Lesson Library

Willie · Professional · 59 min

Related ii chords precede your dominant chords to extend your progressions.

Willie · Professional · 60 min

Using the song "A Foggy Day" we will work on how to create an arrangement using the techniques we've used so far.

Willie · Professional · 14 min

Using the standard "My Ship" we will review the techniques we have been using up to this point to create an arrangement.

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 · 73 min

In this lesson you'll learn how to create your own cocktail piano arrangements using different techniques like pedal tones, cadences, 1-6-2-5 progression stalli…

Willie · Intermediate · 63 min

The song served as an anthem for the Civil Rights Movement in America in the 1960s. A commonly played version was recorded by Nina Simone in 1967 on her album S…

Willie · Intermediate · 58 min

In this lesson we will discover the style of James Booker. Born in New Orleans, Booker was a New Orleans rhythm and blues keyboardist. Booker's unique style com…

Willie · Professional · 49 min

Learn major and minor dominant upper structure triads with examples from “Days of Wine and Roses”, “Misty”, “My ship”, and “Prelude to a Kiss." A helpful Upper…

Willie · Intermediate · 53 min

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

Willie · Intermediate · 22 min

If you can't reach those big stretches, this lesson will help you 'fix' arrangements so you can play them more easily.

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 · Intermediate · 51 min

10 examples in a variety of styles to help you learn your chords, comping, styles and rhythms in the key of A

Willie · Professional · 24 min

10 examples in a variety of styles to help you learn your chords, comping, styles and rhythms in the key of Ab

Willie · Intermediate · 69 min

10 examples in a variety of styles to help you learn your chords, comping, styles and rhythms in the key of Bb

Willie · Professional · 28 min

10 examples in a variety of styles to help you learn your chords, comping, styles and rhythms in the key of B

Willie · Intermediate · 72 min

10 examples in a variety of styles to help you learn your chords, comping, styles and rhythms in the key of D

Willie · Professional · 30 min

10 examples in a variety of styles to help you learn your chords, comping, styles and rhythms in the key of Db

Willie · Intermediate · 49 min

10 examples in a variety of styles to help you learn your chords, comping, styles and rhythms in the key of E

Willie · Professional · 24 min

10 examples in a variety of styles to help you learn your chords, comping, styles and rhythms in the key of Eb

Willie · Intermediate · 55 min

10 examples in a variety of styles to help you learn your chords, comping, styles and rhythms in the key of F

Willie · Professional · 31 min

10 examples in a variety of styles to help you learn your chords, comping, styles and rhythms in the key of F#

Willie · Intermediate · 57 min

10 examples in a variety of styles to help you learn your chords, comping, styles and rhythms in the key of G

Willie · Intermediate · 82 min

10 examples in a variety of styles to help you learn your chords, comping, styles and rhythms in the key of C.

Willie · Intermediate · 18 min

This short lesson is a good primer into reharmonization. Start here before digging into the longer reharmonization lessons.