Lesson Library

Willie · Professional · 69 min

A question I get asked a lot is “How do you create an arrangement for a song?” Or, “How do I ‘modernize’ this song and give it new life?” In this lesson I am go…

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 · Professional · 39 min

Continuing where we left off, this master class will show you a very slick chord progression along with some soloing and groove concepts. This is the wrap-up wh…

Willie · Professional · 67 min

Just like drummers use paradiddles, as pianists we can incorporate these techniques as well. In this lesson, I'll show you how to build independence while learn…

Willie · Intermediate

You'll learn the New Orleans, Gene Harris and Fat's Domino grooves on this DVD. I'll also teach you the Boogie in octaves plus a bunch of licks, turnarounds and…

Willie · Professional · 62 min

In this holiday lesson, you’ll learn a more advanced, rhythmic version of “Little Drummer Boy.” We begin by building a solid beginner-friendly foundation, then…

Willie · Beginner · 18 min

In this fifth session of the "Confident Improviser" class, we focus on solidifying your left hand's baseline while exploring rhythmic variations and the full bl…

Willie · Intermediate · 49 min

Dive into the iconic progression of this standard, crafting rich sounds with simple shell-based voicings.

Paul · Intermediate · 72 min

Join Paul in his engaging “Blues Piano” class, designed for players of all levels, from beginner to advanced. This class dives into essential blues concepts, in…

Paul · Intermediate · 77 min

Join Paul in his engaging “Blues Piano” class, designed for players of all levels, from beginner to advanced. This class dives into essential blues concepts, in…

Paul · Intermediate · 74 min

Join Paul in his engaging “Blues Piano” class, designed for players of all levels, from beginner to advanced. This class dives into essential blues concepts, in…

Paul · Intermediate · 67 min

Join Paul in his engaging “Blues Piano” class, designed for players of all levels, from beginner to advanced. This class dives into essential blues concepts, in…

Paul · Intermediate · 85 min

Join Paul in his engaging “Blues Piano” class, designed for players of all levels, from beginner to advanced. This class dives into essential blues concepts, in…

Paul · Intermediate · 81 min

Join Paul in his engaging “Blues Piano” class, designed for players of all levels, from beginner to advanced. This class dives into essential blues concepts, in…

Paul · Intermediate · 67 min

Join Paul in his engaging “Blues Piano” class, designed for players of all levels, from beginner to advanced. This class dives into essential blues concepts, in…

Paul · Intermediate · 81 min

Join Paul in his engaging “Blues Piano” class, designed for players of all levels, from beginner to advanced. This class dives into essential blues concepts, in…

Paul · Intermediate · 77 min

Join Paul in his engaging “Blues Piano” class, designed for players of all levels, from beginner to advanced. This class dives into essential blues concepts, in…

Paul · Intermediate · 76 min

Join Paul in his engaging “Blues Piano” class, designed for players of all levels, from beginner to advanced. This class dives into essential blues concepts, in…

Paul · Intermediate · 72 min

Join Paul in his engaging “Blues Piano” class, designed for players of all levels, from beginner to advanced. This class dives into essential blues concepts, in…

Willie · Intermediate · 22 min

In this lesson we will add some melody and licks to the right hand over our 12-bar blues progression.

Willie · Intermediate · 52 min

In this exercise we will learn the 12-bar blues progression and learn how to create a bassline that we will later improvise over.

Willie · Intermediate · 50 min

In this second part I'll show you 4 more rhythm patterns and how to apply them to a simple progression. We will also learn how to "tweak" the patterns to fit di…

Willie · Intermediate · 92 min

Rhythm is perhaps the most important aspect of creating good accompaniments. In this lesson I'll show you 4 different rhythm patterns and how to apply them to a…

Willie · Intermediate · 39 min

In this exercise we will be learning the dorian bebop scale along with the David Baker bebop lick. The inspiration lesson will focus on 3-note 2-5 progressions…