Courses
Keyboard Lab - Improvisation
A performance lab intended for keyboardists with little or no experience in improvisation.
Improvisation in Afro-Cuban Piano
The course explores the rhythmic and harmonic/melodic vocabulary in Afro-Cuban piano improvisation. Phrasing with the clave is a main focus of the course.
Advanced Stylistic Comping - Roots/Rock
Instrumental laboratory for piano principals emphasizing the application of comping techniques to a variety of "roots of rock" styles influenced by blues, New Orleans, and gospel music.
Advanced Stylistic Comping - Latin
Instrumental laboratory for piano principals emphasizing the application of comping techniques to a variety of Latin and Latin-influenced jazz and pop music styles.
Advanced Stylistic Comping - Funk/Fusion
Instrumental laboratory for piano principals emphasizing comping studies and their application to the funk/fusion idiom. Recorded material for play-along purposes.
Advanced Stylistic Comping - Pop
Instrumental laboratory for piano principals emphasizing comping studies and the application of these techniques to a variety of pop music styles.
Advanced Rhythmic Lab for the Keyboardist
A lab workshop specifically designed to improve the keyboardist's understanding and mastery of different rhythmic concepts and their application on the keyboard into various musical contexts.
Upper Structure Triad Applications
This course involves the in-depth study of upper structure triads (USTs) in all chord types and triad combinations.
Accompaniment Techniques for the Singer/Pianist
Practical intermediate keyboard skills for self-accompanying vocalists and singer/songwriters. Focuses on rhythm, voicing, registration, and overall arrangement.
Keyboard Lab - Advanced Comping
Continuation of ILPN-122 emphasizing more advanced voicing techniques.
Keyboard Lab - Chart Reading
Practical training in the kind of reading and comping skills necessary for successful ensemble participation, such as introductions, endings, fills, notational practices, and style awareness.
Keyboard Lab - Comping 2
Continuation of ILPN -121. Instrumental laboratory for piano principals emphasizing more challenging comping studies and the application of these techniques to a variety of idioms.
Keyboard Lab - Comping 1
Instrumental laboratory for piano principals emphasizing comping studies and the application of these techniques to a variety of idioms. Recorded material for play-along purposes.
Keyboard Lab - Reading 2
Continuation of ILPN-111. Instrumental laboratory for piano principals emphasizing more challenging reading studies in a variety of idioms.
Keyboard Lab - Reading 1
Instrumental laboratory for piano principals emphasizing reading studies in a variety of idioms.
Jazz Piano Trio 2
A two-hour lab for Piano Performance Majors that focuses on advanced harmonic and rhythmic studies for the pianist and the rhythm section. Styles include Latin, Brazilian, Hard Bop and Modern.
Introduction to Jazz Improvisation for Classical Pianists
Designed for classical pianists who want to develop jazz improvisation skill.
Jazz Piano Trio 1
An ensemble for piano students who want to improve their ability to function in an ensemble setting with bass and drums.
Jazz Piano Master Class Ensemble
An advanced performance ensemble for piano principals providing the opportunity to study, analyze, and perform the music of selected jazz pianists in a master-class setting.
New Music Improvisation Ensemble
An ensemble for pianists to study improvisational systems and structures using both traditional notation and other methods such as graphic, visual, or written instructions.