Lesson Library

Willie · Professional · 50 min

Learn a full, rich and lush arrangement of "In The Wee Small Hours of The Morning" step-by-step.

Willie · Beginner · 54 min

In this song lesson, we will use our step-by-step standards technique (similar to My Romance) to create an arrangement. In three steps (plus analysis) we will g…

Willie · Intermediate · 22 min

If you can't reach those big stretches, this lesson will help you 'fix' arrangements so you can play them more easily.

Willie · Intermediate · 81 min

In this webinar, I show you the tools you need to be able to sit down and play the blues for hours. You'll learn some key points that you can take action on rig…

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 · 50 min

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

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 · 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 · 40 min

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

Willie · Intermediate · 51 min

In lesson 4 we will add more rhythm to the chord progression to create a better sense of flow between chords.

Willie · Intermediate · 56 min

In this lesson, slash chords and chord tensions are introduced which change the bass motion of the song and create a more sophisticated “spicy” sound.

Willie · Intermediate · 53 min

Building off of lesson 1, now learn to substitute chords to create a more robust chord progression. We will also use Jingle Bells as a springboard.

Willie · Intermediate · 47 min

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

Willie · Beginner · 54 min

This week we will be learning a complete arrangement along with an ending and fills.

Willie · Beginner · 33 min

This week we will be learning how to use the end of the song to create an introduction to the song.

Willie · Beginner · 33 min

This week we will be reviewing R7 and 3rd voicings using two hands while also applying this technique to two other songs for practice.

Willie · Beginner · 40 min

This week we will be adding the third of the chord under the melody.

Willie · Beginner · 30 min

This week we will be focusing on root-7th chord shells along with the melody.

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.

Intermediate · 25 min

In this lesson we will learn blues turns.

Intermediate · 25 min

In this lesson we will learn improvisation springboards.

Intermediate · 39 min

In this lesson we will learn 3 scales for improvisation.