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Piano Lessons for Improvisational Playing + Playing by Ear

Throughout the years I have developed piano skills with which I can play all sorts of compositions by ear as well as improvise variations based on the main structure of a piece. In this course I will show you the practical and theoretical basics to improvise as well as learn pieces on the piano without note sheets. It will not be a "classical music lesson" although I will reference classical music and talk about music theory, music history and the physics of sound a lot. It won't have a "syllabus" either on the basis that every person needs different sets of skills to improve upon. It will be more of a discussion/dialogue accompanying the piano where we will expand on our ideas about music.

What You'll Learn:
-How to play Melodies, Chords, Songs.
-Different Chord Shapes, Intervals, Scales etc.
-Basic to Intermediate Music Theory:
-Pitch
-Modes
-Harmony vs. Melody
-Consonance vs. Dissonance
-Chords & Chord Progressions
-Rhythm & Meter
-Timbre: Dynamics & Articulation

I don't have any demonstration material up on this page so you can write to me if you want to meet up where I can demonstrate you my piano skills.

Extra information

A piano of some sort is required.

Location

At student's location: Around Kreuzberg, Germany

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General info

Age:
Preschool children (4-6 years old)
Children (7-12 years old)
Teenagers (13-17 years old)
Adults (18-64 years old)
Seniors (65+ years old)
Student level:
Beginner
Intermediate
Duration:
60 minutes
90 minutes
120 minutes
The class is taught in:English, German, Turkish

About Me

I'm an audio-visual artist based in Berlin.
I produce music, photograph, make short films do freelance translations, language instructions and do graphic design work.

Education

SSST - Film Directing - Béla Tarr's film.factory programme
2015-2016

I studied with Béla Tarr along prominent filmmakers of the industry.

Istanbul Bilgi University - Film & TV
2013-2015

Experience / Qualifications

Turkish Basics Course
Linguae
Published on Udemy
2020

CAVA - Institute Scriptwriting and Dramaturgy Workshop
2012
Ankara, Turkey

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