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Naperville Music Presents Brian Chung Wednesday October 13th 9:00am till 12:00 Noon A Seminar for Piano Teachers Presenter: Brian Chung, co-author of Improvisation at the Piano A Systematic Approach for the Classically Trained Pianist. Co-author of Recreational Music Making, Handbook for Piano Teachers Author of Expressions of Faith RSVP There is no registration fee for this seminar. Refreshments will be served. If you cannot attend and would like to be notified of our next teacher event - Naperville Music 636 E Ogden Ave. Naperville, Il. 60563 napervillemusic.com Presenter: BRIAN CHUNG, co-author of Improvisation at the Piano: A Systematic Approach for the Classically Trained Pianist CLASSICAL IMPROVISATION Session Summary: Those who wish to explore improvisation are often encouraged to study jazz. But is that really the best way to learn improvisation? Couldn’t the classically trained pianist learn to improvise in the classical style? This session is for the classical musician. It will explain an enjoyable and systematic approach to improvisation built entirely upon the elements of traditional piano study. During the session, learning to improvise will be compared to the process of learning to talk. Talking begins with the desire to say something personal and meaningful. This is the heart of improvisation in any form. Next, the talking process moves from the production of sounds to building vocabulary, applying grammar and, eventually, communicating with ease. One can learn to improvise by following this same series of progressive steps using one’s existing skills as a pianist. Brian Chung has delivered various forms of this seminar at the 2007 MTNA Collaborative Conference (Toronto), World Piano Pedagogy Conference, 2008 MTNA National Conference (Denver), National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy (Chicago), National Piano Teachers Institute (Dallas) and the 2009 MTNA National Conference (Atlanta). “Life Shaper or Artist Maker” Session: Every teacher of piano wants to have a significant impact on the world. But to maximize that impact, teachers should continually revisit why they do what they do. The ways teachers view the role/purpose of their teaching can either increase or constrain their impact on students, communities and society. Brian Chung will discuss two of the figurative “lenses” teachers often use to view their role – the Life Shaper and the Artist Maker – and explain how the proper use of these lenses can empower every teacher to maximize his/her impact on the world. This session received a standing ovation as the opening keynote address for the recent National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy (2009). About the presenter: Brian Chung is Senior Vice President of Kawai America Corporation. He is a two-term president of the Piano Manufacturers Association International, chair of the MTNA Foundation Fund Development Committee, a 2004 MTNA Foundation Fellow, and recipient of the 2010 MTNA Distinguished Service Award. He is also co-author of Improvisation at the Piano: A Systematic Approach for the Classically Trained Pianist (Alfred Publishing 2007), co-author of the Recreational Music Making Handbook for Piano Teachers (Alfred 2009) and author of Expressions of Faith: Eight Inventive Explorations of Classic Hymns for Solo Piano (Alfred 2008). On the web: www.brianchung.net www.improvisationatthepiano.com www.rmmhandbook.com Mr. Chung will present two sessions Details below RSVP There is no registration fee for this seminar. Refreshments will be served. If you cannot attend and would like to be notified of our next teacher event -
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Naperville Music PresentsBrian Chung
Wednesday October 13th9:00am till 12:00 Noon
A Seminar for Piano TeachersPresenter: Brian Chung, co-author of Improvisation at the Piano A Systematic Approach for the Classically Trained Pianist. Co-author of Recreational Music Making, Handbook for Piano Teachers Author of Expressions of Faith
RSVPThere is no registration fee for this seminar.Refreshments will be served.
If you cannot attend and would like to be notifiedof our next teacher event -
Naperville Music636 E Ogden Ave.
Naperville, Il. 60563napervillemusic.com
Presenter: BRIAN CHUNG, co-author of Improvisation at the Piano: A Systematic Approach for the Classically Trained Pianist
CLASSICAL IMPROVISATION Session Summary: Those who wish to explore improvisation are often encouraged to study jazz. But is that really the best way to learn improvisation? Couldn’t the classically trained pianist learn to improvise in the classical style? This session is for the classical musician. It will explain an enjoyable and systematic approach to improvisation built entirely upon the elements of traditional piano study. During the session, learning to improvise will be compared to the process of learning to talk. Talking begins with the desire to say something personal and meaningful. This is the heart of improvisation in any form. Next, the talking process moves from the production of sounds to building vocabulary, applying grammar and, eventually, communicating with ease. One can learn to improvise by following this same series of progressive steps using one’s existing skills as a pianist. Brian Chung has delivered various forms of this seminar at the 2007 MTNA Collaborative Conference (Toronto), World Piano Pedagogy Conference, 2008 MTNA National Conference (Denver), National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy (Chicago), National Piano Teachers Institute (Dallas) and the 2009 MTNA National Conference (Atlanta). “Life Shaper or Artist Maker” Session: Every teacher of piano wants to have a significant impact on the world. But to maximize that impact, teachers should continually revisit why they do what they do. The ways teachers view the role/purpose of their teaching can either increase or constrain their impact on students, communities and society. Brian Chung will discuss two of the figurative “lenses” teachers often use to view their role – the Life Shaper and the Artist Maker – and explain how the proper use of these lenses can empower every teacher to maximize his/her impact on the world. This session received a standing ovation as the opening keynote address for the recent National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy (2009). About the presenter: Brian Chung is Senior Vice President of Kawai America Corporation. He is a two-term president of the Piano Manufacturers Association International, chair of the MTNA Foundation Fund Development Committee, a 2004 MTNA Foundation Fellow, and recipient of the 2010 MTNA Distinguished Service Award. He is also co-author of Improvisation at the Piano: A Systematic Approach for the Classically Trained Pianist (Alfred Publishing 2007), co-author of the Recreational Music Making Handbook for Piano Teachers (Alfred 2009) and author of Expressions of Faith: Eight Inventive Explorations of Classic Hymns for Solo Piano (Alfred 2008). On the web: www.brianchung.net
www.improvisationatthepiano.com www.rmmhandbook.com
Mr. Chung will present two sessionsDetails below
RSVPThere is no registration fee for this seminar.Refreshments will be served.
If you cannot attend and would like to be notifiedof our next teacher event -
