Lesson Library

Willie · Intermediate · 7 min

Willie · Professional · 86 min

Learn how to play this killer groove and bassline. I cover all the sections of the song step-by-step. We then move into improvisation and I will show you which…

Willie · Intermediate · 63 min

The song served as an anthem for the Civil Rights Movement in America in the 1960s. A commonly played version was recorded by Nina Simone in 1967 on her album S…

Willie · Beginner · 9 min

You'll learn how to use 7th chords and rolls to create a fuller sound in your improvisation.

Willie · Intermediate · 7 min

Willie · Beginner · 58 min

Wondering how to start that song? Need a cool ending? This series will teach you some of the intros and endings that I have come to love. We will break each exa…

Willie · Professional · 42 min

We will use the song "Killer Joe" as a springboard for improvisation. You'll learn the scales needed for improvisation.

Willie · Professional · 35 min

In this lesson I will show you some of the techniques I use to create improvisation lines over a steady bassline. We will be using my lesson on Herbie Hancock’s…

Willie · Intermediate · 59 min

In this lesson we will focus on how to create more interest in our improvisation by utilizing rhythm.

Willie · Beginner · 22 min

Learn an improvisation pattern that you can use over cycle 4 motion.

Willie · Beginner · 18 min

Learn the basics of what makes up improvisation.

Willie · Professional · 49 min

If you love Blues piano, this is the course for you. In this course, we are going to spend 8 weeks covering different blues styles and progressions. I’ll show y…

Willie · Professional · 44 min

Learn how to improvise over the Charlie Parker classic song, "Blues For Alice" with a bassline and rootless chords in the right hand, and rootless chords in the…

Willie · Professional · 38 min

Learn how to improvise over the song "Fly Me To The Moon" with different exercises designed to help you focus your improvisation choices.

Willie · Professional · 37 min

Learn how to target notes in your improvisation to make a more cohesive sounding improv. We will also discuss how NOT to be your own worst critic so you can thr…

Willie · Professional · 47 min

In this lesson we will use the song "Everything Happens To Me" as a vehicle for chordal improvisation techniques.

Willie · Professional · 54 min

In this lesson you'll learn how to take your improvisation outside and also use quartals in your left hand for accompaniment.

Willie · Professional · 33 min

This lesson is all about using rhythmic accents in your improvisation.

Willie · Professional · 40 min

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

Willie · Intermediate · 48 min

Learn how to vocalize rhythms to make your rhythmic playing stronger. Using my song "Do'h Blues" you'll also learn how to create 7th chords, chord shells and ho…

Willie · Intermediate · 22 min

Quartals give your improvisation a modern sound.

Willie · Professional · 57 min

In this lesson, we will cover all of the scales for improvisation. How often do you get confused when it comes to making these scales start to sound like improv…

Willie · Professional · 80 min

In this advanced lesson, we will use concepts from volumes 1-3 to create some advanced improvisation using key centers, quartals and different voicing technique…

Willie · Intermediate · 76 min

Picking up from part 1, this lesson will teach you ten different improvisation licks and rhythms to use in your solos.