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URL:https://michellespiano.com/events/classical-improvisation-and-the-amaz
 ing-piano/
SUMMARY:CLASSICAL IMPROVISATION & THE AMAZING PIANO
DESCRIPTION:\nCLASSICAL IMPROVISATION - Session 1 @ 9:00am\nTHE AMAZING PIA
 NO - Session 2 @ 11:00am\nPresenter: BRIAN CHUNG\, co-author of Improvisat
 ion at the Piano: A Systematic Approach for the Classically Trained Pianis
 t\n\nDate: 11/16/2013 (9:00am-12:00noon)\n(Refreshments will be served)\nL
 ocation: Michelle’s Piano\nRSVP 503-295-1180\n\n\n\nSession Summaries\nC
 lassical Improvisation:\nThis session will offer a fun\, step-by-step appr
 oach to improvisation built entirely upon the elements of traditional pian
 o study. Participants will learn not only how to improvise for themselves\
 , but also how to teach improvisation to their students. A wide range of c
 reativity-enhancing exercises will be explained and applied to well-known 
 repertoire.\n\nLearning to improvise is like learning to talk. Talking mov
 es from producing sounds to building vocabulary to applying grammar to com
 municating with ease. Anyone can improvise by following the same series of
  progressive steps using one’s existing skills as a pianist. Mr. Chung h
 as delivered various forms of this seminar at every major national teachin
 g conference in North America.\nThe Amazing Piano:\nHave you played the pi
 ano your entire life without understanding how it really works? Ever wonde
 red why some pianos sound and feel better than others over time? Did you k
 now that the emotional impact of your playing is directly affected by the 
 way a piano is built? This session will take a look “under the hood” o
 f a grand piano and explain how great piano touch and tone is produced and
  sustained over time.\n\nIt will provide valuable knowledge and practical 
 wisdom for all those who play pianos and those who purchase them.\n\nAbout
  the presenter:\nBrian Chung is Senior Vice President of Kawai America Cor
 poration. He is co-chair of the MTNA Foundation Fund Development Committee
 \, a 2004 MTNA Foundation Fellow\, recipient of the 2010 MTNA Distinguish
 ed Service Award\, co-author (with Dennis Thurmond) of Improvisation at th
 e Piano: A Systematic Approach for the Classically Trained Pianist (Alfred
  Publishing 2008)\, co-author (with Brenda Dillon) of the Recreational Mus
 ic Making Handbook and arranger of Expressions of Faith: Eight Inventive 
 Explorations of Classic Hymns for Solo Piano (Alfred 2008) and Expression
 s of Christmas (2011).\nOn the web:\nwww.brianchung.net\n\nwww.improvisati
 onatthepiano.com\n\n
LOCATION:Michelles Piano\, 600 SE Stark St\, Portland\, OR\, 97214\, United
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