New Improvisation Courses in Winter Term 24/25
Sign up from 14-18 October 2024
Starting October 23rd, 2024
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You can sign up for the course or courses via form below or write a email at info@improstation.com
You can pay for the course after the first lesson. You will receive all the information by email after enrollment.
1. FOUNDATION (piano & organ, 14 lessons)
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2. BAROQUE VARIATIONS (piano, 7 lessons)
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3. BAROQUE PRELUDE & CONCERTO (piano, 7 lessons)
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4. BAROQUE CHORAL PARTITA (organ, 7 lessons)
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5. BAROQUE PRELUDE & CONCERTO (organ, 7 lessons)
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Descriptions of each course
In this course you will learn basics of classical improvisation for piano & organ:
- harmonization and figuration of the basic bass patterns of the 18th century
- figured bass notation
- improvisation of short preludes and variations using models like: cadence, sequences (rising and falling 5ths), chaconne and passacaglia (major and minor tetrachord), pedal point and …. mixture of all of this 🙂
The course includes:
- 14 online group lessons via Zoom every Wednesday at 4:00 pm CET ; each lesson (50min) will be recorded and available as a video for later viewing (you will not miss any of them!)
- PDF workbook for each lesson
- Bonus: an extra Zoom-Meeting (“FOUNDATION-IMPRO-LAB”) per week answering questions, giving feedback, practicing together
Requirements for the course:
- a minimum of one year of playing the piano, organ or other keyboard instruments
- some experience in the baroque and classical repertoire (e.g., the ability to play a small prelude in C Major by Bach, BWV 939)
Lesson dates:
October 23, 2024, October 30, 2024, November 6, 2024, November 13, 2024, November 20, 2024, November 27, 2024, December 4, 2024, December 11, 2024, December 18, 2024, January 8, 2025, January 15, 2025, January 22, 2025, January 29, 2025, February 5, 2025
Price:
420,00 € for the whole semester (30€ x 14 lessons). Payment in instalments possible
Special price (valid only on the first day of the course sale, October 14):
350,00 € for the whole semester (25€ x 14 lessons)
In this course you will learn:
- improvisation of a variations on given theme, based on works by Böhm, Fischer, Händel, Pachelbel
- basic counterpoint techniques
The course includes:
- 7 online group lessons via Zoom every second Wednesday at 5:00 pm CET ; each lesson (50min) will be recorded and available as a video for later viewing (you will not miss any of them!)
- PDF workbook for each lesson
- Bonus: an extra Zoom-Meeting (“PIANO-IMPRO-LAB”) per week answering questions, giving feedback, practicing together
Requirements for the course:
- knowledge of basic harmonic-contrapuntal models (content of Foundation course)
- experience in the baroque repertoire (e.g., the ability to play fluently a in two-part Invention or tree-part Sinfonia by Bach, BWV 772-801)
Lesson dates:
October 23, 2024, November 6, 2024, November 20, 2024, December 4, 2024, December 18, 2024, January 15, 2025, January 29, 2025
Price:
210,00 € for the whole semester (30€ x 7 lessons). Payment in instalments possible
Special price (valid only on the first day of the course sale, October 14):
175,00 € for the whole semester (25€ x 7 lessons)
In this course you will learn:
- improvisation of prelude on given theme
- improvisation of concerto with typical figuration technique
The course includes:
- 7 online group lessons via Zoom every second Wednesday at 5:00 pm CET ; each lesson (50min) will be recorded and available as a video for later viewing (you will not miss any of them!)
- PDF workbook for each lesson
- Bonus: an extra Zoom-Meeting (“PIANO-IMPRO-LAB”) per week answering questions, giving feedback, practicing together
Requirements for the course:
- knowledge of basic harmonic-contrapuntal models (content of Foundation course)
- experience in the baroque repertoire (e.g., the ability to play fluently a in two-part Invention or tree-part Sinfonia by Bach, BWV 772-801)
Lesson dates:
October 30, 2024, November 13, 2024, November 27, 2024, December 11, 2024, January 8, 2025, January 22, 2025, February 5, 2025
Price:
210,00 € for the whole semester (30€ x 7 lessons). Payment in instalments possible
Special price (valid only on the first day of the course sale, October 14):
175,00 € for the whole semester (25€ x 7 lessons)
Sign up for the course
If you sign up on Monday, October 14, 2024, there is a special offer with a discount.
You can sign up for the course or courses via form below or write a email at info@improstation.com
You can pay for the course after the first lesson. You will receive all the information by email after enrollment.
In this course you will learn:
- harmonization of chorales
- improvisation of choral partita, using variation techniques like Böhm, Fischer, Händel, Pachelbel
- short chorale preludes with the performance of the chorale melody in different voices (cantus firmus in sopran, alt, tenor, bass)
The course includes:
- 7 online group lessons via Zoom every second Wednesday at 6:00 pm CET ; each lesson (50min) will be recorded and available as a video for later viewing (you will not miss any of them!)
- PDF workbook for each lesson
- Bonus: an extra Zoom-Meeting (“ORGAN-IMPRO-LAB”) per week answering questions, giving feedback, practicing together
Requirements for the course:
- knowledge of basic harmonic-contrapuntal models (content of Foundation course)
- experience in playing the organ with pedal (ability to perform, for example, a prelude or fugue from Eight Short Preludes and Fugues, BWV 553-560)
Lesson dates:
October 23, 2024, November 6, 2024, November 20, 2024, December 4, 2024, December 18, 2024, January 15, 2025, January 29, 2025
Price:
210,00 € for the whole semester (30€ x 7 lessons). Payment in instalments possible
Special price (valid only on the first day of the course sale, October 14):
175,00 € for the whole semester (25€ x 7 lessons)
In this course you will learn:
- improvisation of prelude and postlude on given theme
- improvisation of concerto with typical figuration technique
The course includes:
- 7 online group lessons via Zoom every second Wednesday at 6:00 pm CET ; each lesson (50min) will be recorded and available as a video for later viewing (you will not miss any of them!)
- PDF workbook for each lesson
- Bonus: an extra Zoom-Meeting (“ORGAN-IMPRO-LAB”) per week answering questions, giving feedback, practicing together
Requirements for the course:
- knowledge of basic harmonic-contrapuntal models (content of Foundation course)
- experience in playing the organ with pedal (ability to perform, for example, a prelude or fugue from Eight Short Preludes and Fugues, BWV 553-560)
Lesson dates:
October 30, 2024, November 13, 2024, November 27, 2024, December 11, 2024, January 8, 2025, January 22, 2025, February 5, 2025
Price:
210,00 € for the whole semester (30€ x 7 lessons). Payment in instalments possible
Special price (valid only on the first day of the course sale, October 14):
175,00 € for the whole semester (25€ x 7 lessons)
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Szymon Jakubowski
Szymon Jakubowski, born in Poland in 1981, is a pianist, organist and improviser. Since 2001 he lives in Berlin (Germany) where he studied piano, organ and improvisation at the Hanns Eisler University of Music and University of the Arts Berlin. Since many years, as a laureate of piano and organ improvisation competitions, he actively performs concerts which are mostly based on classical improvisation. In addition to his concert activities, Szymon Jakubowski has many years of educational experience. He is currently teaching practical piano skills at the Leipzig University of Music and Theater and organ improvisation at the University of Arts in Berlin.