Lesson Library

Paul · Professional · 49 min

The Allman Brothers’ classic instrumental hit “Jessica” is chock-full of some quintessential blues-rock piano language, and in this lesson we’ll be studying 7 d…

Willie · Professional · 60 min

In this lesson I'll review homework from students. We are no longer accepting new homework assignments but this is a FANTASTIC way to see what other students ha…

Willie · Intermediate

When it comes to playing the piano, you can play…Right Hand Alone, Left Hand Alone, or Hands Together. Don’t think of your hands being independent, think instea…

Willie · Intermediate · 53 min

In this course you’ll learn how to comp in both a solo and group setting. If you’ve wondered how to get a fuller sound with your left-hand accompaniment, this l…

Willie · Intermediate · 29 min

In this next lesson we will be adding on the melody to the blues song "Ben's Blues." If you want, you can skip this lesson and come back to it later. Learning t…

Willie · Intermediate · 54 min

In this lesson you’ll learn how to more effectively break down a piece of music to not only learn it, but learn it for the “long term” and be able to play it fo…

Willie · Intermediate · 61 min

In this lesson, I’ll share my tips, tricks and techniques that I use to pick out songs and chord progressions by ear. I’ll also show you how to use a mix of you…

Willie · Beginner · 189 min

This is the lesson to begin with if you are a complete beginner to the piano. You'll learn all of the important techniques to get started properly. Work through…

Willie · Professional · 31 min

In this arrangement, the song What a Wonderful World is played three times. The first time the arrangement from Wonderful World part 1 is played. The second tim…

Willie · Professional · 56 min

In this lesson, I'm going to show you how to come up with cool, funky and interesting chord progressions on the spot. We're not going to be using traditional ch…

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 · 42 min

In this multi-part "mini course" I will show you how to create beautiful new-age progressions. In this part we will focus on alternate bass motion and fluidity…

Willie · Professional · 59 min

In this multi-part series, we will use the song Unforgettable to dive deeper into a multitude of concepts. This first part focuses on the arrangement of the son…

Willie · Beginner · 54 min

In this lesson we will cover gospel piano basis that we will expand upon and use as a foundation for future lessons. These important ~tricks~ come in handy in m…

Willie · Beginner · 58 min

Wondering how to start that song? Need a cool ending? This series will teach you some of the intros and endings that I have come to love. We will break each exa…

Willie · Professional · 69 min

A question I get asked a lot is “How do you create an arrangement for a song?” Or, “How do I ‘modernize’ this song and give it new life?” In this lesson I am go…