Lesson Library

Willie · Intermediate · 32 min

In this exercise we will be focusing on the Locrian Natural 9 and the Altered scales. In the inspiration section we will be covering minor 2-5 to major rootless…

Willie · Intermediate · 29 min

These practice guides will help you organize your practice of Rhythm, Scales and Accompaniments more effectively.

Willie · Professional · 83 min

In this lesson you'll learn more of Tennille's Blues. We will also discuss using scales in 3rds and 3 against 2 in your solos.

Willie · Professional · 70 min

In this lesson you'll learn how to create improvisation ideas over a minor chord progression. You'll also learn four different rootless chord voicings and what…

Willie · Professional · 60 min

In this lesson, we will cover my 8 Week Practice Schedule, Major Scale 2 Octaves, Contrary Motion, Chromatic Scale 2 Octaves, Contrary Motion, Major Scale with…

Willie · Professional · 38 min

In this lesson you'll learn some more advanced improvisation techniques. We will use Cole Porter's "I Get A Kick Out of You" for improvisation. We will discuss…

Willie · Intermediate · 22 min

Pentatonic scales are awesome for soloing over rock and pop tunes. Learn some different ways of using this scale in this lesson.

Willie · Beginner · 29 min

Now that you've learned different scales, licks and arpeggios, it is time to learn how to bring all of this together to create better improvisational (solo) lin…

Paul · Professional · 77 min

This lesson is all about creating improvisation ideas. You'll learn several licks and also some advanced topics like displacing the beat.

Willie · Beginner · 35 min

Learn how to improvise in a slow, blues style. We will cover the use of the blues scale, minor pentatonic and "bluesy" pentatonic scales.

Willie · Professional · 38 min

Learn how to use both major and minor pentatonic scales in your improvisation.

Willie · Beginner · 25 min

Learn how to get the most out of your Piano Essentials lessons with these 8 tips. You’ll learn how to not just play what’s on the page, but also how to create y…

Willie · Intermediate · 44 min

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

Willie · Professional · 17 min

Learn how to use the dominant bebop scale to improvise over dom7 chords.

Willie · Professional · 76 min

This up-tempo Rogers/Hart jazz piano classic will get your toes tapping and is great for the intermediate or more advanced player. If you’ve gone through my Ste…

Paul · Beginner · 91 min

F Major, D minor, Bb Major, G minor, Eb Major and C minor.

Paul · Beginner · 94 min

Get started with our Technique Builder course with this lesson. C major and A minor covered.

Willie · Professional · 40 min

In this last lesson we will focus on creating an improvisation over "A Foggy Day" and wrap up this course.

Paul · Professional · 73 min

In this lesson you will learn the Ray Charles version of Ring of Fire. We will go over the right hand voicings and the left hand bassline. We will also go over…

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…

Paul · Professional · 40 min

In this lesson, you will learn different ways of using both the dorian and pentatonic scales for improvisation. You’ll also learn several scale patterns that wi…

Willie · Professional · 75 min

In this second part of "Use Me" we will talk about how to create some interesting improvisation ideas using different scales and arpeggios. Using some simple co…

Willie · Intermediate · 50 min

In part 2 of Faster Fingers we will be covering keys G through B. I will also give you a "lesson plan" in the last chapter so you know what to do with these arp…

Willie · Professional · 73 min

In this Joe Cocker version of “Feelin’ Alright,” I will show you how to play the grooves of the song and alter those grooves to create your own sound. We will a…