10-Week Course

Skills

• Build finger strength and independence in both hands while playing fun two-note to five-note jams across various styles, including Pop, R&B, Bossa Nova, and Funk.

• Learn essential chords: major, minor, sus2, sus4, add2 chords, and play them with actual tracks.

• Master 1-4-5 progressions - adding 2 minor and 6 minor chords as we progress.

• Groove along with songs by legendary artists such as Herbie Hancock, Coldplay, Ray Charles, Billie Eilish, Fleetwood Mac, Prince, Aretha Franklin, Harry Styles, Norah Jones, John Lennon, Fats Domino, and many more.

• Develop a variety of solid accompaniment-style chord patterns.

Practical Music Theory

• Apply foundational music theory concepts such as basic chord structure, chord symbols, letter charts, and the Nashville Number System.

Spark Song Ideas

• Find new melodic ideas with my custom designed, 2-note and 3-note improvisational
  Melody Builders and black-key-only improvisations, where you'll build confidence without worrying about playing "wrong notes."

• Create your own music while enhancing your playing skills with Musical Doodles.

All the play-along jams, videos, exercises, tracks, charts, and materials used in class will be available in the student portal for you to enjoy at any time.

12-Week Course

Skills

• Move beyond the key of C major with an expanded chord vocabulary.

• Dive into chord inversions, achieve fluid chord changes, voice leading, and a more sophisticated sound.

• Discover “slash chords”  and “breaking chords” to add harmonic depth to simple chord progressions.

• Build your chops by playing popular chord progressions along to great-sounding backing tracks.

• Bring movement and color to your playing by adding fill notes and walking notes in the left-hand.

• Play in various keys along with tracks by Sara Bareilles, Leonard Cohen, Bruno Mars, Bob Dylan, Brandi Carlile, The Eagles, Elton John, Sia, Billy Joel, Billie Eilish, Etta James, Aretha Franklin, Sam Cooke, and more.
  

Practical Music Theory

• Grasp the theory behind chord inversions and simplify moving from chord to chord.

• Deepen your knowledge of contemporary music notation, leadsheets, letter charts, the Nashville Number System, and begin writing your own charts

• Learn basic rhythmic notation in a practical and straightforward manner.

Spark Song Ideas

• Kickstart a song with my signature Roll the Dice game, a creative chord progression game that blends chance and songwriting, opening the door to unexpected musical ideas.

• Create your own music through Level 2 Melody Builders - guided improvisations using 3, 4, and 5 notes.

• Explore more advanced custom Musical Doodles that enable you to create your own music while strengthening your playing skills.

All the play-along jams, videos, exercises, tracks, charts, and materials used in class will be available in the student portal for you to enjoy at any time.

12-Week Course

Skills

• Expand your chord repertoire with augmented, diminished, and 6th chords.

• Delve into advanced harmony with chord extensions - 7th, 9th, and 11th chords.

• Move beyond basic accompaniment playing with fills and simple basslines.

• Sharpen your ability to read and play letter and number charts.

• Pick up any songbook and play the chords.

• Jam along to songs by artists such as John Legend, Alicia Keys, Queen, Bryan Adams, H.E.R., the Beatles, Adele, Journey, Frank Ocean, Kendrick Lamar, Sade, The Eagles, Pink Floyd, and many more
  

Practical Music Theory

• Grasp the theory behind chord extensions and how to use them in your songs.

• Gain confidence notating your own charts.

• Learn to read and play rhythms in a practical way - laying a strong foundation for note-reading later on.

Spark Song Ideas

• Kickstart a song with a more advanced version of my signature Roll the Dice game, a creative chord progression game that blends chance and songwriting, opening the door to unexpected musical ideas.

• Explore more advanced custom Musical Doodles that enable you to create your own music while strengthening your playing skills.

All the play-along jams, videos, exercises, tracks, charts, and materials used in class will be available in the student portal for you to enjoy at any time.

4-Week Course

This class is for students who already have some piano skills but need to solidify key concepts before advancing to Level 2.

What we’ll cover:

• Sus2, sus4, and add2 chords

• Confidently play 1-4-5 progressions, as well as 2- and 6- chords in the key of C.

• Reading and playing letter chord charts in real-time

Please reach out for a quick conversation so we can talk through your current skills and make sure you’re set up for the best possible experience!