Lesson Library

Paul · Professional · 54 min

You will learn how to learn the process to memorize jazz tunes. Also he will teach you how to transpose the song into another key. You will have a very specific…

Paul · Intermediate · 52 min

One of the most famous piano melodies of all-time by one of music’s greatest composers – you will definitely want to have this piece in your repertoire! In this…

Paul · Professional · 46 min

In this lesson, You will learn two different ways to play the melody for use in a trio setting. In addition, you will learn various ways to use rhythm in your c…

Willie · Professional · 48 min

In this lesson you'll learn what rootless chords are and how to use them. You'll also learn how to practice these chords to better integrate them into your play…

Paul · Beginner · 56 min

Classical music introduces students to some of the greatest composers of all-time, such as Mozart, Bach, and Beethoven. In addition to providing some of the mos…

Willie · Professional · 37 min

Learn how to target notes in your improvisation to make a more cohesive sounding improv. We will also discuss how NOT to be your own worst critic so you can thr…

Willie · Intermediate · 47 min

In this lesson you'll learn my popular song, Kimmy's So Cool. You'll learn the song along with improvisation and I'll show you exactly what you need to practice…

Willie · Intermediate · 270 min

In this last lesson of this course you will be learning another original piece, "Chicken Pox Blues" which we will use to learn more about the blues and improvis…

Paul · Professional · 49 min

In this second part of Giant Steps, you will learn 6 steps for improvising over Giant Steps changes. We will also tackle the Giant Steps solo in 4 measure chunk…

Paul · Professional · 49 min

In part one of this lesson, you will learn 8 different practice methods for learning Giant Steps. We will learn how this advanced complex harmonic tune is uniqu…

Willie · Beginner · 66 min

PLEASE WATCH THIS LESSON! Do you suffer pain from playing the piano? Have you hit a wall in your playing speed? Is your body tense while playing? If you answere…

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 · 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 · Professional · 56 min

In part 2 we will finish up with the organ solo. I'll also show you how to practice the left-hand bass and bring that into the solo. We will end by covering som…

Willie · Intermediate

In this advanced lesson, I am going to show you some interesting ways of breaking up, and practicing, your pentatonic scales. We will also cover some McCoy Tyne…

Willie · Professional · 58 min

In this second part, we will cover over a dozen different melodic approach techniques and was to practice them. Using these approaches, your improvisation lines…

Willie · Professional · 64 min

For this lesson, I transcribed (3) choruses from a YouTube video featuring a Ray Charles bebop blues. In the lesson I will teach you step-by-step each of the ch…

Willie · Professional · 63 min

The best-selling version of this Eddy Arnold song was taken to #2 on the charts by Ray Charles in 1962. We will brake down Ray Charles arrangement and pull out…

Willie · Professional · 66 min

In this first lesson we will be covering scales in broken thirds, free-style practice, bebop scales, scale approaches and more improvisation using the 1/2-whole…

Willie · Intermediate · 58 min

In this second volume we are going to focus on arpeggios. The sheet music has the fingering for all 12 Major scales in 2 octaves. In the lesson we will cover Ma…

Willie · Beginner · 92 min

We all want to play the piano faster and be stronger in what we play. However, we also need accuracy, dexterity, fluidity, dynamics and most of all musicality.…

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 · Beginner · 61 min

In this lesson we are going to cover triads along with their inversions and usage. I will also show you how and when to use 7ths chords and chord slashes. Later…