I am in the process of scaling up the live seminar side of the website by introducing more styles, genres, and teachers, and I need your votes and input.
I have created a poll below containing styles and genres of improvised music that are not currently covered in our live seminars. Some of these topics can be found in our courses and lessons on the website, but not in our live seminars.
Please note that these new styles will be in addition to the current live seminars on Jazz Piano, Vocal Studies, Brazilian Piano, & Gospel/Blues Piano.
Cast Your Votes Here
Everyone can cast up to 5 votes on the styles they are most interested in.
What Styles Are You Most Interested In For Future Live Seminars?
Funk Piano
Jazz Fusion
RnB Piano
Neo Soul
Smooth Jazz
Contemporary Church Music
New Orleans Piano
Slow Blues
Cuban Piano / Salsa / Montunos
Bebop
Boogie-Woogie
Ragtime
Trad Jazz
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Did I Miss Any Styles?
I believe that the poll cannot be modified after it has been launched for integrity purposes, but if I have missed any styles that you are interested in, please post them below and we will factor in all suggestions.
Iād like to learn Ray Charlesā style.
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Davellās course on Gospel music is thorough and detailed, but Iād like more references to itās application in popular music. How does one apply Gospel chords and music to a piece like āyesterdayā for example? āHymn to freedomā has many Gospel elements, and although Oscar Pās rendition is unique the underlying sound is very like Ray Charles.
Love it Gregorio! I found a tutorial on YouTube a while ago on Cuban style. Itās hard on the right hand! I wasnāt committed enough and itās all gone now, but Iād be game to trying again if it appears on PianoGroove!
@George_Miller - we have a Ray Charles themed session on the 19th.
@Gregorio-L - I have reached out to a cuban jazz pianist and hopefully we can get a seminar scheduled this month on cuban piano styles.
@karl1, @ken1 and @colette - we can definitely cover all of these suggestions with our teaching team and I will get these topics scheduled in for Mayās seminar listings.
We are recording a new blues course with Jon later this month and so I will suggest the idea of him hosting a live seminar every month or so. Iām sure he will be interested.
We also have a new blues/gospel teacher joining us next month - more to be announced on this shortly. The 2 new courses will be recorded, edited, and published around the same time - around late December/early new year.
Likewise I think itās a great idea to have at least one monthly seminar dedicated to blues and/or gospel music. I will keep you posted on developments.
How about finding an expert on some kind of āorientalā music, like from the Middle East and arabspeaking countries? I am afraid I donāt know any good contemporary music or jazz players from those parts but I am sure there could be quite a few, since they have a rich musical tradition with lots of improvisation, different modes etc? Or maybe Indian jazz (unfortunately I donāt know any there either, but of course the same applies to them with an equally rich musical tradition and so forth). If you could find someone good I am sure I am not the only one here at pianogroove who would be extremely curious to delve into it.
Hey @TimD - great news, Jon will be doing his first live seminar next week and he will be hosting a monthly seminar covering blues and New Orleans piano styles moving forwards.
For his first live seminar, he would like students to submit questions ahead of the seminar so that he has some material to work from.
Yes I think this is a great idea @fredrik - We are currently adding more blues and gospel themed seminars and afterwards we can certainly branch out to these more nice musical genres. Thanks for the suggestions and leave it with me.
