Who is this class for? — Our jazz piano class is created for adults high school age and beyond who are looking to learn or continue to develop the magical language of jazz on the piano.

Course Description — This course will focus on strategies for improvisation while self-accompanying, as well as accompaniment styles and tools, and jazz chord voicings. You will build technical skills on the piano through the lens of jazz. Have you ever wondered why artists voice their chords closely or in a more spread out way? Begin to find your own style as you build your toolkit.

This class will have a workbook available created by your instructor. The cost is $20 paid on the first day of your class.

Educator Bio — As an engaging jazz pianist, composer, and music educator, Carmen Sandim combines harmonically sophisticated post-bop with traditions from her native Brazil. Originally from Sao Paulo, Sandim studied music at Boston’s Berklee College of Music and the University of Colorado. Sandim first gained attention in the 2000s after moving to Boulder, Colorado. Her debut album, 2011’s “Brand New”, features cornetist Ron Miles. In 2016, she won a grant from Pathways to Jazz to record her sophomore album, “Play-Doh”, released in 2019 via Ropeadope Records. Carmen’s latest project “Mini Brazilian Beasts”, released in 2022 on Octave Records, features jazz luminaries Ron Miles and Gilad Hekselman. Carmen currently lives in Denver and teaches at the Metropolitan State University of Denver and University of Colorado Denver.

When & Where — This course will have 8 sessions Saturdays Sept 21 – November 16, 2024, with no class Oct 19.
Class time 10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Graduation performance TBD.

Early Bird Pricing — The early bird rate of $225 is available until the end of the day August 30. Standard pricing of $240 begins Aug 31.

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