Piano Improvisation
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What'll I do next?... The Nuts & BOLD of Making it up! Sponsored by: WSMTA This event is completed. |
Completed - Thanks for Coming!
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Have you ever wanted to improvise music on the spot and feel confident about your creation?
Would you like to know some "tips & strategies" that will help you on your journey to be more creative?
Do you like to tinker with chords but wonder how to make up something that grooves or moves?
How often have you wanted to capture the spirit of a classical composition but are not sure where to begin?
We will go over my "Tool Box" of useful exercises that will provide you and your students "little blueprints" that will help open pathways in becoming more spontaneous. These little 'workouts' will help you:
Would you like to know some "tips & strategies" that will help you on your journey to be more creative?
Do you like to tinker with chords but wonder how to make up something that grooves or moves?
How often have you wanted to capture the spirit of a classical composition but are not sure where to begin?
We will go over my "Tool Box" of useful exercises that will provide you and your students "little blueprints" that will help open pathways in becoming more spontaneous. These little 'workouts' will help you:
- Create instant musical musings
- Make reliable sounding chord progressions
- Play interesting left hand patterns to familiar melodies
- “Jazz-up” the classics!
- Embellish the melody and make things more interesting!
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Date: September 11th, 2015 (Friday)
Time: 10:30 - 11:30 am (Coffee Social starts @ 9:30 am) Location: St. Barnabas Lutheran Church Address: 15600 Old Rockford Rd, Plymouth, MN 55446 Cost: Free Contact: Grace Bunday Phone: (952) 200-3147 Sponsored by: WSMTA This event is Free and Open to everyone. No RSVP is required. Come and Join us on September 11 for this fun and informative workshop! Thanks for coming to the improvisation workshop! |
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About Gregory Theisen
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Gregory Theisen is a Composer, Pianist, Arranger and Educator. Gregory's career has given him many opportunities for performances throughout various parts of the world. His original compositions have been performed in Walker Arts Center, the International New Music Festival in Zagreb, the Lisbon Contemporary Music Festival and concerts in Germany and Belgium. He has performed in the orchestras of many Broadway productions (over 90), the Minnesota Orchestra and Plymouth Music Series, and has worked as music director for many local musical productions. Gregory is a piano and composition instructor at the MacPhail Center for Music and associate Music Director at Nativity Lutheran Church.