Orono-Instant Piano for Hopelessly Busy People – Zoom- 3 Hour Class
with Craig Coffman is Experienced piano and guitar instructor, professional pianist and music director For mor
April 7th, 2025
Chords Are Key - Using the Chord Method By Craig Coffman
Craig Coffman is an experienced piano and guitar instructor, professional pianist and music director. He has over 30 years experience teaching piano privately. His piano and guitar seminars, offered through Community Colleges and Community Education Programs, have been attended by over 30,000 students throughout The United States, Kenya, South Africa Arizona and the Philippines. He has a degree in Sociology from Wesleyan University in Illinois (where he also studied piano) and a Master of Divinity degree from Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon.
Instant Piano for Hopelessly Busy People - Zoom- 3 Hour Class
In just a few hours, you can learn enough secrets of the trade to give you years of musical enjoyment. Learn to play piano the way professionals do-using chords. Since this class is being held online with ZOOM you will be able to sit at your piano or keyboard at home and take this course with no pressure at all. And since this course includes an online book and online follow up video lessons, you will be able to continue your practice and study on your own. An optional periodic online question and answer session is also included. A recording of the class is included as well. The course is partly lecture/demonstration and partly hands-on instruction.
Topics include:
How chords work in a song
How to get more out of sheet music by reading less of it
How to form the three main types of chords
How to handle different keys and time signatures
How to avoid “counting”
How to simplify over 12,000 complex chords
How to simplify over 12,000 complex chords
Instructor: Craig Coffman
Date: Monday, April 7 – 6:30pm-9:30pm
Cost: $69 (includes an online book and online follow-up video lessons)
