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Willie · Intermediate · 73 min

These are the scales that you should know, practice and master to become a good improviser. Each scale is written out along with fingering. Scales covered are:…

Willie · Intermediate · 76 min

Another condensed lesson to help you improvise over leadsheets quickly. We will cover the major scale, simplified rhythms, arpeggios, chromaticism, approaches a…

Willie · Professional · 57 min

By playing a song in more than one style, you can create some really fun arrangements and bring some sparkle to your song arrangements.

Willie · Beginner · 47 min

We will cover: Accompaniment with three bass patterns and the Improvisation Secret Weapon with examples.

Willie · Beginner · 43 min

We will be covering how to improvise over 2 different blues progressions. We will also be talking about playing and resting in your improvisation.

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…

Willie · Professional · 62 min

We will cover: Tension & Wrong Notes, Launch & Target Notes, Bebop Scales, Inside/Outside, Autumn Leaves Progression.

Willie · Professional · 54 min

We will cover: Playing with Intent, Target Intention, Filling in the Gaps, Launch & Target Notes.

Willie · Professional · 57 min

In this lesson, you'll learn my 8-Steps To Improvisation method which includes: 1. Target Notes, 2. Chord Tones, 3. Scales, 4. Activating the Left Hand, 5. Neig…

Willie · Professional · 65 min

In this lesson, we will review the 8 steps to improvisation and answer student questions. The lesson starts at 3:00 so you can skip the first 3 minutes.

Willie · Intermediate · 73 min

Next 10 piano challenges.

Willie · Intermediate · 74 min

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Willie · Intermediate · 85 min

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Willie · Intermediate · 68 min

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Paul · Beginner · 72 min

In this lesson, we will use the Yamaha Motif synth to teach you funk licks #1-5 which you can practice and use in your playing. Each lick is meant to highlight…

Paul · Intermediate · 58 min

This lesson puts you IN THE STUDIO! You’ve just been asked to play on a recording session which will feature a new smooth jazz/funk song entitled “Downtown Funk…

Paul · Professional · 69 min

Are you interested in writing or arranging music? Are you interested in understanding why certain chords “work” and sound so cool? Then this is the lesson for y…

Willie · Beginner · 25 min

In this lesson you'll learn how to think of playing standards in layers. Each layer adds sparkle to the arrangement and you'll learn how to use these layers for…

Willie · Professional · 61 min

In this lesson we will begin learning the song "I Loves You Porgy." We begin by brainstorming the song then create an arrangement through a shells / melody appr…

Willie · Professional · 45 min

In this lesson we will create a full arrangement of "I Loves You Porgy" by beginning with a chord shell exercise before learning the full arrangement.

Willie · Professional · 36 min

In this lesson you'll learn Duke Jordan's "Jordu," a faster-tempo song that incorporates shells and stride-like playing.

Willie · Intermediate · 42 min

In this lesson you'll learn how to improvise over the arrangement of "Jordu" we just created.

Willie · Professional · 37 min

Learn how to create an arrangement of this beautiful song in 3/4 time. In this lesson we will cover the first half of the song.

Willie · Professional · 32 min

In this second part you'll learn the complete arrangement for "Moonlight in Vermont" and we will break it down step-by-step.