Skyline Piano Studio Programs

“INSTANT PIANO” & “MUSIC READING FOR TOTAL BEGINNERS”

“Instant Piano” and “Music Reading for Total Beginners” were created by professional pianist and author Robert Laughlin of California. In the late 1970’s, Laughlin developed the Original One-Day Piano Seminar, teaching busy adults all the basics needed to play piano. Laughlin went on to develop other one-day piano seminars and eventually began certifying teachers in his method to reach prospective piano players all across the U.S.

If you yearn to experience the joy of playing piano, but don’t want years of weekly lessons, the “Instant Piano One-Day Workshop” is for you. In just a few short hours you can learn enough secrets to make piano playing a part of your life. You’ll learn all the chords needed to play any pop song, find out how chords work and then perfect your technique at home with an exclusive lesson book and audio CD. If you already know your way around the keyboard a little, you know enough to enroll in this workshop. (If not, sign up for the “Music Reading for Total Beginners” workshop to get ready for “Instant Piano”.)

Ever want to play piano but never had a lesson? Don’t know Middle C from Middle Earth? Then “Music Reading for Total Beginners” is the class is for you. Quickly learn all the basic music theory and reading skills you need to get started playing piano. Designed for the complete beginner, this class is essential if you have no musical background and wish to take the Instant Piano Workshop in the future.

Creative Style Piano Education

This certification program was developed by Scott Houston, the Emmy Award-winning host and co-producer of “The Piano Guy” weekly television series aired on PBS. Houston is also the author of the best-selling books “Play Piano in a Flash” and “Play Piano in a Flash for Kids.” The teacher course for Creative Style included certification for teaching both children and adults.

The goal of Creative Style Piano Education is to give students the knowledge and confidence to play popular songs that they want to play in a matter of weeks instead of years. While most methods of piano education stress precision and discipline (requirements for classical piano training) the Creative Style stresses fun and creativity. This method can be used for playing all popular music which includes everything from hymns to movie themes, rock to country, and folk songs to holiday standards. (Really everything EXCEPT classical music.)

This program can be integrated with the traditional method of piano teaching to enhance the student’s understanding and creativity or it can be taught as a stand-alone program for the fastest route to playing the songs you want to play. If you took lessons in the past but didn’t really understand what you were playing, the Creative Style Method can help you understand written music better and give you the foundation for learning to play by ear.

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