The Naked Piano, Creative Compositions or Performance Party workshops are held annually though not always at the same time every year. They are varied slightly each time so there is always a new learning experience for students who attend them on multiple occasions.
The “Naked Piano”
The piano is a fascinating instrument with more than 12,000 parts, yet even a lot of early advanced students - who can play beautifully - do not have a detailed understanding of how it works. In the Naked Piano workshop, students will get to more than just peek under the lid for a bit. They will get to do experiments to see how sounds change, learn about the instrument’s history and learn about all the different parts of a piano.
Students will improve their understanding of melody and rhythm with this workshop. It is typically held before a Creative Composition workshop or before Summer Composition Workshops start.
Students learn different elements from scales, to chord structure, to tonality in order to produce specific genres of music. Then they work together using what they have learned to create a collaborative composition.
Students will explore different musical periods, get introduced to famous composers and their music from each period all while continuing to explore rhythm, melody, improvisation and ensemble playing.
Your child will build confidence, performance etiquette and many life skills every time they play in front of an audience. They will have a blast with other students as they master the never-perfect performance, learn how to engage the audience, establish stage presence, choreograph bowing, and so much more!