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Willie · Professional · 42 min

In this multi-part "mini course" I will show you how to create beautiful new-age progressions. In this part we will focus on alternate bass motion and fluidity…

Willie · Professional · 63 min

The Gospel Piano Riffs lessons (1 & 2) will show you how to play gospel-flavor licks along with bassline accompaniment. In this first part, we are going to focu…

Willie · Intermediate · 27 min

In this lesson we will break down Billy Joel’s song Piano Man. I will teach you each section and how to accompany yourself or someone singing. We will also work…

Willie · Intermediate · 72 min

Learn how to create some funky piano grooves using different 16th-note rhythms, chord progressions and shifting accents.

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 · Intermediate · 6 min

A quick lesson on how to create a walking bassline.

Willie · Intermediate · 60 min

Learn some advanced ways to improvise over 2-5-1's. Approach tones will be discussed.

Willie · Intermediate · 64 min

Learn how to create a flowing left hand accompaniment. We will use the song "The Nearness of You" as an example.

Paul · Professional · 44 min

In this 2nd part we will focus on dominant 7 chord voicings with 2 hands along with some examples of how to apply these techniques.

Paul · Professional · 35 min

In this lesson, you’ll learn the 4-way closed position and rootless voicings that make your chord voicings scream professional. We begin by focusing on the voic…

Willie · Intermediate · 26 min

TwoMinutePiano – a perfect solution for those students with limited time. In these 9, two-minute mini-lessons, you’ll learn a variety of concepts with minimal t…

Willie · Beginner · 37 min

Learn an easier version of Ben's Blues in this class I did for Suzuki students.

Willie · Intermediate · 250 min

These 25 lessons are a great place to start your JazzPianoLessons.com experience. Only a few of the lessons have a handout. For many, you'll want to get the Rea…

Intermediate · 29 min

In this lesson we will learn play/rest and space.

Intermediate · 29 min

In this lesson we will learn the coupling exercise.

Intermediate · 25 min

In this lesson we will learn blues turns.

Intermediate · 25 min

In this lesson we will learn improvisation springboards.

Intermediate · 39 min

In this lesson we will learn 3 scales for improvisation.

Willie · Intermediate · 40 min

In this first lesson we will learn the song C-Jam Blues with a left-hand accompaniment.

Willie · Intermediate · 34 min

In this lesson we will learn how to create improvisation lines.

Willie · Intermediate · 38 min

In this lesson we will learn how to create improvisation lines.

Willie · Intermediate · 42 min

In this lesson we will learn how to create improvisation lines.

Willie · Intermediate · 53 min

In this lesson we will learn three scales for improvisation.

Willie · Intermediate · 32 min

In this lesson we will learn the second half of the song.