In this lesson, I break down the Jackson 5 song "I Want You Back". I will show you all of the sections and even how to improvise in different styles over the fo…
In this lesson, I have re-worked the melody of Jobim’s classic Corcovado. I will teach you the entire arrangement along with improvisation scales and tips!
Learn how to play Billy Prestons "Will It Go Round in Circles" with each section broken down. You'll also learn about scales chords, how to create a bassline al…
This “in the style of” lesson shows you how to play the chords for New Breed’s “Every Prayer”. We will also analyze the structure of the song and discuss improv…
Learn the arrangement of this classic tango song. You’ll also learn different tango accompaniment patterns and arranging techniques. We will cover improvisation…
Learn the basics of what makes the Blues, the Blues. We will cover basic progressions, rhythmic cells, transposition and putting the hands together with improvi…
"Bésame Mucho" ("Kiss me a lot") is a song written in 1940 by Mexican songwriter Consuelo Velázquez. I will show you this beautiful song note-for-note. I will a…
In volume 2 of Mastering Rhythms we will dive into more syncopated rhythms, 3/4 and 6/8 time, how to comp chords using the rhythms and how to apply these rhythm…
This classic song covers how to re-harmonize the song and improvise over it. I’ll also teach the arrangement note-for-note. Some of the concepts we will cover i…
Georgia on My Mind was written in 1930 by Hoagy Carmichael (music) and Stuart Gorrell (lyrics). I’ll teach you how to re-harmonize and play my arrangement. Solo…
In this lesson, I'll teach how to create a sus-chord groove. You'll learn passing chords and chordal groove techniques. I'll also teach you some hip improvisati…
In this lesson, I will show you how to improve your rhythm using my easy vocalization approach! Even though this is an older lesson (check out that hair!) you'l…
This DVD picks up where DVD501 left off and teaches you more advanced Blues techniques. You'll learn the "common" shuffle and Jimmy Yancey grooves. I'll also ex…
This is a "summary" DVD of the first 3 DVDs making it easy to see how the lessons work together. This is also a 'quick-start' for advanced players. The music fo…
Learn how to use the minor scale in your improvisations. We will be covering the following scales: Dorian, Aeolian (natural minor), Melodic Minor, Harmonic Mino…
