Lesson Library

Willie · Professional · 40 min

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 smoo…

Willie · Intermediate · 41 min

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

Willie · Professional · 66 min

Learn how to improvise over "The Chicken" with these exercises along with a written-out solo.

Willie · Professional · 78 min

Watch me create a full. modern-sounding arrangement for this classic song in real time. You'll learn how to add more motion in your left hand while filling note…

Willie · Professional · 26 min

Learn how to play the locked-hand style like Barry Harris and other jazz pianists. This advanced technique adds some beautiful harmony to the melody and is grea…

Willie · Professional · 71 min

"The Chicken" or simply "Chicken" is an instrumental funk tune composed by Pee Wee Ellis that was the B-side to James Brown's 1969 single "The Popcorn". Jazz ba…

Willie · Professional · 32 min

In this lesson we will talk about a few different ways to approach improvisation over the song "That's Life."

Willie · Professional · 61 min

"That's Life" is a popular song written by Dean Kay and Kelly Gordon and was made popular by Frank Sinatra. In this lesson you'll learn the complete arrangement…

Willie · Intermediate · 41 min

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 bl…

Willie · Professional · 33 min

Learn how to use modes to create chords using Lydian, Aeolian and Phrygian modes.

Willie · Intermediate · 51 min

This lesson will show you how to create and weave your own solo using chord tones and enclosures. We will use the song “It Could Happen To You” to create our so…

Willie · Beginner · 72 min

Another classic Christmas song. Its lyrics were written by William Chatterton Dix, in 1865. This carol is set to the tune of “Greensleeves”, a traditional Engli…

Willie · Intermediate · 44 min

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

Willie · Professional · 103 min

This is where the “rubber meets the road.” It’s game time. In this session you will be playing along with the band…LIVE! Don’t worry, we will go slow and I’ll b…

Willie · Professional · 50 min

Learn how to use arpeggios over 2-5-1 progressions to create beautiful introductions and endings.

Willie · Intermediate · 54 min

Using the song "Harlem Nocturne" as an example, you'll learn how to fill out a chord progression for a song.

Willie · Intermediate · 6 min

A quick lesson on how to create a walking bassline.

Paul · Professional · 60 min

In Part 2 of this lesson, you will learn the jazz devices that are used to build this advanced arrangement. Once finished, you will have a full solo piano arran…

Willie · Professional · 37 min

In this fakebook comping lesson we will be using the 3/4-time song Alice In Wonderland to cover some very important piano comping techniques. This is the second…

Willie · Professional · 11 min

Learn this cool jazz/gospel chord progression along with analysis.

Willie · Intermediate · 45 min

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…

Willie · Professional · 17 min

Learn how to use the dominant bebop scale to improvise over dom7 chords.

Willie · Intermediate · 34 min

In this lesson we will use the classic standard “Georgia On My Mind” to create guide tone lines to create more structure in your improvisation.

Willie · Professional · 76 min

This up-tempo Rogers/Hart jazz piano classic will get your toes tapping and is great for the intermediate or more advanced player. If you’ve gone through my Ste…