Firstly, all our courses are 1-to-1. Next, there are 3 different courses to choose from.
1) Jazz Piano Improvisation
2) Pop Piano Improvisation
3) Pop Piano for Beginners
Four possible scenarios you might face
1) If you have zero background, you can only go for Pop Piano For Beginners.
2) If you have some background in Classical Music, but cannot improvise much or just a little, then you should go for Pop Piano Improvisation. However, if you have wide interest in
Jazz music, then you may go for Jazz Piano Improvisation.
3) If you have strong background and can improvise moderately well already, you should only go for Jazz Piano Improvisation. Unless, you have no interest in Jazz at all, then you may
go for Pop Piano Improvisation to enhance your improvisational capabilities with pop music.
Both the Pop Piano Improvisation and Pop Piano Improvisation for Beginners courses will be taught by our pop piano instructors.
The main difference is in the teaching contents. The Beginners course is structured to get the student to play something simple. The Pop Piano Improvisation has more scope for
flexibility as the student is proficient enough to explore other songs and concepts.
Since the sessions are 1-to-1, the instructor can assess the student and decide where to start from. The instructor is trained to handle every student differently (since every student
is different), and to understand their previous musical background and their interests. Thus it is important for the student to tell the instructor what he or she prefers to learn, for
example, learning accompaniment (play & sing) or solo-playing, fill-ins, more left hand techniques, more up-tempo rhythms, more 'complicated' chords, more Chinese/Korean songs,
more Worship styles, etc...
The Jazz Piano Improvisation course is taught by our jazz piano instructors. The fees will be higher as compared to Pop Piano. Jazz Piano is only suitable for those with strong playing
background. Jazz Piano is also regarded as Advanced Pop Piano, thus if you are advanced but may not have very strong interest in Jazz, we will still recommend you to start with
Jazz Piano, as the Jazz instructors are more advanced and experienced. The teaching contents are often tailored to your personal preferences.
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PLAY BY EAR MUSIC SCHOOL (SINGAPORE) - SPECIALISING IN POP PIANO & JAZZ PIANO IMPROVISATION COURSES FOR ADULTS
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