Lesson Library

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 · 66 min

In this lesson we build a solo (improvisation) over the song Wave. I will teach you all of the scales needed for improvisation. We will then begin building a so…

Willie · Professional · 90 min

In this important lesson, I will teach you techniques for analyzing the structure of songs. Once you learn how to analyze a piece of music, it becomes much easi…

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 · 73 min

This lesson (perfect for ALL styles, not just funk) will teach you several different scales, fills and runs. I will show you both the notes AND how to create yo…

Willie · Professional · 102 min

In this lesson I teach you how to create your own song. We cover licks, sections and chords. Best of all, I recorded the song in the studio with two amazing mus…

Nina · Intermediate · 86 min

The focus of this lesson is on pentatonic scales, blues riffs, and two-handed voicings. The song used for demonstration and practice is "All Blues."

John · Intermediate · 68 min

In this class, John McKenna will be showing different approaches to improvisation. He will be discussing notes, scales, rhythm, phrasing and more. This class is…

John · Intermediate · 60 min

In this class, John McKenna will be showing different approaches to improvisation. He will be discussing notes, scales, rhythm, phrasing and more. This class is…

John · Intermediate · 68 min

In this class, John McKenna will be showing different approaches to improvisation. He will be discussing notes, scales, rhythm, phrasing and more. This class is…

John · Intermediate · 74 min

In this class, John McKenna will be showing different approaches to improvisation. He will be discussing notes, scales, rhythm, phrasing and more. This class is…

John · Intermediate · 67 min

In this class, John McKenna will be showing different approaches to improvisation. He will be discussing notes, scales, rhythm, phrasing and more. This class is…

John · Intermediate · 72 min

In this class, John McKenna will be showing different approaches to improvisation. He will be discussing notes, scales, rhythm, phrasing and more. This Premier-…

John · Intermediate · 70 min

In this class, John McKenna will be showing different approaches to improvisation. He will be discussing notes, scales, rhythm, phrasing and more. This Premier-…

John · Intermediate · 67 min

In this class, John McKenna will be showing different approaches to improvisation. He will be discussing notes, scales, rhythm, phrasing and more. This Premier-…

John · Intermediate · 74 min

In this class, John McKenna will be showing different approaches to improvisation. He will be discussing notes, scales, rhythm, phrasing and more. This Premier-…

John · Intermediate · 82 min

In this class, John McKenna will be showing different approaches to improvisation. He will be discussing notes, scales, rhythm, phrasing and more. This Premier-…

Willie · Intermediate · 42 min

In this exercise we will be learning the Whole-1-2 Diminished scale for use with diminished 7th chords. In the inspiration section we will cover all 12 Diminish…

Willie · Intermediate · 39 min

In this exercise we will be introducing the tritone substitution along with the Lydian flat 7 scale. The Inspiration lesson will teach you the 'A' form of the i…

Willie · Professional · 22 min

Enclosures and neighbor tones are what allow you to weave through a chord progression with your improvisation. You'll learn 8 enclosure patterns and how to prac…

Paul · Beginner · 58 min

This lesson teaches you the Beatles’ classic hit “Hey Jude” by focusing on 6 essential areas of instruction: technique, rhythm, reading, theory, licks/fills, an…

Paul · Professional · 82 min

Have you ever wanted to groove right along with the most classic clavinet hooks on some of the greatest funk tunes of all-time, but had trouble capturing that e…

Willie · Beginner · 30 min

Learn how to create your Major scale and all of the modes of the Major scale. Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian and Locrian.

Willie · Beginner · 29 min

Now that you've learned different scales, licks and arpeggios, it is time to learn how to bring all of this together to create better improvisational (solo) lin…