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Popular Music Keyboard
Popular Music Keyboard
(Novice Level)
(Novice Level)
(age 16+)
Not offered in 2020
Not offered in 2020
For adults who can already play piano/keyboard (with good piano technique: strong fingerings, left/right hand independence, fluency with major, minor, 7th chords, scales, and can play in major & minor keys up to 3 sharps/flats) who want to learn how to play popular music authentically: i.e., adapting sheet music, playing from fake books, and playing by ear.
Topics: chord variations and inversions, fills, interlocked right/left hand patterns (including LH octave bass and passing notes). Primary emphasis: creating stylistically appropriate grooves and variations with reference to particular repertoire in a variety of current and past popular music styles.
(Special advice/tips will be shared with any teachers, music therapists or community musicians taking the workshop.)
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WORKSHOP COST: $65 (inc. HST) for 4 sessions, includes all materials presented in sessions
Popular Music Keyboard
Popular Music Keyboard
(Intermediate Level)
(Intermediate Level)
(age 16+)
Not offered in 2020
Not offered in 2020
For adults who have taken the Novice Level workshop.
Topics: additional chord variations and inversions, fills, independent bass parts, improvisation patterns and strategies. Emphasis will be upon creating stylistically appropriate grooves and variation with reference to repertoire in a variety of current and past popular music styles, all rooted in therapeutic techniques & goals.
(Special advice/tips will be shared with any teachers, music therapists or community musicians taking the workshop.)
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WORKSHOP COST: $65 (inc. HST) for 4 sessions, includes all materials presented in sessions (PDFs of instructional sheets & PowerPoint slides, audio links, demonstration audio, plus recordings of sessions)
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Classic Rock/Pop Piano Hits (Pt 1)
Classic Rock/Pop Piano Hits (Pt 1)
(age 16+)
Not offered in 2020
Not offered in 2020
For adults with proficiency with popular pianos techniques (e.g., as described in Novice Level and Intermediate Level workshops) and an overall technical proficiency no less than a Grade 6 RCM level. Familiarity with chord symbols / types (major, minor, all 7ths, diminished and augmented chords) strongly recommended, and fluency in keys up to 4 sharps/ flats.
You will learn to play 5 Classic Rock/Pop songs in their original keys, with all of the nuances: Let It Be & Hey Jude (The Beatles), Imagine (John Lennon), Your Song & Crocodile Rock (Elton John).
WORKSHOP COST: $65 (inc. HST) for 4 sessions, includes all materials presented in sessions.
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Classic Rock/Pop Piano Hits (Pt 2)
Classic Rock/Pop Piano Hits (Pt 2)
(age 16+)
Not offered in 2020
Not offered in 2020
)For adults with proficiency with popular pianos techniques (e.g., as described in Novice Level and Intermediate Level workshops) and an overall technical proficiency no less than a Grade 6 RCM level. Familiarity with chord symbols / types (major, minor, all 7ths, diminished and augmented chords) strongly recommended, and fluency in keys up to 4 sharps/ flats.
This workshop is designed to build upon and extend techniques explored in Classic Rock/Pop Piano (Pt 1). You will learn to play 6 Classic Rock/Pop songs in their original keys, with all of the nuances: Lady Madonna & The Long and Winding Road (The Beatles), Daniel (Elton John), Just The Way You Are & My Life (Billy Joel) and Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon & Garfunkel).
WORKSHOP COST: $65 (inc. HST) for 4 sessions, includes all materials presented in sessions.
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