Lesson Library

Willie · Beginner · 15 min

Learn how to use licks, tetrachords and the blues scale to improvise over the blues form.

Willie · Beginner · 18 min

In this lesson you'll learn how to create licks to jam over the blues by combining rhythms and notes.

Willie · Beginner · 13 min

Learn how to use licks, tetrachords and the blues scale to improvise over 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 · 63 min

In this lesson, you'll learn three critical aspects of improvisation: Accompaniment, Rhythm and Licks. By combining together these three elements, you'll see ho…

Paul · Beginner · 54 min

Picking up where Part I left off, this lesson will continue to examine “sound families” that a synth player may commonly use in his/her playing, as well as a co…

Paul · Professional · 42 min

We will finish up our advanced boogie song learning a couple more licks and endings.

Paul · Professional · 50 min

In this lesson we will continue where we left off and break down the licks along with the bassline.

Paul · Intermediate · 75 min

If you've never played boogie-woogie before, this is a great place to start! We will break down all of the licks and riffs and you'll learn how to play them ove…

Paul · Professional · 77 min

This lesson is all about creating improvisation ideas. You'll learn several licks and also some advanced topics like displacing the beat.

Willie · Intermediate · 289 min

In this lesson you'll learn a bunch of licks that you can use to solo over the bassline and progression we learned in the previous lesson.

Willie · Professional · 59 min

In this lesson we will focus on the stride technique that we ended on in part 2. We will work through an easy and more advanced stride pattern along with licks…

Willie · Intermediate

In this second part, we are going to cover how to create your own blues composition in four different styles: Shuffle, Swing, Rock and Stride. This lesson makes…

Willie · Intermediate

In this series, I break down how to create a blues song using my ABC approach. A stands for accompaniments and style, B is Building a Solo and C is chords and p…

Willie · Intermediate · 55 min

In this lesson we are going to focus on how to better coordinate your two hands at the piano. If you've said: "I can't play hands together!" Well, this lesson i…

Willie · Professional · 68 min

In this second part we will cover in detail the minor 2-5-1 progression and you will learn some really cool improv licks. We will also cover how to create chord…

Willie · Intermediate · 73 min

In this lesson we are going to cover some very hot rock solo licks and grooves. The ideas in this lesson will turn heads when you start to solo. We will cover d…

Willie · Professional · 73 min

In this Joe Cocker version of “Feelin’ Alright,” I will show you how to play the grooves of the song and alter those grooves to create your own sound. We will a…

Willie · Beginner · 67 min

Tequila, written by Daniel Flores (aka Chuck Rio) is an easy, yet fun song which is known by many. In this lesson, we break down the arrangement and I will show…

Willie · Professional · 66 min

In this 2 part lesson we will be working through the groove for Bill Withers Use Me. In part 1 we will cover the different keyboard licks and variations. We wil…

Willie · Intermediate

In this lesson I will show you how to play the sections of the song and also teach you some Hornsby licks for improvisation. We will also discuss how to make th…

Willie · Intermediate · 27 min

In this lesson we will break down Billy Joel’s song Piano Man. I will teach you each section and how to accompany yourself or someone singing. We will also work…

Willie · Intermediate · 80 min

In this lesson I show you some really cool Dr. John licks. You'll also learn more about New Orleans bass patterns and how to break apart these licks to create y…

Willie · Professional · 55 min

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…