Lesson Library

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 · Beginner · 51 min

This is an older lesson of one of my fun original songs, "Kimmy's So Cool" written for a student of mine years ago. Even though this isn't a jazz standard, I th…

Willie · Intermediate · 34 min

In this lesson we are going to use my re-worked version of Last Date to get inside of Floyd Cramer’s style. We will cover bass lines, licks and I’ll show you ho…

Willie · Intermediate · 90 min

In this lesson we will cover ALL of the modes of the Major scale and how to incorporate them into your soloing.

Willie · Intermediate · 94 min

Learn how to improvise from the ground up. This first lesson covers some basics about improvisation while also teaching you how to create melodic lines.

Willie · Beginner · 61 min

Learn how to move beyond a basic chord groove by adding neighbor chords, chordal scales and more. Sus4 chords and slash chords are also covered. We will also di…

Willie · Professional · 71 min

Using a lesson request from a student, I created an accompaniment lesson on a gospel version of You've Got A Friend. In this 2-part lesson I will show you the r…

Willie · Professional · 105 min

In this lesson, we will continue where we left off from volume 1. We begin by reviewing “The Thrill is Gone” groove and bassline. Everything is broken down for…

Paul · Professional · 59 min

This is a classic James Taylor song that presents some challenging chords not often found in most rock music. You’ll encounter gospel-style chord progressions t…

Paul · Intermediate · 149 min

In this lesson, you will get an inside look into creating a reharmonized, solo piano jazz arrangement of the pop tune “Every Breath You Take”. Topics include ho…

Willie · Intermediate

This is the place to start if you want to learn the basics of Blues & Boogie piano playing. I'll teach you the "basic" shuffle groove and show you some licks to…

Paul · Intermediate · 77 min

In this lesson we focus on a classic Stevie Wonder recording. This popular song uses many "jazz" chords and voicings despite the fact that it is undeniably a po…

Willie · Professional · 59 min

Reharmonization means you are changing the chords, sometimes adding new chords, sometimes changing the existing chords. This gives you the ability to create doz…

Willie · Intermediate · 41 min

We will be covering how to improvise over 2 different blues progressions in the key of C and F. We will be discussing rootless chords and you'll learn how to pl…

Paul · Intermediate · 51 min

This lesson is all about chords. You'll learn your 7th chords, chord scales and different open and closed position chord voicings.

Willie · Professional · 44 min

Learn how to improvise over the Charlie Parker classic song, "Blues For Alice" with a bassline and rootless chords in the right hand, and rootless chords in the…

Willie · Intermediate · 84 min

In this first volume, we will work on getting down the chords and the groove for this song that Norah Jones made famous. If you want to accompany yourself or ot…

Willie · Professional · 74 min

In this lesson we will cover four important uses of diminished harmony: 1) Diminished chord reharmonization, 2) Harmonizing melodies using diminished chords, 3)…

Willie · Professional · 40 min

In this important lesson for ALL styles, we will talk about the core ingredients of a 2-5-1 progression and chord voicings. Once you understand these core conce…

Willie · Professional · 55 min

A quick story, years ago when I was first learning improvisation, I was always confused and frustrated with those chord/scale charts. You know the ones that tel…

Willie · Intermediate · 84 min

Unleash Your Inner Maestro with the Creative Pianist Toolkit™! Embark on a musical journey that will transform the way you play and perceive piano music. The Cr…

Willie · Intermediate · 81 min

Unleash Your Inner Maestro with the Creative Pianist Toolkit™! Embark on a musical journey that will transform the way you play and perceive piano music. The Cr…