Lesson Library

Willie · Intermediate · 64 min

Master expressive voicings and smooth transitions by using chord shells to enhance the performance of this ballad.

Willie · Intermediate · 30 min

You'll learn how to use grace notes and double stops to add a bluesy "gritty" sound to your improvisation. This gives you that classic blues piano improvisation…

Willie · Professional · 41 min

In this lesson we will create a more advanced sound in our improvisation by using quartal straddles and by adding grace notes to chords.

Willie · Intermediate · 26 min

In this lesson we are going to learn the entire 12-bar advanced blues form along with chords and comping.

Willie · Intermediate · 26 min

In this lesson we are going to focus on R7 and R3 chord shells over dominant seventh chords. We will also work through a pentatonic scale exercise.

Paul · Intermediate · 94 min

This lesson features a song by one of the most famous folk singer-songwriters of all time, James Taylor. A beautiful piece that is familiar to a large audience,…

Paul · Intermediate · 81 min

This lesson features one of the most classic and recognizable pieces of piano repertoire of all time. The piece, by Vince Guaraldi from "A Charlie Brown Christm…

Willie · Intermediate · 38 min

In this first standard, you'll be learning the Henry Mancini classic "The Days of Wine and Roses." Be sure to watch "How the course works" to learn how best to…

Willie · Intermediate · 77 min

In this lesson you'll learn 5 different left hand accompaniment techniques and how to use them while improvising in the right hand.

Willie · Intermediate · 74 min

In this lesson we will focus on how to add play and rest techniques to your solo.

Willie · Professional · 73 min

In this lesson you'll learn how to analyze the song Easy Living. We will also cover what to do if you lose the form and how to quickly spin up an improvisation…

Willie · Professional · 42 min

Learn how to create altered chords and improvise over them in this lesson.

Willie · Professional · 13 min

In this lesson you'll learn how to use your altered and diminished scales for improvisation over the blues.

Willie · Professional · 13 min

Learn how to use cells to easily incorporate altered and diminished scales into your improvisation.

Willie · Professional · 19 min

In this etude (a jazz composition which is used as an exercise) you'll learn how to use your mixolydian and diminished scales over the blues progression.

Willie · Beginner · 17 min

Tremolos and Grace Notes really make your blues playing sparkle. In this lesson you'll learn how to use both.

Willie · Beginner · 10 min

In this lesson you'll learn about blues notes and how to use them to embellish your improvisation.

Willie · Beginner · 12 min

In this lesson you'll learn about blues notes and how to use them to embellish your improvisation.

Willie · Professional · 15 min

The minor pentatonic and blues scales are really important scales to start with when learning improvisation.

Willie · Professional · 16 min

Learn how to form and play guide tones over all the chords in the blues.

Willie · Professional · 44 min

In this lesson you will learn LUSH, full jazz/soul chords to use in your arrangements and compositions.

Willie · Beginner · 30 min

Learn how to vocalize rhythm and use different phrasing techniques to create a more interesting solo. We will also cover articulation in this lesson.

Willie · Professional · 52 min

Learn how to create full, two-hand chords using quartals and tensions. The chord voicings are awesome to use while comping behind a soloist.

Darby · Professional · 57 min

In this lesson you'll learn some classic organ licks from songs like: "Green Onions", "Smoke On The Water", "Will You Be There", "Gimme Some Lovin'", plus some…