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Willie · Intermediate · 51 min

One of the top requested concepts that students are interested in learning more about is improvisation. In this improvisation lesson we will focus on the standa…

Willie · Intermediate · 65 min

In part 2 we pick up where we left off in the song and breakdown some more Bill Evans concepts. In the chapter on scales in 3rds, an important Bill Evans techni…

Willie · Professional · 69 min

After our Unforgettable Part 1 lesson, students were asking for more ways to fill out the accompaniment with improvisation, fills and runs. In this lesson we wi…

Willie · Intermediate · 48 min

I'll show you how to play the first 16-measures of Bill Evan's beautiful song Waltz For Debby. Using techniques right from Bill Evan's recordings, you'll learn…

Willie · Beginner · 64 min

This lesson is designed to help students understand how to form and play triads. We will cover the 2 ways to form triads and most importantly discuss how to cre…

Willie · Professional · 60 min

In this song by Joe Zawinul, we are going to learn the song step-by-step while also learning some improvisation and groove techniques in the latter half of the…

Willie · Professional · 61 min

In this last step we will learn how to go from scales to improvisation. Using these simple exercises and concepts that I've laid out, you are able to create imp…

Willie · Professional · 57 min

In this lesson, we will cover all of the scales for improvisation. How often do you get confused when it comes to making these scales start to sound like improv…

Willie · Professional · 44 min

In step 2 I am going to show you how to re-harmonize the song using some simple concepts at first, then moving into more advanced techniques. The first part of…

Willie · Intermediate · 63 min

In this 4-step mini course we will cover different ways to arrange, improvise and accompany oneself using George Gershwin's standard Someone To Watch Over Me. S…

Willie · Professional · 57 min

In this 2-part lesson we are going to cover Ray Manzarek's epic solo on the Door's song: Light My Fire. There are many great tips to gain from this solo and it…

Willie · Professional · 49 min

Following in the style of Dr. Ethel Caffie-Austin, this lesson is a transcription of a gospel introduction as performed by Ethel Caffie-Austin. This lesson will…

Willie · Intermediate · 97 min

In this high energy lesson, we will be working through some rocking, gospel-flavor Gene Harris licks. I’ll show you some pretty advanced licks that will bump up…

Willie · Intermediate · 55 min

In this lesson we are going to focus on how to better coordinate your two hands at the piano. If you've said: "I can't play hands together!" Well, this lesson i…

Willie · Intermediate · 59 min

Student questions answered. Nice discussion on how to move chords around to fill space.

Willie · Professional · 52 min

In this lesson we are going to focus on the improvisation for Swing Low, Sweet Chariot. We are going to work on soloing over a 6/8 pattern and using polyrhythms…

Willie · Beginner · 59 min

Picking up where volume 1 left off, we will cover more sight-reading exercises and I will show you more tricks on how to effectively read a piece of sheet music…

Willie · Beginner · 59 min

Reading music is essential to becoming what I call a "Total Musician." In this 2-volume series, I will give you important exercises, examples and tips on how to…

Willie · Professional · 63 min

The Gospel Piano Riffs lessons (1 & 2) will show you how to play gospel-flavor licks along with bassline accompaniment. In this first part, we are going to focu…

Willie · Intermediate · 47 min

In this second part, we will cover soloing techniques and endings. Using the soloing techniques in this lesson, you will be able to create a basic solo over mos…

Willie · Professional · 49 min

In this lesson, I will show you some important soloing techniques for organ. Since the organ is so different than the piano, these techniques will help you crea…

Willie · Professional · 68 min

In this 2nd part, we will be covering soloing techniques that you can use over Rhythm Changes. These techniques can be applied to all styles of improvised music…

Willie · Professional · 55 min

In this part 1 of 2, we will cover different exercises that you can use to build up your improvisation over rhythm changes. We will also cover left-hand chord s…

Willie · Professional · 40 min

In this important lesson for ALL styles, we will talk about the core ingredients of a 2-5-1 progression and chord voicings. Once you understand these core conce…