Lesson Library

Paul · Professional · 26 min

In this second part and conclusion of our Body and Soul lesson, you’ll learn how to play the 8-measure bridge, coupled with first 8 measures of the song to comp…

Paul · Professional · 83 min

In this lesson, we will be tackling the jazz standard Body & Soul. Learn how to play this in a professional way. This lesson will focus on the first 8 measures…

Willie · Beginner · 59 min

Beginner technique, learn how to play basic rhythms and chords.

Willie · Intermediate · 88 min

In this lesson you'll learn more about how to fill with the right-hand along with chord motion in the left-hand.

Paul · Professional · 45 min

In this lesson, you will learn to tackle the standard “Blue Bossa” and arrange various phrases of the song with some pro techniques. In the end, you’ll have a f…

Paul · Professional · 46 min

In this lesson, You will learn two different ways to play the melody for use in a trio setting. In addition, you will learn various ways to use rhythm in your c…

Paul · Intermediate · 19 min

In part 2 of this lesson, you will learn to play the second half of Billy Joel’s She’s got a way. You will be shown how to construct the chords and vary them al…

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 · 62 min

This is the lesson where we learn how to play rootless chords and apply them to the bassline. You'll learn about syncopation and different chord comping techniq…

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…

Paul · Intermediate · 59 min

In part 1 of this lesson, you’ll learn how to play Billy Joel’s “She’s Got a Way.” You will be shown how to construct the chords and vary them along with harmon…

Willie · Professional · 34 min

Now we are going to put together all that we have learned so far to create a full 12-bar blues arrangement along with a stride-style accompaniment.

Willie · Professional · 30 min

In this lesson we will work on "walk ups" and how to transition between chords.

Willie · Professional · 45 min

Learn how to create a "solo blues" arrangement. This means you will create an accompaniment in the left hand while improvising in the right.

Willie · Professional · 33 min

In this lesson we focus on how to "activate" our left-hand and make it part of our improvisation.

Willie · Professional · 47 min

In this lesson we will use the song "Everything Happens To Me" as a vehicle for chordal improvisation techniques.

Willie · Intermediate · 429 min

In this lesson you'll learn how to comp chords and improvise over a simple minor-key bassline. We will discuss how to create longer phrases and add rests to you…

Willie · Intermediate · 48 min

Learn how to vocalize rhythms to make your rhythmic playing stronger. Using my song "Do'h Blues" you'll also learn how to create 7th chords, chord shells and ho…

Willie · Intermediate · 363 min

The blues is an extremely important form to learn. In this lesson I'll show you the entire blues in C along with a great bassline.

Willie · Intermediate · 54 min

In this second part you will finish learning the arrangement of the song step-by-step. You will also learn a cool C minor pentatonic lick.

Paul · Intermediate · 34 min

The secrets for creating rich chords and snappy endings, that are actually used on gigs by professional musicians, are revealed step-by-step.

Paul · Intermediate · 31 min

Part 2 of the lesson. The secrets for creating rich chords and snappy endings, that are actually used on gigs by professional musicians, are revealed step-by-st…

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…

Willie · Professional · 31 min

In this arrangement, the song What a Wonderful World is played three times. The first time the arrangement from Wonderful World part 1 is played. The second tim…