In this lesson we will begin learning the song "I Loves You Porgy." We begin by brainstorming the song then create an arrangement through a shells / melody approach.

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 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.

In part 2 we are going to take the baseline skills we learned in Slow Blues a la Stormy Monday Part 1 and create a full arrangement including a really cool jazzy walkup progression that perks up my ears every time I hear it.

In this lesson we will work on "walk ups" and how to transition between chords.

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 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.

Using a lesson request from a student, I created an accompaniment lesson on a gospel version of You've Got A Friend. In this 2-part lesson I will show you the rich gospel chords and how to 'fill the space' using a more gospel/jazz style. In addition, you will learn some nice transition chords. These are chords that move use smoothly between the larger I-IV-V chords. While not an easy lesson, there is something here for all levels. In part 2 we will cover 'gospel grooving' where we take a simple progression and really groove on it.

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 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.

This slow and soulful blues song teaches you how to create that slow, gospel-sounding blues feel. In addition to learning the song, we will cover many other concepts to help you apply these techniques to your own pieces.

"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 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.