In this lesson you'll learn the next part of Tennille's Blues.

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'll learn different techniques to add motion to your left hand along with groove and bassline approach exercises.

In this lesson you'll learn how to alter the boogie bass pattern and play licks over this boogie-woogie bass pattern.

In this lesson you'll learn how 2 new triplet-based rhythms along with how to apply them to licks.

In this lesson you'll learn how to transform the lick you learned in lesson 12 using triplets.

In this lesson you'll learn some more advanced improvisation techniques. We will use Cole Porter's "I Get A Kick Out of You" for improvisation. We will discuss the pentatonic scale, rootless chords, line creation using rhythm, scales and more.

In this lesson you'll learn how to improvise over the arrangement of "Jordu" we just created.

This lesson teaches you a great bluesy two-handed comping riff that works over the various dominant chords in a 12-bar blues form. You’ll learn to build the chords for this riff note-by-note, transpose them through the blues form, and practice playing in a rock and shuffle groove setting.

In this lesson we will build on the blues concepts we have already studied with the goal being to create an entire blues arrangement. You will learn a right-hand part, left-hand shell voicings, and a standard jazz ending, as well as study the skill of transposition and play along with some great jam tracks.

This lesson is all about creating improvisation ideas. You'll learn several licks and also some advanced topics like displacing the beat.

In this lesson we will continue where we left off and break down the licks along with the bassline.

In this first lesson you'll learn how to play the bassline and get in the groove. You'll also get some helpful practice tips and learn how to increase your speed.

Create double stops over a blues sound. You'll also learn a super-simple bassline that is great to have handy!

Learn how to improvise in a slow, blues style. We will cover the use of the blues scale, minor pentatonic and "bluesy" pentatonic scales.

We’re going to create blues licks using something other than the Blues Scale. This new scale gives us a bluesy sound without the same “biting” quality of the blues scale.

In this lesson we will talk about different types of rhythms.

In this lesson you'll learn some advanced warmup techniques that I like ot use to get ready for a performance.

Learn how to use cells, sequences and rhythmic variations to improve your improvising.

In this lesson you’ll learn different boogie piano accompaniments and licks. Most important, Willie will be showing you his process for how to break down a lick in order to play it hands together.

In this lesson (part 1 of 2) you’ll learn several different basslines that you can use to play a slow blues. Using Stormy Monday as a starting point, these 8 basslines allow you to create multiple slow blues arrangements.

Learn how to create a "solo blues" arrangement. This means you will create an accompaniment in the left hand while improvising in the right.

In this lesson we are going to cover the triplet feel along with several licks that will teach you how to add accents to your playing. You'll also learn how to 'link up' the left and right hands to play together.

Now we are going to put together all that we have learned so far to create a full 12-bar blues arrangement along with a stride-style accompaniment.

In this lesson you'll learn a bunch of licks that you can use to solo over the bassline and progression we learned in the previous lesson.

In this lesson you'll learn how to create several advanced-sounding Otis Spann licks. Each lick is broken down and taught step-by-step.

One of the top requested concepts that students are interested in learning more about is improvisation. In this improvisation lesson we will focus on the standard "Have You Met Miss Jones."

After our Unforgettable Part 1 lesson, students were asking for more ways to fill out the accompaniment with improvisation, fills and runs. In this lesson we will cover different ways of creating fills and runs over a small section of the song. If you want to know how to fill the "dead air" between chords, this lesson will show you how to create your own fills and runs in both the right and left hands.

In this second part, we are going to cover how to create your own blues composition in four different styles: Shuffle, Swing, Rock and Stride. This lesson makes it easy to create a blues composition that will have a clear structure which you can then easily improvise over. We will also cover an introduction and ending for all four styles of blues that we covered.

In this second part of the Moondance lesson, we will be focusing on the improvisation. In this lesson, I'll show you some of the licks played on the recording as well as new licks that you can use over this song and others. This is a great lesson for triplet exercises and also triplet groupings. If you want to learn how to improvise in a rock setting, you'll want to go through this lesson! The song lesson is also available on the site, just do a search.

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 I will teach you all about the 16th-note triplet and how to use it to create some really slick Blues licks. I will also teach you my original piece, “Eeek’s Blues” for Annika, which has a lot of great material that you can use in your own Blues improvisation.

If you are new to improvising over the blues, or you want to do more than “hunt and peck” using the Blues scale, this lesson is for you. We will cover over a half-dozen scales that you can use for improvisation and you’ll learn how to “hit” the important chord tones in your solo. I also teach you note-for-note a cool blues improvisation that works perfectly with the Slow, Soulful Blues lesson.

You will learn how to re-harmonize the song and play the arrangement. However, we will also cover improvisation and I left room for a "followup" chapter to answer students questions about the lesson!

In this lesson you will learn 15 cool Blues licks. Each lick is presented with minimal talking, so you can get right into learning and applying these licks into your own playing

This lesson (perfect for ALL styles, not just funk) will teach you several different scales, fills and runs. I will show you both the notes AND how to create your own fills and runs using your rhythmic vocabulary.

This lesson is designed for intermediate/advanced level players that want to take their improvisation to the "next level" and sound more modern in their approach by utilizing quartals and pentatonics. I also cover several techniques that can be mastered by beginners.

You'll learn the New Orleans, Gene Harris and Fat's Domino grooves on this DVD. I'll also teach you the Boogie in octaves plus a bunch of licks, turnarounds and endings! Sheet music is included along with DVD502

In this lesson we will go through a refresher of our bass lines and break down the licks/riffs for this blues song.