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Group Piano Lessons: Contemporary Style Improvisation (Discounted First Class!)

Does your child love contemporary music? They can learn to jam on the piano with a contemporary style! This discounted class allows your child to decide if contemporary improvisation is a good fit—or they can take it as a fun stand alone!
Paul McFarland
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1 live meeting
25 mins in-class hours

Class Experience

In this course, students will learn how to play piano in the style of "popular music"-the type of music you might hear while streaming. Rather than learning a specific song, students will learn the fundamentals of the style and practice "jamming" or creating their own melodies. 

Improvisation is a fun, relaxed way learn how to play the piano. Students will learn the major and pentatonic scales and how to improvise with those notes. They will start improvising right away! They will learn how to improvise with these notes using creative rhythms and various groupings.

There are no prerequisites for the class, and no prior piano experience is required. However, many experienced pianists enjoy taking improvisation courses to improve their ear training and expand their repertoire. 

I believe that students learn best by doing. While I model all of the skills taught in the class, the majority of the class will be spent with the students experimenting in a safe environment and receiving instant feedback. Students will learn to improvise by improvising. 

I’ve had a really great experience learning how to improvise, and I’m excited to pass this on to you. I look forward to seeing you there! 

**If you would like to learn specific popular songs, please check out my Pop Piano Improvisation-Private Lesson course.**
Learning Goals
Students will be able to improvise in the right hand using the major and pentatonic scales.
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Supply List
Students will need a keyboard or a piano. It is recommended to point the camera at the keys if possible.
Language of Instruction
English
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined May, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Maryland Teaching Certificate in Music/Theater/Arts
Master's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from Loyola University Maryland
Bachelor's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from SUNY Fredonia
I'm a certified music teacher with over a decade of experience teaching music in the public schools. My Bachelor's Degree (from SUNY Fredonia) is in music education, and my Master's Degree (from Loyola University Maryland) specializes in Kodály Music Education. 

My mom was a piano teacher and my dad was a public school music teacher, so in one sense you could say I've always grown up around music and the piano. I had traditional piano lessons growing up and in college. However, around Middle School I discovered that my real love for piano is Boogie Woogie music, the blues, and improvisation. I would have given anything at the time for improvisation instruction; that's one of the reasons why I'm so passionate about passing on my love of piano improvisation with young students today! 

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Meets once
25 min

Completed by 9 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 12-17
3-6 learners per class

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