Keyboard
Organ, Piano, Pipe Organ: Keyboard programs (piano and organ) develop strong technique, reading, interpretation, and performance confidence.
Keyboard (piano and organ) builds balanced hands, voicing control, and pedal finesse. We teach finger substitution, rotational motion, and relaxed speed for clean scales, arpeggios, and voicings. Parents appreciate the literacy it fosters; Gen Z/Alpha enjoy game/anime soundtracks and lo-fi beats; adults find a restorative creative outlet.
Historically, keyboards anchor harmony from Bach’s counterpoint to Chopin’s lyricism to today’s cinematic and streaming scenes. Pipe organ adds spatial grandeur. We model touch for Baroque clarity, Classical balance, Romantic cantabile, gospel/rock keys, and ambient/synth colors so players can pivot between competitions, recitals, church gigs, studio sessions, and online releases.
Great performers—Martha Argerich, Daniel Barenboim, Glenn Gould, and organ icon Marie-Claire Alain—shape our listening labs on voicing and pedal timing. Benefits: pattern recognition, coordination, harmonic fluency, memory, and confidence for exams, college prescreens, livestream recitals, and collaborations with bands or choirs.
We add sight-reading sprints, chord/lead sheet fluency, and recording projects so students can create content, accompany peers, and audition for festivals, ILMEA, NFMC events, or school musicals.
