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Piano Summer Camp: Contemporary Style Improvisation (Ages 12+)
Paul McFarland
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Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(220)
Does your child love contemporary (or pop) music? They can learn to jam on the piano with a contemporary style! This 4-lesson piano camp allows them to explore key piano skills in a fun, improvisational style.
Class experience
In this summer camp 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 to 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...
Lesson 1: Students will learn how to play the Happy Birthday melody in the right hand with a swing rhythm. Lesson 2: Students will learn basic improvisational techniques to improvise in the right hand over the Happy Birthday melody. Lesson 3: Students will learn chord roots and chord progressions in the left hand to accompany Happy Birthday. Lesson 4: Students will combine hands to play an improvised Happy Birthday melody in the right hand and a standard blues chord progression in the left hand.
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!
Homework Offered
1-2 hours of practice is recommended per week.1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Grades Offered
Only access to a piano or keyboard will be needed for the zoom lesson. If possible, the webcam should be pointed at the keyboard so the teacher is able to see the student's hands.
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Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(220)
Hi there and welcome to my Outschool page! I'm currently offering a coupon for $15 off of any of my classes labeled "Private Piano Lessons" (1-1 format) or Flexible Schedule Lessons. Valid for one use per family. Simply apply the following...
Group Class
$24
weekly or $48 for 4 classes2x per week, 2 weeks
25 min
Completed by 2 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 12-17
3-5 learners per class
