Ages 13+
In just a few hours, you can learn enough secrets of the trade to give you years of
musical enjoyment. Learn to play piano the way professionals do-using chords. Since
this class is being held online with ZOOM you will be able to sit at your piano or
keyboard at home and take this course with no pressure at all. And since this course
includes an online book and online follow up video lessons, you will be able to continue
your practice and study on your own. An optional periodic online question and answer
session is also included. A recording of the class is included as well. The course
is partly lecture/demonstration and partly hands on instruction.
Topics include:
How chords work in a song
How to get more out of sheet music by reading less of it
How to form the three main types of chords
How to handle different keys and time signatures
How to avoid “counting”
How to simplify over 12,000 complex chords
CLASS SCHEDULE: Subject to Change: Due to their very nature, our classes are “subject to change”. Class change notices will be sent via email to the email address on file. Please check your email OR check class status at the Community Programs website before your scheduled class.
Register Online
DATE: 1 Saturday: February 1, 2025
TIME: 8:00 - 11:00am
FEE: 69 (includes materials)
LOCATION: Online
MODE OF DELIVERY: Live Remote via Zoom
INSTRUCTOR: Craig Coffman
QUESTIONS: Contact instructor at 602-750-3173 or Craig.coffman@justonceclasses.com
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Craig Coffman
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Craig Coffman is an experienced piano and guitar instructor, professional pianist and music director. He has over 30 years’ experience teaching piano privately. His piano and guitar seminars, offered through Community Colleges and Community Education Programs, have been attended by over 30,000 students throughout Arizona, Minnesota and the United States over the last 25 years. His classes have also been well received overseas in Kenya, South Africa and also in the Philippines. He has a degree in Sociology from Illinois Wesleyan University in Illinois (where he also studied piano) and a Master of Divinity degree from Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon. |