Lesson Library

Willie · Professional · 18 min

In this lesson we will learn how to move from latin back to a swing feel to change styles in our blues playing.

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, 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 · Professional · 12 min

In this lesson you'll learn 2-hand comping techniques using rootless chords and bell tones.

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 · Professional · 70 min

In this lesson you'll learn how to create improvisation ideas over a minor chord progression. You'll also learn four different rootless chord voicings and what…

Paul · Professional · 62 min

In this lesson, we will show you how to play the piano-based funk groove that makes up Earth Wind & Fire’s classic funk-party hit “September.” You will learn th…

Paul · Professional · 54 min

This classic Michael Jackson tune has perhaps one of the most recognizable keyboard lines in all of pop-rock music. Luscious rock/R&B chords, ear-grabbing melod…

Paul · Beginner · 48 min

You’ll want to add this classic John Lennon hit to your repertoire. By breaking the song down into three easy-to-remember sections, you will more quickly be abl…

Paul · Professional · 50 min

In this lesson you will be shown how to play this classic rock hit by learning one section at a time (intro/verse, prechorus, chorus, bridge, ending), helping y…

Paul · Professional · 47 min

In this lesson, we will teach you how to play this classic Paul McCartney hit by breaking the form down into individual section, making the song easier to memor…

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 · 24 min

Learn how to play a full 12-bar blues. You'll also learn about tags and how to transpose the blues into different keys. This prepares you for the next lesson on…

Willie · Intermediate · 96 min

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

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 · Intermediate · 207 min

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

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 · 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…

Willie · Professional · 76 min

This up-tempo Rogers/Hart jazz piano classic will get your toes tapping and is great for the intermediate or more advanced player. If you’ve gone through my Ste…

Willie · Intermediate · 25 min

The key to being a good jazz pianist is knowing how to switch between chords, basslines and other accompaniment patterns quickly. In this first lesson we will b…

Willie · Intermediate · 55 min

In this last lesson we will focus on improvisation. You'll learn how to vocalize rhythms and create licks out of scale blocks. We will cover both the blues scal…

Willie · Professional · 43 min

Learn Burt Bacarach’s beautiful song Alfie. In this lesson, I will break down the piano arrangement note-for-note. We will only be learning the song in the less…