Lesson Library

Willie · Intermediate · 128 min

In this classic Horace Silver song, we will learn how to create a syncopated latin bassline to play over the melody. Improvisation will be discussed in the GEMS…

Willie · Intermediate · 30 min

A classic Thelonious Monk blues, Blue Monk is a great tune to learn. We will cover many things in this lesson including quartal voicings and a second-line bassl…

Willie · Intermediate · 37 min

This classic Billy Joel tune is a great bridge between rock and jazz and offers many exciting jazz 'twists' which we will cover. This rock standard will be appr…

Willie · Intermediate · 56 min

On Green Dolphin Street (originally called Green Dolphin Street) is another classic jazz standard which moves between latin and swing rhythmic feels. The song w…

Willie · Intermediate · 33 min

Beautiful Rogers and Hart tune that works as a ballad, swing or even a funk tune! You'll learn different rootless chord ideas in this lesson as well as how to p…

Willie · Intermediate · 39 min

Sheet music has been added. Please note, this is version 1 of the music and it will likely change a bit once the lesson video is released. I am no longer teachi…

Willie · Intermediate · 45 min

In this lesson you'll learn the jazz standard Autumn Leaves in both a solo and group style arrangement. We will also cover improvisation.

Willie · Intermediate · 47 min

In this exercise we will learn how to use Diatonic Scale Cells and start to transpose these licks in the Inspiration section for use in Jazz Standards.

Willie · Intermediate · 128 min

In this lesson I'll show you how to both fix a chord chart (looking for bad chords) and how to FILL OUT an arrangement when only a few chords are given. We will…

Willie · Intermediate · 111 min

Learn both an easy and intermediate arrangement of this rock classic. I'll also break down HOW to create an arrangement so you can take these concepts to other…

Willie · Intermediate · 31 min

The Otis Redding classic with an easy-going bass pattern.

Willie · Intermediate · 95 min

Beautiful song made popular by the Carpenters.

Willie · Intermediate · 114 min

"Blueberry Hill" is a popular tune published in 1940, and is best remembered for Fats Domino's 1950s version. We will learn both an easy arrangement and one tha…

Willie · Intermediate · 45 min

We start this course by discussing a few important lead sheet concepts. This first lesson is really an introduction to the course and there is no sheet music fo…

Willie · Beginner · 89 min

In this lesson you'll learn the last part of the solo for "Just The Way You Are" and I will also answer students' questions about improvisation and how to get s…

Willie · Intermediate · 63 min

In this lesson you'll learn how to create a solo over the Billy Joel classic, "Just The Way You Are." This is part 2, the bridge. I'll finish the last part of t…

Willie · Intermediate · 60 min

In this lesson you'll learn how to create a solo over the Billy Joel classic, "Just The Way You Are." This is part 1.

Willie · Intermediate · 72 min

In this lesson you'll learn how to create a solo over the first 16 measures of My Romance.

Willie · Intermediate · 70 min

In this lesson you'll learn how to create a solo over the first 16 measures of My Romance.

Willie · Intermediate · 54 min

In this lesson you'll learn how to start improvising over a new standard and the steps you should take to get started.

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 · 72 min

Fingering and flow are critical for good improvisation and in this lesson I'll show you different exercises to help with both.

Willie · Intermediate · 59 min

In this lesson we will focus on how to create more interest in our improvisation by utilizing rhythm.

Willie · Professional · 58 min

In this lesson we will focus on how to target our starting and ending notes in our improvised lines.