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Willie · Professional · 60 min

In this lesson I'll review homework from students. We are no longer accepting new homework assignments but this is a FANTASTIC way to see what other students ha…

Willie · Professional · 80 min

We start this lesson reviewing student arrangements and homework. At about 34min in we start working on the song "There Is No Greater Love."

Willie · Professional · 47 min

Using the standard "My Ship" we will work on Upper Structure Triads. UST's (for short) are the life-blood of advanced reharmonizations and you want to work on t…

Willie · Professional · 50 min

Learn a full, rich and lush arrangement of "In The Wee Small Hours of The Morning" step-by-step.

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 · Intermediate · 53 min

Learn the classic piano section from Eric Clapton's song Layla originally released by Derek and the Dominos.

Willie · Beginner · 24 min

Putting Chords to a Simple Melody. For this lesson we will be using the melody of “Early One Morning” and learning how to put chords to the arrangement. These t…

Willie · Professional · 21 min

Learn the basics about what are Upper Structure Triads and how to use them.

Willie · Professional · 71 min

"The Chicken" or simply "Chicken" is an instrumental funk tune composed by Pee Wee Ellis that was the B-side to James Brown's 1969 single "The Popcorn". Jazz ba…

Willie · Intermediate · 37 min

We will be covering: Solfege Simple Exercises Solfege Chords Tendency Tones To improve your ear, use a combination of: 1. Solfege (melodies, chords, progression…

Willie · Beginner · 34 min

In this lesson I'm going to show you how to really 'lock in' and own your chords at the piano.

Willie · Beginner · 36 min

This lesson helps you understand better what to play when you see a chord symbol in the music. You'll also learn simple ways to create your chords. We will disc…

Willie · Professional · 38 min

Learn how to use both major and minor pentatonic scales in your improvisation.

Willie · Intermediate · 52 min

This audio lesson is a great listen to get your piano practice focused. It speaks about our assessments which have now been replaced by our Piano Transformation…

Willie · Intermediate · 27 min

Great tips for players of all levels. See how I practice and work on new ideas in my playing.

Willie · Beginner · 75 min

Day 11-20 of the 30-Day Piano Playbook. These lessons are great for absolute beginners to the piano. In these lessons you'll learn a combination of how to read…

Willie · Beginner · 64 min

Day 1-10 of the 30-Day Piano Playbook. These lessons are great for absolute beginners to the piano. In these lessons you'll learn a combination of how to read m…

Paul · Beginner · 61 min

In module 3 you'll learn scale degrees along with intervals. You'll also learn about modes and some practical information about modes.

Paul · Intermediate · 68 min

In this lesson you'll learn about diatonic harmony and different harmonic progressions.

Willie · Beginner · 25 min

Learn how to get the most out of your Piano Essentials lessons with these 8 tips. You’ll learn how to not just play what’s on the page, but also how to create y…

Willie · Intermediate

When it comes to playing the piano, you can play…Right Hand Alone, Left Hand Alone, or Hands Together. Don’t think of your hands being independent, think instea…

Willie · Intermediate

Using different scales like pentatonic, modes, blues and other scales, the techniques in this lesson will show you how to elongate your improvisation lines to c…

Willie · Professional · 35 min

In this lesson we will learn about diatonic triads and seventh chords. In addition you'll learn about subdominant chords.

Willie · Intermediate · 50 min

I’ll teach you my original song entitled Gratitude and explain how it was composed.