Lesson Library

Willie · Professional · 11 min

In this lesson, we will take the licks we learned in lesson 6 and apply them to the blues form.

Willie · Professional · 16 min

In this lesson you'll learn to play a blues head that uses a lot of turns.

Willie · Professional · 16 min

In this lesson, we will take the licks we learned in lesson 6 and apply them to the blues form.

Willie · Beginner · 11 min

In this lesson you'll learn how to comp chords in your left hand while playing a rhythmic improvisation in your right.

Willie · Beginner · 9 min

Learning how to "comp" chords is essential if you want to accompany yourself or others at the piano.

Willie · Beginner · 6 min

Chord shells make it easier to accompany yourself quickly.

Willie · Professional · 15 min

The minor pentatonic and blues scales are really important scales to start with when learning improvisation.

Willie · Beginner · 6 min

In this lesson you'll learn how to play the 12-bar blues form along with 7th chords.

Willie · Beginner · 8 min

Learn the 3 basic rhythms you need for improvisation and comping.

Willie · Professional · 16 min

Learn how to form and play guide tones over all the chords in the blues.

Willie · Professional · 72 min

In this lesson you'll learn: how to pick out the guide tones for any chord, how to create basic rootless voicings and which tensions to add.

Willie · Beginner · 33 min

In this lesson you'll learn how to prepare for the No Bull Guide to Jazz Piano course from No Bull Piano™. These technique exercises are a must! Be sure to go t…

Paul · Intermediate · 67 min

Now that you’ve learned how to build a funk groove using just 2 chords and examined the role of each instrument in the rhythm section, it’s time to learn to sol…

Willie · Beginner · 57 min

Learn the steps needed to create your first arrangement of a jazz standard. After learning the techniques in this lesson, you'll be ready to create your own fir…

Willie · Intermediate · 67 min

In this lesson I’ll show you how to create a full arrangement of As Time Goes By using my step-by-step standards system. We will start with easy chord shells th…

Willie · Beginner · 16 min

Perhaps one of the most important progressions in jazz, you need to know how to improvise over the ii-V-I progression. In this lesson we begin by learning how t…

Willie · Beginner · 54 min

Learn an easier arrangement of this Christmas classic! "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!", also known as simply "Let It Snow", is a song written by lyrici…

Willie · Beginner · 43 min

"O Tannenbaum" (German), English: "O Christmas Tree", is a German Christmas song. Based on a traditional folk song which was unrelated to Christmas, it became a…

Willie · Intermediate · 41 min

The techniques in this lesson are a great way to improve your improvisation.

Willie · Professional · 66 min

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

Willie · Professional · 78 min

Watch me create a full. modern-sounding arrangement for this classic song in real time. You'll learn how to add more motion in your left hand while filling note…

Willie · Professional · 26 min

Learn how to play the locked-hand style like Barry Harris and other jazz pianists. This advanced technique adds some beautiful harmony to the melody and is grea…

Willie · Professional · 71 min

"The Chicken" or simply "Chicken" is an instrumental funk tune composed by Pee Wee Ellis that was the B-side to James Brown's 1969 single "The Popcorn". Jazz ba…

Willie · Professional · 32 min

In this lesson we will talk about a few different ways to approach improvisation over the song "That's Life."