Lesson Library

Paul · Intermediate · 80 min

Music theory is the language of ALL music. It is how musicians speak to each other, and it is how we explain the nuts and bolts that come together to create bea…

Paul · Intermediate · 83 min

Music theory is the language of ALL music. It is how musicians speak to each other, and it is how we explain the nuts and bolts that come together to create bea…

Paul · Intermediate · 74 min

Music theory is the language of ALL music. It is how musicians speak to each other, and it is how we explain the nuts and bolts that come together to create bea…

Paul · Intermediate · 90 min

Music theory is the language of ALL music. It is how musicians speak to each other, and it is how we explain the nuts and bolts that come together to create bea…

Paul · Intermediate · 86 min

Music theory is the language of ALL music. It is how musicians speak to each other, and it is how we explain the nuts and bolts that come together to create bea…

Paul · Intermediate · 70 min

Music theory is the language of ALL music. It is how musicians speak to each other, and it is how we explain the nuts and bolts that come together to create bea…

Paul · Intermediate · 70 min

Music theory is the language of ALL music. It is how musicians speak to each other, and it is how we explain the nuts and bolts that come together to create bea…

Paul · Intermediate · 98 min

Music theory is the language of ALL music. It is how musicians speak to each other, and it is how we explain the nuts and bolts that come together to create bea…

Willie · Professional · 73 min

In this lesson you'll learn how to analyze the song Easy Living. We will also cover what to do if you lose the form and how to quickly spin up an improvisation…

Paul · Beginner · 57 min

This lesson is jam-packed with 11 Rock Piano Technique Tips that are the result of years of practice, gigging, touring, and teaching experience. Not only will y…

Paul · Professional · 69 min

Are you interested in writing or arranging music? Are you interested in understanding why certain chords “work” and sound so cool? Then this is the lesson for y…

Willie · Intermediate · 23 min

The ii-V-I (2-5-1) chord progression is one of the most popular and important in jazz. In this lesson you'll learn different ways to improvise over 2-5-1 progre…

Willie · Intermediate · 26 min

Learn the 3 basic types of 7th chords that you must know. Learn about adding tensions to the chords and how to play the chords using two-hands along with shells…

Willie · Beginner · 38 min

Learn Root-7 chord shells along with how to form all types of seventh chords.

Willie · Beginner · 50 min

Learn the basics of Jazz by vocalizing rhythms, the eighth note rhythm, simple accompaniments and chord shells.

Willie · Professional · 78 min

Using the song Everything Happens to Me (pg 85 Realbook 3) you'll learn how to add motion to your chords to create a more advanced arrangement that fills the sp…

Willie · Intermediate · 207 min

In this lesson you'll learn some killer voicings that I love to us for the standard "My Ship."

Willie · Professional · 60 min

In this lesson I'll review homework from students. We are no longer accepting new homework assignments but this is a FANTASTIC way to see what other students ha…

Willie · Professional · 59 min

Related ii chords precede your dominant chords to extend your progressions.

Willie · Professional · 80 min

We start this lesson reviewing student arrangements and homework. At about 34min in we start working on the song "There Is No Greater Love."

Willie · Professional · 14 min

Using the standard "My Ship" we will review the techniques we have been using up to this point to create an arrangement.

Willie · Professional · 47 min

Using the standard "My Ship" we will work on Upper Structure Triads. UST's (for short) are the life-blood of advanced reharmonizations and you want to work on t…

Willie · Intermediate · 52 min

Dominant motion is the strongest chordal motion in Western music. Learn how to use this technique to expand your chord progressions.

Willie · Professional · 73 min

In this lesson you'll learn how to create your own cocktail piano arrangements using different techniques like pedal tones, cadences, 1-6-2-5 progression stalli…