Acquire the tools to create your own music and have fun with your friends.
Although this video features kids, these lessons are for students of any age!
The 10 Essential Music Lessons Everyone Needs to Take
10 Lessons
26 Videos
Over 7 Hours
of Instruction
Email Access
with Lesson Questions
With these 10 lessons, you’ll get the skills to:
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understand and play other people’s music
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create music that's meaningful to you
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collaborate with other musicians
These lessons are designed for the keyboard but the content is totally relevant to all other instruments, as well as to people who compose on their computer.​​
All for the Price of One In-Person Lesson!
To get insight and understanding to how music works, it makes sense not to focus on note reading. This approach isn’t meant to be gimmicky or a novelty - you will actually have a deeper understanding of music, and will develop a greater capacity to create your own, if the notes are left out. So, for this reason, there's no note reading in the 10 Essential Lessons.
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As a student at the Berklee College of Music, I felt there could have been more emphasis on the big ideas and concepts that every student of music needs to know. To create the 10 Essential Lessons, I referred back to my classes in Harmony, Ear Training and the Keyboard, and integrated the most important information with my experience from decades of playing and teaching. The result: 10 sequential and easy-to-follow lessons that will respect your time, teach you what's most important, and put you on the path to a lifetime of creativity in music.
When you sign up for the waitlist, you'll get:
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The two introductory lessons (for people who are new to music or the keyboard)
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Lesson 1 (both instruction and answer videos)
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A useful chord progression that can serve as a template when creating your own music
All Absolutely Free When You Sign Up For The Waitlist
Quotes About Jeff & His Teaching
“No more than six months after the lessons started, one day I brought David and Kevin shopping at BJ’s Wholesale club, to my surprise and delight, they took turns sitting in front of the store piano, and gave their first public performance. I can still vividly recall the priceless smiles on their faces upon receiving the applauses and cheers from the gallery of spectators. “
“Sam has learned many things from his work with Jeff. He has gained proficiency in recognizing and playing patterns that are common in jazz music.”
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“I would like to recommend Jeff to any students ready to make the leap to a less classical, more improvisational approach to piano study…Although he can sight read very well, Ryan found he lacked the skills to effectively interpret this music on his own. We were thrilled when we discovered Jeff…
When you sign up for the waitlist, you'll get:
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The two introductory lessons (for people who are new to music or the keyboard)
-
Lesson 1 (both instruction and answer videos)
-
A useful chord progression that can serve as a template when creating your own music
All Absolutely Free When You Sign Up For The Waitlist
These 10 Lessons Are For:
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Total beginners, regardless of age (two introductory lessons are included to get you up to speed)
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Students with experience taking traditional lessons who now want to create and who realize that traditional lessons did not provide them the skills to do this
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Families who homeschool their kids or who want to learn something together (I recommend parent participation for students under 12)
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People who create on their computer and need guidance about how music works
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People who play other instruments who want a better understanding of music
About Jeff
By the time I was in middle school, I had already earned the reputation around school as the guy who plays piano well. The girl down the street, curious about learning music herself, asked me one day for piano lessons. She would be my first paying customer and at the top of a long list of students whom I taught music, as well as English as a Second Language, Spanish and Portuguese.
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What You'll Find at Launch:
In Lessons 1 through 6, you will learn the harmonies - the triads and chords - found in most styles of American music. These harmonies come from only 3 scales, and these scales are important for understanding music.
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In Lessons 7 and 8, you will learn about the relationships among these 3 scales and how they are used to support a melody.
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Lesson 9 will show you how 2 of these scales are used to construct entire songs songs. In Lesson 10 you will develop to read and play rhythms.
When you sign up for the waitlist, you'll get:
-
The two introductory lessons (for people who are new to music or the keyboard)
-
Lesson 1 (both instruction and answer videos)
-
A useful chord progression that can serve as a template when creating your own music
All Absolutely Free When You Sign Up For The Waitlist