Lesson Library

Nina · Intermediate · 73 min

Join Nina in exploring the captivating sounds of Brazilian music at the piano. In this class, you'll dive into the mesmerizing rhythms and harmonies of Bossa No…

Nina · Intermediate · 77 min

Join Nina in exploring the captivating sounds of Brazilian music at the piano. In this class, you'll dive into the mesmerizing rhythms and harmonies of Bossa No…

Nina · Intermediate · 71 min

Join Nina in exploring the captivating sounds of Brazilian music at the piano. In this class, you'll dive into the mesmerizing rhythms and harmonies of Bossa No…

Nina · Intermediate · 77 min

Join Nina in exploring the captivating sounds of Brazilian music at the piano. In this class, you'll dive into the mesmerizing rhythms and harmonies of Bossa No…

Nina · Intermediate · 66 min

Join Nina in exploring the captivating sounds of Brazilian music at the piano. In this class, you'll dive into the mesmerizing rhythms and harmonies of Bossa No…

Nina · Intermediate · 83 min

Join Nina in exploring the captivating sounds of Brazilian music at the piano. In this class, you'll dive into the mesmerizing rhythms and harmonies of Bossa No…

Nina · Intermediate

Join Nina in exploring the captivating sounds of Brazilian music at the piano. In this class, you'll dive into the mesmerizing rhythms and harmonies of Bossa No…

Paul · Intermediate · 61 min

By participating in this course students will gain a more comprehensive understanding of the political, socio-economic, cultural, geographical, and historical i…

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…

Paul · Beginner · 54 min

Picking up where Part I left off, this lesson will continue to examine “sound families” that a synth player may commonly use in his/her playing, as well as a co…

Willie · Professional · 74 min

In this lesson we will cover four important uses of diminished harmony: 1) Diminished chord reharmonization, 2) Harmonizing melodies using diminished chords, 3)…

Willie · Professional · 58 min

In this lesson, we will be covering fast funk grooves. More importantly, we will discuss how to create a groove between you and one other instrument. Often, we…

Willie · Professional · 105 min

In this lesson, we will continue where we left off from volume 1. We begin by reviewing “The Thrill is Gone” groove and bassline. Everything is broken down for…

Willie · Professional · 39 min

Continuing where we left off, this master class will show you a very slick chord progression along with some soloing and groove concepts. This is the wrap-up wh…

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…

Nina · Intermediate · 78 min

Modal soloing over "Little Sunflower" involves using modal scales to create melodic lines that complement the harmonic structure of the piece. "Little Sunflower…

Paul · Intermediate · 61 min

This lesson features a classic pop-funk tune that is often played in the jazz repertoire. The song features a 4-measure chord progression that repeats throughou…

Paul · Professional · 59 min

This is a classic James Taylor song that presents some challenging chords not often found in most rock music. You’ll encounter gospel-style chord progressions t…

Paul · Professional · 51 min

Oftentimes funk tunes are built on the traditional 12-bar blues form. The elements which transform a tune from a swing-blues to a funk-blues are usually things…

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 · 75 min

Manha De Carnaval from Black Orpheus is one of Luiz Bonfa’s most famous songs. In this lesson we will be breaking down the improvisation of the song first and a…

Willie · Intermediate · 110 min

Expanding upon what we did in Volume 1, Volume 2 will cover take-off and landing notes, approaches, tensions, minor chords, rhythmic segmenting and more. We wil…

Paul · Professional · 50 min

In this lesson we will continue where we left off and break down the licks along with the bassline.

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…