Lesson Library

Willie · Intermediate · 10 min

Learn how to improvise over a diminished chord.

Willie · Intermediate · 18 min

Use the major scale to improvise over jazz ballads.

Willie · Beginner · 48 min

Fill out your chord shells.

Willie · Beginner · 73 min

In this lesson you'll learn how to create a full arrangement, using the 4-step Standards Approach, from a lead sheet for Baby It's Cold Outside, a popular Chris…

Willie · Intermediate · 16 min

In this lesson you'll learn how improvise over the minor blues progression we have been working on for the past couple of lessons.

Willie · Beginner · 13 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 · 15 min

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

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 · Intermediate · 54 min

In this lesson, I'll give you techniques that will help you improvise over chord progressions more easily.

Willie · Professional · 38 min

In this lesson you'll learn some more advanced improvisation techniques. We will use Cole Porter's "I Get A Kick Out of You" for improvisation. We will discuss…

Willie · Professional · 58 min

Learn how to create a solo over a blues bassline and play rootless chords in the right hand. If this lesson is too difficult, try the Ben's Blues lesson first.

Willie · Beginner · 48 min

In this lesson we will learn how to play a simple arrangement of It’s Only A Paper Moon using chord shells and bass line concepts.

Willie · Professional · 57 min

"Break On Through (To the Other Side)" is a song by the Doors from their debut album, The Doors. It was the first single released by the band. In this lesson we…

Willie · Professional · 33 min

Another lesson designed to show you how to improvise over rock songs.

Willie · Intermediate · 32 min

In this lesson I’ll show you how to create different improvisation lines using a variety of techniques like chord tones and approaches. These techniques work ov…

Willie · Intermediate · 54 min

Using the song "Harlem Nocturne" as an example, you'll learn how to fill out a chord progression for a song.

Willie · Intermediate · 52 min

In this lesson you'll learn how to create several advanced-sounding Otis Spann licks. Each lick is broken down and taught step-by-step.

Willie · Intermediate · 6 min

In this lesson you'll learn several different Otis Spann licks, including how to play his fast 32nd-note runs and fills. Each lick can be used over the entire 1…

Willie · Beginner · 67 min

If you've never improvised over a jazz standard before, this is the lesson for you! Learn the different techniques like targeting and improvisation shells.

Willie · Intermediate · 58 min

Learn the complete arrangement of It's Only a Paper Moon.

Willie · Beginner · 50 min

In this lesson we will expand upon our arrangement of It’s Only A Paper Moon and create a stride-feel accompaniment.

Paul · Intermediate

We will cover arranging techniques across various styles, providing detailed examples and sheet music to help you apply these concepts to your own arrangements.…

Paul · Intermediate

We will cover arranging techniques across various styles, providing detailed examples and sheet music to help you apply these concepts to your own arrangements.…