Lesson Library

Willie · Intermediate · 289 min

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.

Paul · Professional · 49 min

In this second part of Giant Steps, you will learn 6 steps for improvising over Giant Steps changes. We will also tackle the Giant Steps solo in 4 measure chunk…

Willie · Intermediate · 6 min

In this lesson you'll learn several different Otis Spann licks, including how to play his fast 32nd-note runs and fills. Each lick can be used over the entire 1…

Willie · Professional · 69 min

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 wi…

Willie · Intermediate · 45 min

In this first lesson of a multi-lesson set, we will begin by covering how to improvise over Green Dolphin Street. This lesson is marked advanced, but students o…

Willie · Intermediate · 67 min

In this second part, we will be covering improvisation techniques. The concepts in this lesson are extremely important for improvisors of ALL levels. In particu…

Willie · Professional · 60 min

In this 2-part lesson we are going to work through a common progression with a walking bassline and comping chords. Part 2 we will improvise over the bassline.…

Willie · Professional · 38 min

In this lesson we will be using the 3/4-time song Alice In Wonderland to cover some very important comping techniques. This first part of the lesson will cover…

Willie · Intermediate · 60 min

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 a…

Willie · Professional · 52 min

In this lesson we are going to focus on the improvisation for Swing Low, Sweet Chariot. We are going to work on soloing over a 6/8 pattern and using polyrhythms…

Willie · Professional · 55 min

In this original composition, I will show you how I organized this song for a gig that I had later that night. I will show you the techniques that I used to cre…

Willie · Intermediate · 47 min

In this second part, we will cover soloing techniques and endings. Using the soloing techniques in this lesson, you will be able to create a basic solo over mos…

Willie · Intermediate · 16 min

Improvisation over the song "Bring Him Home" from Les Misérables.

Willie · Intermediate · 62 min

9 Secrets of the Blues We will be going over: Use Blues Scale Simple Left Hand Important Chords and Form Rhythm Driven Licks 3 Licks and Repeat Slide and Crush…

Willie · Professional · 59 min

In this first volume of Deep Purple's version of the Joe South song, "Hush," we will be covering the groove and form of the song. We will spend a lot of time br…

Willie · Professional · 67 min

In this lesson I am going to show you some organ techniques that I have learnt over the years. I'll show you how I use the drawbars. We will discuss sustaining…

Willie · Intermediate · 64 min

In this lesson, we will cover a more advanced 12-Bar blues. We start by learning two choruses of an original blues called Blowin’ On The Blues. This song is a g…

Willie · Beginner · 67 min

Tequila, written by Daniel Flores (aka Chuck Rio) is an easy, yet fun song which is known by many. In this lesson, we break down the arrangement and I will show…

Willie · Intermediate · 91 min

In this lesson, I will show you techniques that I have taught students over the years and have used in my own professional playing. When learning to improvise,…

Willie · Professional · 83 min

We will begin this lesson learning all of the parts of this funky tune. We will also dive into minor diatonic harmony, discuss quartal accompaniment techniques…

Willie · Professional · 84 min

In this lesson, I break down the Jackson 5 song "I Want You Back". I will show you all of the sections and even how to improvise in different styles over the fo…

Willie · Professional · 72 min

In this lesson you'll learn different improvisation and arranging techniques over Horace Silver's "Song For My Father." Techniques like delayed resolution and b…

Willie · Beginner · 59 min

Learn the arrangement of this classic tango song. You’ll also learn different tango accompaniment patterns and arranging techniques. We will cover improvisation…

Willie · Intermediate · 85 min

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 i…