Lesson Library

Willie · Professional · 30 min

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

Willie · Professional · 41 min

Learn a bluesy song in a Floyd Cramer, country-type piano style.

Willie · Professional · 30 min

In this lesson we are going to combine techniques from previous lessons in this course to create our own 12-bar blues progression.

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 · 35 min

In this lesson you'll learn an improvisation over "In The Wee Small Hours of The Morning" with rootless chords and quartals in the left-hand.

Willie · Professional · 27 min

Learn how to create groupings of notes to create a hemiola effect in which the beat shifts between duple and triple.

Willie · Professional · 46 min

In this lesson we will focus on targeting notes and chromaticism.

Willie · Intermediate · 270 min

In this last lesson of this course you will be learning another original piece, "Chicken Pox Blues" which we will use to learn more about the blues and improvis…

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 · 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 · 42 min

In this lesson you'll learn a really cool minor chord progression and how to play it with two-handed chord voicings and an easy bassline.

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 · Professional · 34 min

In this lesson we are going to deep-dive into the Whole Tone scale and its usage.

Willie · Intermediate · 37 min

In this first lesson we will be covering the basics of improvisation like rhythm, fingering, relaxing, phrasing and more. I'll also show you how to get started…

Willie · Intermediate · 77 min

Different topics covered like stride technique and improvisation ideas. Nov 27th session.

Willie · Professional · 68 min

In this 2nd part, we will be covering soloing techniques that you can use over Rhythm Changes. These techniques can be applied to all styles of improvised music…

Willie · Professional · 55 min

In this part 1 of 2, we will cover different exercises that you can use to build up your improvisation over rhythm changes. We will also cover left-hand chord s…

Willie · Professional · 58 min

In this second part, we will cover over a dozen different melodic approach techniques and was to practice them. Using these approaches, your improvisation lines…

Willie · Intermediate · 59 min

In this lesson I'll teach you the analysis for Jobim's Girl From Ipanema. I will also show you a few re-harmonization techniques. We will also cover how to impr…

Willie · Professional · 72 min

In this "Romantic," rubato-style version I will show you step-by-step the improvisation of the song and how to use arpeggios in your songs to create flourishes,…

Willie · Professional · 71 min

In this lesson I will teach you all about the 16th-note triplet and how to use it to create some really slick Blues licks. I will also teach you my original pie…

Willie · Beginner · 61 min

Learn how to move beyond a basic chord groove by adding neighbor chords, chordal scales and more. Sus4 chords and slash chords are also covered. We will also di…

Willie · Intermediate · 80 min

In this third part, we will discuss quartal and cluster lines, double-stops, 4-note patterns, how to create longer phrases and more!