Lesson Library

Willie · Intermediate · 72 min

In part 2 we are going to finish up creating 3 options for lines 5-8 for the song. We will also cover some "options within the options" like tri-tone substituti…

Willie · Professional · 66 min

In this first lesson we will be covering scales in broken thirds, free-style practice, bebop scales, scale approaches and more improvisation using the 1/2-whole…

Willie · Professional · 82 min

In this second part of the You've Got A Friend lesson, we will learn how to create the ending groove section, how the harmony works and how to create a groove s…

Willie · Intermediate · 64 min

In this lesson, we will cover a more advanced 12-Bar blues. We start by learning two choruses of an original blues called Blowin’ On The Blues. This song is a g…

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 · 77 min

In this second volume we are going to learn about different "clustering" techniques which will help you create more progressions and change the progressions you…

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 · 106 min

Learn how to effectively use tritones to add spice to your arrangements. I’ll also teach you how to create fuller, richer chords with Upper Structure Triads and…

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 · Professional · 97 min

These Jazz and Gospel exercises will teach you many 2-5-1 exercises, pentatonic exercises, playing outside along with Gospel grooves. This is an older lesson bu…

Willie · Intermediate · 29 min

Learn how to use the minor scale in your improvisations. We will be covering the following scales: Dorian, Aeolian (natural minor), Melodic Minor, Harmonic Mino…

Willie · Intermediate · 26 min

In this lesson you'll learn how to use neighbor tones to create a bebop sound in your improvisation lines.

Willie · Intermediate · 77 min

In this beautiful Rogers & Hart song, you'll learn how to create beautiful ballad arrangements using various techniques.

Willie · Professional · 12 min

In this lesson you'll learn to play the 2nd part of the blues head that uses a lot of turns.

Willie · Professional · 15 min

Turns are a great way to create embellishment in your improvisation. Plus they sound really cool. This lesson will show you how to create three different blues/…

Willie · Professional · 16 min

In this lesson you'll learn to play a blues head that uses a lot of turns.

Willie · Beginner · 8 min

Learn the 12 bar blues form, its analysis along with basic 7th chords.

Willie · Beginner · 16 min

Perhaps one of the most important progressions in jazz, you need to know how to improvise over the ii-V-I progression. In this lesson we begin by learning how t…

Willie · Intermediate · 96 min

Now we will learn how to create an arrangement using the chords we created in the last lesson.

Willie · Intermediate · 100 min

Learn Paul Simon’s classic song Bridge Over Troubled Water. In this part 1 lesson you’ll learn the first 2 pages of the arrangement, step-by-step along with all…

Willie · Intermediate · 54 min

In this second part you will finish learning the arrangement of the song step-by-step. You will also learn a cool C minor pentatonic lick.

Willie · Professional · 101 min

In this lesson we focus on improvisation. I will cover some common questions like "What notes do I choose for my solo?" I will also teach you exercises that wil…

Willie · Beginner · 59 min

This lesson I am going to show you some techniques I taught Suzuki students this past week in Louisville, KY. These are some great easy Blues techniques as well…

Nina · Intermediate · 77 min

Join Nina in exploring the captivating sounds of Brazilian music at the piano. In this class, you'll dive into the mesmerizing rhythms and harmonies of Bossa No…