections that sound so cool. I will show you different exercises and patterns that you can follow to create some really fat grooves. I'll also show you a couple of grooves to get you started.

In this lesson we will be working through arranging this 6/8 traditional piece using re-harmonization techniques. We will also focus on various ways to 'groove' on a 6/8 song and use grooves in your improvisation. You'll also learn about the 7-3-6 progression and what it really is called.

In this song, His Eye is on the Sparrow, we will begin by analyzing this gorgeous piece and breaking down it’s form. Next, I will show you how to create a simple arrangement. This step is perfect for beginners. Next, I will show you how to create a contemporary arrangement and then teach it to you step-by-step. Lastly, we will go through some improvisation tips that will help you structure your improvisation more.

In this classic spiritual, we will cover how to create a simple arrangement…perfect for beginners. We will also move into a more advanced “reharmed” version of the song with fuller chords.

In this beautiful piece, I will split the lesson into an easy beginner section that shows a beginning student how to put together a nice contemporary arrangement. In the second half we discuss advanced techniques to create a richer arrangement.

In this lesson you'll learn how to analyze this traditional hymn and play it with basic triads, perfect for beginners. I also created a more contemporary arrangement with some cool reharmonization techniques and big chords.

"Preacher Chords" help fill out any song and backup worship leaders. However, to use them effectively, you need to know your theory! In this lesson, we are going to dive deep into preacher chords.

This “in the style of” lesson shows you how to play the chords for New Breed’s “Every Prayer”. We will also analyze the structure of the song and discuss improvisation.

This classic song covers how to re-harmonize the song and improvise over it. I’ll also teach the arrangement note-for-note. Some of the concepts we will cover is more re-harm techniques like dominant motion, related ii’s and tritone substitutions.

In this lesson, I will show you some tricks on how to add flavor to your arrangement through passing chords, walk ups and transition chords.

In this lesson you'll learn a cool arrangement of the classic "Go Tell it On The Mountain" while also learning about harmony, shout choruses, gospel and contemporary feels along with bassline creation.

Learn how to create an arrangement for Amazing Grace. Re-harmonization and improv techniques are also covered.

These Jazz and Gospel exercises will teach you many 2-5-1 exercises, pentatonic exercises, playing outside along with Gospel grooves. This is an older lesson but still has a ton of valuable information.

A Mid-Summer Session: Learn a Bluesy, Gospel-flavor song while also learning new techniques, licks and “walk ups”. I will explain how to play “A Mid-Summer Session” note for note on the piano. Also I’m going to go through all of the techniques and chords I am using for this arrangement. By learning how to play“A Mid-Summer Session” you will learn to get these techniques under your fingertips. After learning the arrangement, you will also get to see how I came up with the chords I’m using in this song.