Lesson Library

Willie · Intermediate · 57 min

10 examples in a variety of styles to help you learn your chords, comping, styles and rhythms in the key of G

Willie · Intermediate · 82 min

10 examples in a variety of styles to help you learn your chords, comping, styles and rhythms in the key of C.

Willie · Professional · 53 min

In part 2 we are going to take the baseline skills we learned in Slow Blues a la Stormy Monday Part 1 and create a full arrangement including a really cool jazz…

Willie · Intermediate · 52 min

In this lesson you'll learn how to create several advanced-sounding Otis Spann licks. Each lick is broken down and taught step-by-step.

Willie · Professional · 79 min

In this lesson we will cover the new age piano style. I will use George Winston's Colors/Dance as a springboard to create our own improvisational piece. I'll sh…

Willie · Intermediate · 60 min

In this 2-lesson series, I will break down my basic steps for learning cocktail piano techniques. We will use Fly My To The Moon as a learning vehicle to breaku…

Willie · Intermediate · 74 min

In this lesson we will use the classic jazz standard "Have You Met Miss Jones" to discuss different approaches to reharmonization and improvisation.

Willie · Professional · 77 min

In this first lesson, we will cover some basic funky grooves. The goal of this lesson is to keep you grooving with both hands. We will cover a dozen pattern var…

Willie · Intermediate

Get ready for some rocking piano! This lesson will show you how to create the exciting piano style of Jerry Lee Lewis. We will use the progression of Great Ball…

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 · 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 · Intermediate

In this lesson I will show you how to play the sections of the song and also teach you some Hornsby licks for improvisation. We will also discuss how to make th…

Willie · Professional · 85 min

This is a classic funky tune with a great piano groove. In this lesson, I'll teach you the groove, how to alter it and also how to add some improvisation. We wi…

Willie · Professional · 83 min

We will begin this lesson learning all of the parts of this funky tune. We will also dive into minor diatonic harmony, discuss quartal accompaniment techniques…

Willie · Intermediate · 34 min

In this lesson we are going to use my re-worked version of Last Date to get inside of Floyd Cramer’s style. We will cover bass lines, licks and I’ll show you ho…

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 · Professional · 79 min

This slow and soulful blues song teaches you how to create that slow, gospel-sounding blues feel. In addition to learning the song, we will cover many other con…

Willie · Intermediate · 6 min

Learn some really cool Otis Spann licks, chords and bass lines. I will also teach you how to put together the licks to create a ‘song’. Otis Spann (March 21, 19…

Willie · Intermediate · 80 min

In this lesson I show you some really cool Dr. John licks. You'll also learn more about New Orleans bass patterns and how to break apart these licks to create y…

Willie · Intermediate · 76 min

Picking up from part 1, this lesson will teach you ten different improvisation licks and rhythms to use in your solos.

Willie · Professional · 62 min

In this lesson, you'll learn a bass groove with alterations. I also cover improvisation licks and teach you step-by-step how to play them.

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.

Paul · Professional · 50 min

In this lesson we will go through a refresher of our bass lines and break down the licks/riffs for this blues song.

Willie · Professional · 48 min

In this lesson you'll learn 5 different endings that you can use for blues or other songs.