Lesson Library

Paul · Professional · 40 min

In this lesson you will learn how to play eight 2-5-1 licks in minor mode. He will also discuss the theory behind these licks and show you how to play them at t…

Willie · Intermediate · 10 min

Willie · Professional · 68 min

In this second part we will cover in detail the minor 2-5-1 progression and you will learn some really cool improv licks. We will also cover how to create chord…

Willie · Professional · 77 min

We begin by learning the basic minor groove. I’ll show you how to make rich chord voicings to sound great while also teaching you a simple bass line to accompan…

Willie · Professional · 59 min

In this lesson we will focus on the stride technique that we ended on in part 2. We will work through an easy and more advanced stride pattern along with licks…

Willie · Intermediate · 29 min

Learn how to use the minor scale in your improvisations. We will be covering the following scales: Dorian, Aeolian (natural minor), Melodic Minor, Harmonic Mino…

Willie · Intermediate · 16 min

In this lesson you'll learn how improvise over the minor blues progression we have been working on for the past couple of lessons.

Willie · Intermediate · 16 min

In this lesson you'll learn how play an alternate minor bassline. This new bassline is based off the bassline we learned in lesson #17.

Willie · Intermediate · 15 min

In this lesson you'll learn how play a minor blues progression walking bass with the rootless chords we learned in lesson #16.

Willie · Intermediate · 9 min

In this lesson you'll learn how play a minor blues progression with rootless chords.

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 · 80 min

In this first lesson on Melodic Minor Harmony, we will go through each mode of the scale. I will give you examples from some jazz standards, but also show you h…

Paul · Professional · 49 min

The Allman Brothers’ classic instrumental hit “Jessica” is chock-full of some quintessential blues-rock piano language, and in this lesson we’ll be studying 7 d…

Nina · Intermediate · 81 min

The focus of the work is on minor lines, rhythm, introductory ideas, and pedal point. The song being analyzed is "In Walked Bud."

Willie · Intermediate · 21 min

In this lesson we will work on the bass line in the key of B minor.

Willie · Professional · 15 min

The minor pentatonic and blues scales are really important scales to start with when learning improvisation.

Paul · Intermediate · 57 min

In this lesson, we will continue teaching funk licks #6-10, this time splitting the Yamaha Motif to feature two different sounds in each hand. These licks get s…

Paul · Professional · 41 min

In this lesson you will learn how to play eight 2-5-1- licks in major mode. We will also discuss the theory behind these licks and how to take these licks and a…

Willie · Intermediate · 4 min

In this lesson you will learn 15 cool Blues licks. Each lick is presented with minimal talking, so you can get right into learning and applying these licks into…

Willie · Professional · 105 min

In this lesson, we will continue where we left off from volume 1. We begin by reviewing “The Thrill is Gone” groove and bassline. Everything is broken down for…

Willie · Intermediate · 26 min

In this lesson I'll show you how to use the bluesy pentatonic scale to create more improvisation licks over the blues. We will play these licks over both the ba…

Paul · Intermediate · 72 min

In this lesson, we will use the Yamaha Motif synth to teach you funk licks #1-5 which you can practice and use in your playing. Each lick is meant to highlight…

Willie · Intermediate · 41 min

We’re going to create blues licks using something other than the Blues Scale. This new scale gives us a bluesy sound without the same “biting” quality of the bl…

Willie · Intermediate · 52 min

In this lesson you'll learn how to create several advanced-sounding Otis Spann licks. Each lick is broken down and taught step-by-step.