PRO CONTEMPORARY MUSICIAN ESSENTIALS 3: Rhythm Training for all Instruments

Dear Student! If You're a creative musician who's ready to expand your playing to the next level, You're at the best place. The goal for this class is for You to be able to improvise and fit in into any music group with your instrument, and to be involved in the creative process of each of these groups. After learning the fundamentals of Music Theory, and having an insight of jazz theory, I'm going to introduce You to a lot of composing and arranging concepts rooting from the jazz world, applicable for all genres and all lineups. We will work on - Style Copies - Working on variations of melodies - harmonization - Jazz Theory, Jazz Voicings - Understanding voice leading and harmonic movements - Sound characteristics of Instruments - Understanding form - Stylistic trademarks

Dear Student! If you're a creative musician and ready to take your game to the next level, you've come to the right place. The goal of this class is to learn all the tools on your instrument that help you improvise and fit into any orchestra environment. I will introduce you to several improvisation concepts rooted in the world of jazz, which can be used in all genres. This course is 80% practice, 20% theory. We will work on: - Understanding different rhythmic sensations (different triplet sensations, "straight" octave sensations, funk, rock) and game - Repertoire knowledge - Melody variations - Rhythmic exercises (For more details, a separate course is available) - Harmonization - Scales, Arpeggios, Chord overlays - Improvisation concepts - Playing in different tempos, keys, meters - Knowledge of style Dear Student! If You're a creative musician who's ready to expand your playing to the next level, You're at the best place. The goal for this class is for You to be able to improvise and fit in into any music group with your instrument. I'm going to introduce You to a lot of improvisational concepts rooting from the jazz world, applicable for all genres. This course is 80% practical, 20% theoretical. We will work on - Understanding and Improvising in Different Time Feels - Learning Repertoire - Working on variations of melodies - Rhythm - Reharmonization - Scales - Arpeggios - Voicings - Improvisation Concepts - Playing in different Tempos - Playing in different Key signatures - Playing in different time signatures - Learning about Stylistic Trademarks

Dear Student! If You're a creative musician who's ready to expand your playing to the next level, You're at the best place. The goal for this class is for You to be able to improvise and fit in into any music group as a Keyboardist/Pianist, being able to accompany singers or other instrumentalists, and being able to play by your own as well. I'm going to introduce You to a lot of improvisational concepts rooting from the jazz world, applicable for all genres. We will work on: - Solo Piano - Accompany Singers - Playing in Bands of different lineup - Understanding difference between classic Keyboard Instruments (Synths, Hammond Organ, Rhodes, Wurli, Piano) - Walking bass - Stylistic Trademarks - Improvising in Different Time Feels - Learning Repertoire - Composing/Arranging/Songwriting tips - Reharmonization excercises - Understanding voice leading and harmonic movements - Improvisation tools - Reading - Learning and making Transcriptions

Dear Student! Every great musician have two instruments: One of them is their ears. If You're a creative musician who's ready to expand your hearing to the next level, You're at the best place. Working as a professional musician, my ears saved me countless times. It will also help You to fit into any group because You'll be able to hear what the others are playing while You do Your part. We will work on - Indentifying Intervals, Scales, Triads, Seventh Chords, and inversions of these - Singing (Not to make You the next Bruno Mars, but to develop inner hearing) - Transcribing melodies - Transcribing Chord Progressions This class is ideal for preparing entrance exams for Music school, Conservatory or University.