Learn how to improvise using arpeggios (broken chords) along with rootless voicings in the left hand. This is a great "intermediate" step to learn.

Learn an improvisation pattern that you can use over cycle 4 motion.

Learn how to vocalize rhythm and use different phrasing techniques to create a more interesting solo. We will also cover articulation in this lesson.

Expanding upon our 2-5-1 progression, you'll now learn how to improvise over a V7 of II chord using enclosures. Applying enclosures to one chord is a great way to begin using this technique in your playing.

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

Learn how to improvise over the first part of the standard Autumn Leaves using your major scale.

You'll learn how to create and use double-stops in your improvisation to get a funky sound. You'll also learn how to create a super funky bassline to improvise over.

In this lesson you'll learn how to improvise over the 12-bar blues Chicken Pox Blues.

Learn how to play a full 12-bar blues. You'll also learn about tags and how to transpose the blues into different keys. This prepares you for the next lesson on Chicken Pox Blues improvisation.

In this lesson we will learn how to improvise over the song Do'h blues. This is a great introduction to improvisation.

In this lesson you'll learn how to improvise over the jazz standard "There Will Never Be Another You" using different techniques.

Learn how to create different types of triads and Root-5 accompaniments.

Learn Root-7 chord shells along with how to form all types of seventh chords.

Learn the basics of Jazz by vocalizing rhythms, the eighth note rhythm, simple accompaniments and chord shells.

In this lesson you'll learn what solfege is, how to vocalize rhythms, use solfege to 'hear' melodies, solfege chords, conduct in 4/4 time and learn some exercises.

In this first lesson, you'll learn about rhythm in improvisation and how to create improvisation lines using proper fingering and dynamics. You'll also learn some improvisation exercises.

Learn how to create an arrangement from ONLY a lead sheet melody. We will use the Christmas classic, Silent Night to create an arrangement. Learn these techniques...even if you're not interested in Christmas music! You'll learn how to figure out the right chords to use.

In this lesson you'll learn this classic Carole King song step-by-step. “So Far Away” is a song written by Carole King, which appeared on her 1971 album Tapestry. The recording features James Taylor on acoustic guitar.

Now we will learn how to create an arrangement using the chords we created in the last lesson.

In this lesson we will create a bassline in different styles to use on Silent Night.

Learn an advanced blues progression in F along with rootless chords in the right hand.

Learn how to create a solo over a blues bassline and play rootless chords in the right hand. If this lesson is too difficult, try the Ben's Blues lesson first.

Learn how to create full, two-hand chords using quartals and tensions. The chord voicings are awesome to use while comping behind a soloist.

Using the song Everything Happens to Me (pg 85 Realbook 3) you'll learn how to add motion to your chords to create a more advanced arrangement that fills the space.

Learn the 10 tips needed to effectively work in a group.

Last homework review session for "My Ship." There is no sheet music for this lesson.

In this lesson you'll learn some killer voicings that I love to us for the standard "My Ship."

In this lesson I'll review homework from students. We are no longer accepting new homework assignments but this is a FANTASTIC way to see what other students have come up with and learn from them!

Learn a full, rich and lush arrangement of "In The Wee Small Hours of The Morning" step-by-step.

Using the standard "My Ship" we will work on Upper Structure Triads. UST's (for short) are the life-blood of advanced reharmonizations and you want to work on these using ballads at first. This lesson will show you how to incorporate them into your arrangements.

Related ii chords precede your dominant chords to extend your progressions.

Using the song "A Foggy Day" we will work on how to create an arrangement using the techniques we've used so far.

Using the standard "My Ship" we will review the techniques we have been using up to this point to create an arrangement.

We start this lesson reviewing student arrangements and homework. At about 34min in we start working on the song "There Is No Greater Love."

In this lesson we will continue working on Summertime and add a bassline and improvisation. You'll also learn about rootless chords and how to comp.

Dominant motion is the strongest chordal motion in Western music. Learn how to use this technique to expand your chord progressions.

Learn an easier arrangement of this Christmas classic! "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!", also known as simply "Let It Snow", is a song written by lyricist Sammy Cahn and composer Jule Styne in July 1945. It was written in Hollywood, California during a heat wave as Cahn and Styne imagined cooler conditions.

"O Tannenbaum" (German), English: "O Christmas Tree", is a German Christmas song. Based on a traditional folk song which was unrelated to Christmas, it became associated with the traditional Christmas tree by the middle of the 19th century. This song was also popularized in the 1965 animated "A Charlie Brown Christmas " played by Vince Guaraldi.

In this massive 12-part lesson I'll show you how to create and improvise over arrangements in different styles. We will also cover some advanced improvisation tips and comping techniques you must know!

In this lesson you'll learn how to create your own cocktail piano arrangements using different techniques like pedal tones, cadences, 1-6-2-5 progression stalling and other techniques.

In this lesson we will learn how to play a simple arrangement of It’s Only A Paper Moon using chord shells and bass line concepts.

Learn how to play each part of this classic rock song. This is a great jam song to play with other musicians as well!

Smooth jazz version of “Sunny” written by Bobby Hebb. In this lesson you'l learn how to create big, rich
two-hand chord voicings that groove so hard over a smooth jazz feel.

"My Yiddishe Momme" is a song written by Jack Yellen (words and music) and Lew Pollack (music), first recorded by Willie Howard, and was made famous in Vaudeville by Belle Baker.

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.

The techniques in this lesson are a great way to improve your improvisation.

In this lesson we will discover the style of James Booker. Born in New Orleans, Booker was a New Orleans rhythm and blues keyboardist. Booker's unique style combined rhythm and blues with jazz standards.

Learn major and minor dominant upper structure triads with examples from “Days of Wine and Roses”, “Misty”, “My ship”, and “Prelude to a Kiss." A helpful Upper Structure Triads chart is included.

Learn the classic piano section from Eric Clapton's song Layla originally released by Derek and the Dominos.

Learn how to play the chords for this popular Stevie Wonder song. We will also discuss different improvisation ideas for you to crate a solo over the song. The melody of this song is not in the arrangement so it is a perfect song to sing over!