Lesson Library

Willie · Beginner · 66 min

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 exercis…

Willie · Professional · 78 min

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 sp…

Willie · Professional · 56 min

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 Tapestr…

Willie · Intermediate · 96 min

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

Willie · Intermediate · 207 min

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

Willie · Intermediate · 63 min

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 S…

Willie · Professional · 60 min

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…

Willie · Professional · 66 min

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

Willie · Intermediate · 18 min

This short lesson is a good primer into reharmonization. Start here before digging into the longer reharmonization lessons.

Willie · Beginner · 39 min

This lesson is perfect for those of you who are too busy to always find time to practice at the piano. Learn techniques that you can practice away from the pian…

Willie · Beginner · 75 min

Day 11-20 of the 30-Day Piano Playbook. These lessons are great for absolute beginners to the piano. In these lessons you'll learn a combination of how to read…

Paul · Intermediate · 68 min

In this lesson you'll learn about diatonic harmony and different harmonic progressions.

Willie · Beginner · 64 min

Day 1-10 of the 30-Day Piano Playbook. These lessons are great for absolute beginners to the piano. In these lessons you'll learn a combination of how to read m…

Willie · Intermediate · 53 min

Building off of lesson 1, now learn to substitute chords to create a more robust chord progression. We will also use Jingle Bells as a springboard.

Willie · Intermediate · 56 min

In this lesson, slash chords and chord tensions are introduced which change the bass motion of the song and create a more sophisticated “spicy” sound.

Willie · Intermediate · 51 min

In lesson 4 we will add more rhythm to the chord progression to create a better sense of flow between chords.

Darby · Professional · 68 min

Shout music is a type of gospel music characterized by very fast tempo, chromatic basslines, snare hits and hand claps on the upbeat of each beat. In this lesso…

Darby · Professional · 58 min

This more advanced lessons will give you more organ shout techniques that you can use.

Willie · Professional · 50 min

This Andraé Crouch (July 1, 1942 – January 8, 2015) classic Soon and Very Soon was written in 1978 and features a lot of rich gospel piano techniques. You’ll le…

Willie · Intermediate · 46 min

Learn how to create an arrangement for rock styles by learning rhythmic accents, how to break up chords, clusters and more.

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 · 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.

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…