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.
A session to help you get focused with your practice.
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.
Strasbourg/St. Denis (Roy Hargrove) – Part 2 · Groove JazzPart two on Strasbourg/St. Denis. Paul locks in the groove and the cyclical chords, then works on comping, feel and soloing over the vamp, drawing on Red Clay, Chameleon, Just the Two of Us and Kiss of Life for ideas.
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The (Lost) Art of the Bridge – Part 1 · Greatest Bridges of All TimeThe bridge is where great songwriters take a tune somewhere new, and it's a dying art. Paul studies some of the best ever written, starting with Billy Joel's She's Always a Woman and Quincy Jones' One Hundred Ways, and shows what […]
A session to help you get focused with your practice.
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 session to help you get focused with your practice.
The (Lost) Art of the Bridge – Part 2 · Greatest Bridges of All TimePart two on the art of the bridge. Paul continues through the greatest bridges of all time, including She's Always a Woman and One Hundred Ways, and turns the harmonic and melodic devices behind them into tools you can use in […]
A session to help you get focused with your practice.
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.
Knocks Me Off My Feet (Stevie Wonder) – Part 1 · Legendary Stevie Wonder R&BOne of Stevie's most-loved ballads. Paul shows how simple jazz harmony, a well-placed modulation and 4-way close voicings combine to give this song its warmth, and builds the foundation for playing it at the piano.
Knocks Me Off My Feet (Stevie Wonder) – Part 2 · Legendary Stevie Wonder R&BPart two on Knocks Me Off My Feet. Paul completes the tune, working through the modulation and tightening the 4-way close voicings so the harmony flows the way Stevie plays it.
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.
Overjoyed (Stevie Wonder) – Part 1One of the most beautiful piano-built ballads ever written. Paul explores Overjoyed's gorgeous chord structures, seamless transitions and modulations, and shows how Stevie makes such rich harmony sound effortless.
Overjoyed (Stevie Wonder) – Part 2Special day: Tuesday, November 24 (Thanksgiving week). Part two on Overjoyed. Paul completes the arrangement, connecting the chord structures, transitions and modulations into a full solo-piano performance of this stunning ballad.
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.
This Christmas (Donny Hathaway) – Part 1 · The Ultimate R&B Christmas SongDonny Hathaway's holiday classic. Paul digs into the odd-meter intro, the electric piano sound, the R&B chord vocabulary and the rhythm-section hits that make this the definitive soul Christmas record.
This Christmas (Donny Hathaway) – Part 2 · The Ultimate R&B Christmas SongPart two on This Christmas. Paul finishes the arrangement, nailing the odd-meter passage, the R&B chords and the rhythm-section hits so you have it ready to play for the holidays.
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.
Can't Take My Eyes Off You – Part 1 · The "Everyone Loves This Song" Must-HaveThe crowd-pleaser every pianist should have ready. Paul treats it as great solo piano repertoire and as a study in how a chord progression evolves by small changes, one note at a time.
Can't Take My Eyes Off You – Part 2 · The "Everyone Loves This Song" Must-HaveSpecial day: Monday, December 28 (no class Christmas Eve or New Year's Eve). Part two on Can't Take My Eyes Off You. Paul completes the solo piano arrangement and finishes the study of how the progression moves by small changes.
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.
