Lesson Library

Paul · Professional · 43 min

“Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”: In this lesson, you will learn the keyboard part that was played on the classic recording “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”. This…

Paul · Beginner · 56 min

Classical music introduces students to some of the greatest composers of all-time, such as Mozart, Bach, and Beethoven. In addition to providing some of the mos…

Paul · Professional · 55 min

In part 2 of this lesson, you’ll learn how to play the classic pop songs Michael Jackson’s Billie Jean, and the theme from the movie Dirty Dancing I’ve Had The…

Paul · Professional · 47 min

In part 1 of this lesson, you’ll learn how to play the classic pop song Whitney Houston’s How Will I Know from the 1980s. This is not a piano arrangement of the…

Willie · Beginner · 54 min

In this lesson we will cover gospel piano basis that we will expand upon and use as a foundation for future lessons. These important ~tricks~ come in handy in m…

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 · 26 min

Learn the iconic piano part to this classic rock song. We have another lesson on this song in the site, just do a search.

Willie · Beginner · 92 min

We all want to play the piano faster and be stronger in what we play. However, we also need accuracy, dexterity, fluidity, dynamics and most of all musicality.…

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 · Intermediate · 95 min

Learn Radiohead's "Paranoid Android" along with advanced techniques to make this song your own. We will cover all sections of the song along with alternate bass…

Willie · Intermediate · 64 min

In this lesson we are going to cover the analysis of I Can't Get Started, learn the groove for Bill Wither's Use Me, play some Reggae grooves and learn a basic…

Willie · Professional · 85 min

This is a classic funky tune with a great piano groove. In this lesson, I'll teach you the groove, how to alter it and also how to add some improvisation. We wi…

Willie · Professional · 29 min

Learn how to recreate scary Halloween music like that found in the movies. Great for those special occasions when you need to break into some scary piano music!

Willie · Professional · 98 min

Learn how to improvise and create chord progressions. Several common progressions are discussed along with a lot of in-depth theory. Great lesson on creating a…

Willie · Intermediate

This is the place to start if you want to learn the basics of Blues & Boogie piano playing. I'll teach you the "basic" shuffle groove and show you some licks to…

Willie · Intermediate · 35 min

Learn how to build root–third, root–tenth, and root–third–seventh chord shells. Willie shows you how to find major and minor thirds quickly, use tenths safely w…

Willie · Intermediate · 62 min

Bring your chord shells together with practical jazz progressions. In this lesson, Willie shows you how to move smoothly between shell types, use guide fingers…

Willie · Intermediate · 45 min

Learn how thirds and sevenths define the sound of your chords. In this lesson, Willie shows you how to build major, minor, and dominant guide tones, connect the…

Willie · Intermediate · 35 min

Expand your shell vocabulary with root–fifth chord shapes. In this lesson, Willie shows you how to use root–5–root, root–5–7, and root–5–10 shells to create big…

Willie · Intermediate · 18 min

Use the major scale to improvise over jazz ballads.

Willie · Intermediate · 229 min

These are the recordings from the live teacher check-ins. Even though the class is no longer live, we are keeping these check-in videos here because they are fi…

Willie · Intermediate · 22 min

Jam over the Gene Harris blues groove.

Willie · Beginner · 18 min

In this fifth session of the "Confident Improviser" class, we focus on solidifying your left hand's baseline while exploring rhythmic variations and the full bl…

Willie · Intermediate · 50 min

Learn this standard using my Super Simple Standards approach. Great for beginners and advanced players alike!