Course | Piano | Bach Musette Improvisation

"The Method to improvise on Bach"

Instructor
Charl Du Plessis
Duration
2 hours and 23 minutes
10 Chapters / 15 Videos
Course description
Learn the basics of improvisation skills & knowledge of chords and expand your essential pianistic skill set to play with/without notes. You will understand the composer’s compositional material using analysis, learn how to create your version with the same material, and start improvising!
  1. Play the original version of Bach's MUSETTE
  2. Learn how to make a new version
  3. Play Bach's MUSETTE in three different versions
 

What you learn in this course:

  • Improving basic improvisation skills & knowledge of chords
  • Expanding your essential pianistic skill set to play with/without notes
  • Understanding the composer’s compositional material through analysis
  • How to create your version with the same material and improvise
  • Having fun with music using improvisation & creative playing

For this course, you'll need the following:

  • Basic sight-reading skills
  • Knowledge of basic chord structures (major/minor)
  • Basic knowledge of scales and arpeggios
  • Listening skills to analyze and imitate by ear
  • Self-confidence and imagination

At the end of the course, you will:

  • Perform Bach Musette in D in its original format
  • Follow a method on how to alter the LH and RH to create your original material
  • Use the Musette by JS Bach to improvise in 3 different styles
  • Improvise free in 3 different keys
  • Make an introduction and ending
  • Create a complete arrangement of a song

Instructor: Charl Du Plessis

 

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