You’re going to learn the function of all the controls on the organ so you know what button, knob or slider to change in order to create the sound you need.

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.

Play only the opening keyboard riff and this Motown classic is instantly recognizable. Another Marvin Gaye hit, this lesson will teach you the actual keyboard parts from the recording, allowing you to put yourself in the studio, at the keyboard, playing along as a member of the band. This is not an arrangement of the song, but a transcription of specifically what was played by the keyboardist on the record. Using his method of breaking the music into easy-to-understand pieces, you will learn how to string together the small component parts that create this Motown masterpiece.

One of the most famous piano melodies of all-time by one of music’s greatest composers – you will definitely want to have this piece in your repertoire! In this lesson you will learn the signature theme from this piece using a very specific and efficient practice method which focuses on three areas to ensure that the piece is learned properly: reading the correct notes, rhythms, and fingerings. Students will also master some challenging technical aspects of the piece, such as reading and playing pedal markings and executing some unfamiliar fingerings.

In this lesson, you will learn to tackle the standard “Blue Bossa” and arrange various phrases of the song with some pro techniques. In the end, you’ll have a fully scored (and explained) arrangement of this tune. Concepts discussed include: chromatic approach, inserting a ii-V-I, using dominant sus4 resolutions, tritone substitutions, quartal voicings, modulation, drop-2 voicings, and reharmonization.

In this lesson, you'll learn how to play Henry Mancini’s Moon River arrangement step by step while also learning how to create a flowing left-hand ballad style.

Lesson part 2.

In the 2nd part of this lesson, you will learn two different ways to play the melody for use in a trio setting. In addition, you will learn various ways to use rhythm in your comping and within the melody. Also, you will learn some simple ways to think about improvisation using small groupings of notes so that you can create stronger rhythmic solos.

Learn different chord tips that I've learned over the years and use in my playing to this day.

In this fun, up-tempo classical piece, you will learn a practice process that focuses on three areas of primary concern: learning the correct notes, learning the correct rhythms, and using the proper fingering. This practice process is meant to train you to work through such pieces in a very efficient, organized, and methodical manner and can be applied to any piece of music you are studying. We will place significant importance on learning hands separately before playing hands together, and work through the music in small pieces that are later merged to create larger phrases. In a separate chapter, you will learn all of the various “musicality details” that breathe life into the music.

Learn the essentials in the Key of G

“Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”: In this lesson, you will learn the keyboard part that was played on the classic recording “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”. This is not a solo piano arrangement of the song but rather a transcription of what was actually played in the studio by the keyboard player on the recording. You will learn this song in parts, breaking the music into 4-8 measure sections making it easy to learn and easy to memorize. So purchase this famous track, put your headphones on, and get ready to play along as a member of the band as you add this great tune to your repertoire!

In this lesson, You will learn two different ways to play the melody for use in a trio setting. In addition, you will learn various ways to use rhythm in your comping and within the melody. Also, You will learn some simple ways to think about improvisation using small groupings of notes so that you can create stronger rhythmic solos. Be sure to play and practice with the play-along tracks provided!

In this course you’ll learn how to comp in both a solo and group setting. If you’ve wondered how to get a fuller sound with your left-hand accompaniment, this lesson will give you techniques that you’ll use for years to come. This first lesson focuses on ballad and oom-pah / stride styles.

In part two, we will be covering techniques in how to comp chords in a group setting and over a bassline.

In part 2 of this lesson, you will learn to play the second half of Billy Joel’s She’s got a way. You will be shown how to construct the chords and vary them along with harmonizing ideas for the melody.

In this lesson we will focus on putting the melody together with the bassline.

This is the lesson where we learn how to play rootless chords and apply them to the bassline. You'll learn about syncopation and different chord comping techniques.

In this last lesson we will focus on improvisation. You'll learn how to vocalize rhythms and create licks out of scale blocks. We will cover both the blues scale and minor pentatonic scale. I'll also show you how to use play/rest to build a solo.

The key to being a good jazz pianist is knowing how to switch between chords, basslines and other accompaniment patterns quickly. In this first lesson we will be focusing on bassline creation using an original 12-bar blues song "Ben's Blues."

In this next lesson we will be adding on the melody to the blues song "Ben's Blues." If you want, you can skip this lesson and come back to it later. Learning the melody for this song is optional.

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.

In this lesson you'll learn what rootless chords are and how to use them. You'll also learn how to practice these chords to better integrate them into your playing.

Lesson part 2.

In part 2 of this lesson, you will learn a transcribed portion of Jelly Roll Morton’s composition, “The Crave,” featured in the movie “The Legend of 1900.” This piece fuses elements of stride and tango and is built upon two main sections – an “A” section in D minor and a “B” section in F major. This piece is indicative of Jelly Roll Morton’s style of performance and features many advanced rhythmic and technical concepts.

Classical music introduces students to some of the greatest composers of all-time, such as Mozart, Bach, and Beethoven. In addition to providing some of the most memorable melodies and piano repertoire, classical music is tremendously helpful and essential to developing proper technique and hand independence. In this lesson, you will learn a beautiful Minuet by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and uses a very specific practice process. This process focuses on three areas of importance: reading the correct notes, playing the correct rhythms (and practicing with a metronome), and the importance of using the correct fingering.

Learn the essentials in the Key of C

In part 1 of this lesson, you’ll learn how to play Billy Joel’s “She’s Got a Way.” You will be shown how to construct the chords and vary them along with harmonizing ideas for the melody.

In this lesson, you will learn a transcribed portion of Jelly Roll Morton’s composition, “The Crave,” featured in the movie “The Legend of 1900.” This piece fuses elements of stride and tango and is built upon two main sections – an “A” section in D minor and a “B” section in F major. This piece is indicative of Jelly Roll Morton’s style of performance and features many advanced rhythmic and technical concepts.

In this last lesson we will wrap up with some improvisation tips for the slow bluesy progression we covered earlier.

Learn how to improvise over the Charlie Parker classic song, "Blues For Alice" with a bassline and rootless chords in the right hand, and rootless chords in the left hand with improvisation.

Learn how to improvise over the song "Fly Me To The Moon" with different exercises designed to help you focus your improvisation choices.

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 focus on how to "activate" our left-hand and make it part of our improvisation.

In this lesson you'll learn an improvisation over "In The Wee Small Hours of The Morning" with rootless chords and quartals in the left-hand.

Learn how to create groupings of notes to create a hemiola effect in which the beat shifts between duple and triple.

Learn how to target notes in your improvisation to make a more cohesive sounding improv. We will also discuss how NOT to be your own worst critic so you can thrive at improvisation.

In part 2 of this lesson, you’ll learn how to play the classic pop songs Michael Jackson’s Billie Jean, and the theme from the movie Dirty Dancing I’ve Had The Time Of My Life from the 1980s. This is not a piano arrangement of these songs but rather a note-for-note transcription of what the keyboard players played on the recording so that you can learn exactly what was played and play along.

If you love Blues piano, this is the course for you. In this course, we are going to spend 8 weeks covering different blues styles and progressions. I’ll show you how to improvise over each style and give you the tricks that I use to effectively get that “grit” and blues piano player sound. Even though this is a 101 course, I would suggest that you have at least (1) year of study under your belt before beginning this class or you’ve successfully completed the Beginning Jazz/Blues Improvisation course.

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.

In this lesson you'll learn about different blues progressions from basic to more advanced jazz/blues progressions. You'll also learn several basslines and licks to use over these progressions.

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

Learn a bluesy song in a Floyd Cramer, country-type piano style.

In this lesson we are going to combine techniques from previous lessons in this course to create our own 12-bar blues progression.

In this course, Willie will show you how to take your improvisation to the next level with some advanced techniques like constant structure, triadic UST improv, chromaticism, pentatonics, quartals and more!

In this lesson we will focus on targeting notes and chromaticism.

In this lesson we are going to deep-dive into the Whole Tone scale and its usage.

In this lesson we will use the song "Everything Happens To Me" as a vehicle for chordal improvisation techniques.

In this lesson you'll learn how to take your improvisation outside and also use quartals in your left hand for accompaniment.