Lesson Library

Willie · Intermediate · 53 min

Learn the classic piano section from Eric Clapton's song Layla originally released by Derek and the Dominos.

Willie · Intermediate · 59 min

In this lesson you’ll discover how to add emotion into your music and see me ‘bare my soul’ more than any other lesson.

Willie · Intermediate · 43 min

In this lesson we will move toward a jazz style and you’ll learn how to create chord structures that sound more open.

Willie · Intermediate · 50 min

I’ll teach you my original song entitled Gratitude and explain how it was composed.

Willie · Intermediate · 51 min

In this lesson you’ll learn the arrangement for the song Gratitude and I’ll answer student questions.

Willie · Intermediate · 55 min

In this lesson I'll answer questions I received from students for this course.

Willie · Intermediate · 40 min

Now we move into minor and you’ll learn different ways to use relative and parallel minor in your compositions.

Willie · Intermediate · 47 min

This lesson shows you how to break up simple triads to create a more advanced arrangement.

Willie · Intermediate · 45 min

In this lesson you’ll learn different boogie piano accompaniments and licks. Most important, Willie will be showing you his process for how to break down a lick…

Willie · Professional · 40 min

In this lesson we are going to cover the triplet feel along with several licks that will teach you how to add accents to your playing. You'll also learn how to…

Willie · Professional · 30 min

In this lesson we are going to combine techniques from previous lessons in this course to create our own 12-bar blues progression.

Willie · Professional · 41 min

In this lesson you'll learn about different blues progressions from basic to more advanced jazz/blues progressions. You'll also learn several basslines and lick…

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 · Beginner · 189 min

This is the lesson to begin with if you are a complete beginner to the piano. You'll learn all of the important techniques to get started properly. Work through…

Willie · Professional · 49 min

Following in the style of Dr. Ethel Caffie-Austin, this lesson is a transcription of a gospel introduction as performed by Ethel Caffie-Austin. This lesson will…

Willie · Professional · 63 min

The Gospel Piano Riffs lessons (1 & 2) will show you how to play gospel-flavor licks along with bassline accompaniment. In this first part, we are going to focu…

Willie · Intermediate · 47 min

In this second part, we will cover soloing techniques and endings. Using the soloing techniques in this lesson, you will be able to create a basic solo over mos…

Willie · Professional · 66 min

In this lesson we will be covering how to use the pedal and some stride piano techniques. Both of these techniques take time to master, but using the examples l…

Willie · Intermediate · 27 min

In this lesson we will break down Billy Joel’s song Piano Man. I will teach you each section and how to accompany yourself or someone singing. We will also work…

Willie · Professional · 64 min

Learn the basics of modern and traditional merengue piano techniques. We will cover several different grooves and patterns that you can combine to create longer…

Willie · Intermediate · 72 min

Learn how to create some funky piano grooves using different 16th-note rhythms, chord progressions and shifting accents.

Paul · Professional · 41 min

In this lesson you will study the skill of transposition, practice playing the blues arrangement at faster tempos using the jam tracks, learn an intro and class…

Intermediate · 29 min

In this lesson we will learn play/rest and space.

Intermediate · 29 min

In this lesson we will learn the coupling exercise.