Lesson Library

Willie · Professional · 131 min

In this lesson you'll learn how to improvise in 5 steps. These five steps make it easier for you to create a solo quickly without getting bogged down with too m…

Willie · Intermediate · 42 min

In this lesson you'll learn how to improvise over the arrangement of "Jordu" we just created.

Willie · Intermediate · 23 min

The ii-V-I (2-5-1) chord progression is one of the most popular and important in jazz. In this lesson you'll learn different ways to improvise over 2-5-1 progre…

Willie · Intermediate · 39 min

In this lesson you'll learn how to improvise over the jazz standard "There Will Never Be Another You" using different techniques.

Willie · Intermediate · 44 min

Learn how to use cells, sequences and rhythmic variations to improve your improvising.

Willie · Intermediate · 34 min

In this lesson we will use the classic standard “Georgia On My Mind” to create guide tone lines to create more structure in your improvisation.

Willie · Professional · 34 min

In this last lesson we will wrap up with some improvisation tips for the slow bluesy progression we covered earlier.

Willie · Professional · 44 min

In this course, Willie will show you how to take your improvisation to the next level with some advanced techniques like constant structure, triadic UST improv,…

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 · 45 min

In this first lesson of a multi-lesson set, we will begin by covering how to improvise over Green Dolphin Street. This lesson is marked advanced, but students o…

Willie · Intermediate · 60 min

In this second part of the Moondance lesson, we will be focusing on the improvisation. In this lesson, I'll show you some of the licks played on the recording a…

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 · Intermediate · 16 min

Improvisation over the song "Bring Him Home" from Les Misérables.

Willie · Intermediate · 77 min

In this second volume we are going to learn about different "clustering" techniques which will help you create more progressions and change the progressions you…

Willie · Intermediate · 91 min

In this lesson, I will show you techniques that I have taught students over the years and have used in my own professional playing. When learning to improvise,…

Willie · Professional · 66 min

In this lesson we build a solo (improvisation) over the song Wave. I will teach you all of the scales needed for improvisation. We will then begin building a so…

Willie · Intermediate · 81 min

If you are new to improvising over the blues, or you want to do more than “hunt and peck” using the Blues scale, this lesson is for you. We will cover over a ha…

Willie · Professional · 87 min

Learn how to improvise over funk grooves. This first part discusses chord voicings, comping and scales for improv.

Willie · Professional · 98 min

Learn how to improvise and create chord progressions. Several common progressions are discussed along with a lot of in-depth theory. Great lesson on creating a…

Willie · Beginner · 67 min

If you've never improvised over a jazz standard before, this is the lesson for you! Learn the different techniques like targeting and improvisation shells.

Willie · Intermediate

In this improvisation lesson, we will be covering different approaches to improvisation like chord-tone improvisation and chord-to-scale relationships. I’ll als…

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 · 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 · 42 min

Guide tones, chord approaches and enclosures are at the heart of bebop improvisation. Study this lesson a lot to really master how to create more complicated im…