Lesson Library

Willie · Intermediate

In part 1, I am going to cover some of the most common requests that I have gotten from students. We will learn more about creating a walking bassline, how to f…

Willie · Professional · 69 min

In this lesson I will show you how to take licks and patterns that we have learned to create your own personal blues statement. A student asked me "What do I do…

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 · Intermediate

In this lesson you'll learn some cool Gene Harris blues/gospel licks. You'll also learn a common "bluesy" chord progression and some nice chord voicings.

Willie · Professional · 113 min

This lesson, a followup to Jazz And Blues Made Easy, will teach you more advanced techniques that you can use for comping, soloing and creating basslines. Using…

Willie · Intermediate · 141 min

Learn chords, comping, basslines and improvisation over the Blues. This lesson is a great place to start if you have about 1-2 years of piano under your belt an…

Willie · Intermediate

This DVD picks up where DVD501 left off and teaches you more advanced Blues techniques. You'll learn the "common" shuffle and Jimmy Yancey grooves. I'll also ex…

Willie · Intermediate

This is a "summary" DVD of the first 3 DVDs making it easy to see how the lessons work together. This is also a 'quick-start' for advanced players. The music fo…

Willie · Intermediate · 57 min

Explore melodic motion within shells and a light bossa-feel to highlight the song’s upbeat, hopeful vibe.

Willie · Beginner · 49 min

Using techniques from our step-by-step standards series you will learn how to create an easy bossa nova arrangement for "The Shadow Of Your Smile." We will also…

Willie · Intermediate

In this lesson we will use the chord progression to Summer Samba to learn how to create that cool, relaxed Bossa Nova beat. We will also cover how to add fills…

Willie · Professional · 61 min

Learn this classic bossa nova arrangement. We will cover arranging techniques like harmonizing diminished chords and incorporating some montunos at the end.

Willie · Professional · 58 min

Learn how to create a bossa version of this Maria Greaver song. In this lesson, we will create a full arrangement that you will learn note-for-note. We will als…

Intermediate · 25 min

In this lesson we will learn blues turns.

Willie · Intermediate · 40 min

In this first lesson we will learn the song C-Jam Blues with a left-hand accompaniment.

Willie · Intermediate · 22 min

Jam over the Gene Harris blues groove.

Willie · Beginner · 27 min

Gene Harris has a great mix of blues, jazz and gospel grooves. Learn this cool Gene Harris groove to improvise over.

Willie · Beginner · 18 min

In this fifth session of the "Confident Improviser" class, we focus on solidifying your left hand's baseline while exploring rhythmic variations and the full bl…

Willie · Intermediate · 70 min

With this exciting blueprint, you'll learn how to use simple chord shells to create simple arrangements for jazz standards. The best part? Once you've mastered…

Willie · Beginner · 88 min

Learn how the Blues Progression Matrix works.

Willie · Intermediate · 27 min

In this lesson you'll learn how to put together all of the techniques from previous lessons in this course to create your very own blues jam with improvisation!

Willie · Professional · 51 min

In this lesson you'll learn the next part of Tennille's Blues.

Willie · Professional · 47 min

In this lesson you'll learn different techniques to add motion to your left hand along with groove and bassline approach exercises.

Willie · Intermediate · 19 min

In this lesson I'll teach you 5 cool jazz and blues licks for improvisation along with the bassline. This is part 2.