We will cover arranging techniques across various styles, providing detailed examples and sheet music to help you apply these concepts to your own arrangements. Examples will include jazz, pop/rock, funk, and worship music. In addition to exploring key concepts, we’ll leave plenty of time for discussion and questions, ensuring you gain a comprehensive understanding that you can confidently bring into your own musical projects. Whether you're looking to refine your skills or expand your arranging repertoire, this class will offer valuable insights and practical tools.

Chord Play will show you how to get the most music out of even the simplest chord progressions. You’ll learn how to take a basic two-chord loop and turn it into something rich, colorful, and full of movement. Step by step, we’ll explore different ways to “arrive” at a chord, how to break apart and re-build progressions, and how to combine the chords you already know with new ones borrowed from other keys for fresh, exciting sounds.

You’ll also discover how different chords create different moods—and how you can use those moods to spark your improvisation. By the end of the course, you’ll have a set of practical tools to make your playing more interesting, your arrangements more engaging, and your improvisations more expressive, all while deepening your understanding of harmony in a fun, hands-on way.

Chord Play will show you how to get the most music out of even the simplest chord progressions. You’ll learn how to take a basic two-chord loop and turn it into something rich, colorful, and full of movement. Step by step, we’ll explore different ways to “arrive” at a chord, how to break apart and re-build progressions, and how to combine the chords you already know with new ones borrowed from other keys for fresh, exciting sounds.

You’ll also discover how different chords create different moods—and how you can use those moods to spark your improvisation. By the end of the course, you’ll have a set of practical tools to make your playing more interesting, your arrangements more engaging, and your improvisations more expressive, all while deepening your understanding of harmony in a fun, hands-on way.

Beginner Improv is the perfect starting point for new improvisers or those who want to build a solid foundation. Following my proven The Confident Improviser™ Level 1 program, you’ll learn step-by-step how to create great-sounding improvisations without feeling overwhelmed. We’ll cover simple basslines, 5-finger blues scales, essential rhythms, and easy accompaniment patterns—building your skills one layer at a time. By the end, you’ll have the confidence and tools to improvise freely and musically at the piano.