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Piano & Keyboard Classes

Piano 1

Saturdays 10 – 11:30 am 9/23 – 12/2 (10 weeks) no class 11/25

Piano 1

If you’ve ever wanted to play the piano, now is your chance!

Piano 2

Saturdays 11:45 am – 1:15 pm 9/23 – 12/2 (10 weeks) no class 11/25

Piano 2

For those with some keyboard experience, Piano 2 picks up wherever you left off in your pianistic pursuits and challenges you to go further with your musical endeavors.

Applied Keyboard Harmony

Saturdays 1:30 – 3 pm 9/23 – 12/2 (10 weeks) no class 11/25

Applied Keyboard Harmony

Learn tonic-dominant chord progressions, “turnarounds,” and chord inversions in all keys while developing the ability to play standard tunes using those chord progressions in lead sheet format.

Jazz Piano 1

Mondays 6:30 – 8 pm 9/18 – 11/27 (10 weeks) no class 11/20

Jazz Piano 1

Learn to play jazz standards and the 12-bar blues by studying jazz chord voicings and improvisation techniques.
Required text: Jamey Aebersold Play-along Vol.

Jazz Piano 2

Mondays 8:15 – 9:45 pm 9/18 – 11/27 (10 weeks) no class 11/20

Jazz Piano 2

In this continuation of Jazz Piano 1, you’ll learn more advanced chord voicings and soloing techniques, as well as standard reharmonization techniques.  Required text: Jamey Aebersold Play-along Vol.

Gospel Piano: A Chronological Survey

Tuesdays 6 – 7:30 pm 9/19 – 11/28 (10 weeks) no class 11/21

Gospel Piano: A Chronological Survey

Whether you play jazz, rock, R&B/soul, funk, or country, your music is influenced by gospel.

Beginning Improv for Piano Players

Tuesdays 7:45 – 9:15 pm 9/19 – 11/28 (10 weeks) no class 11/21

Beginning Improv for Piano Players

This class offers a highly supportive and well-rounded introduction to improvisation, specifically for keyboardists.

Cancelled The Power of Pentatonics

Wednesdays 6:30 – 8 pm 9/20 – 11/29 (10 weeks) no class 11/22

The Power of Pentatonics

Pentatonic scales can be put to use in a wide range of contemporary musical settings.

Cancelled Neo-Soul Harmony & Improvisation for Keyboardists

Wednesdays 6 – 7:30 pm 9/20 – 11/29 (10 weeks) no class 11/22

Neo-Soul Harmony & Improvisation for Keyboardists

Have you ever wondered how artists like Erykah Badu, Robert Glasper and Moonchild write their music?