Maine Adult Education

Chords Are Key - Using the Chord Method  By Craig Coffman

Craig Coffman is an experienced piano and guitar instructor, professional pianist and music director.  He has over 30 years experience teaching piano privately. His piano and guitar seminars, offered through Community Colleges and Community Education Programs, have been attended by over 30,000 students throughout The United States, Kenya, South Africa Arizona and the Philippines. He has a degree in Sociology from Wesleyan University in Illinois (where he also studied piano) and a Master of Divinity degree from Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon.  

How To Play Piano by Ear - Zoom - 2 ½ Class

Learn one of music’s deepest mysteries: how to play songs without relying on music.  A very practical presentation of music theory that includes predicting chord progressions, learning from recordings, and transposing-all expressed in everyday language.  This is an ideal follow-up to the “Instant Piano” class and is open to anyone who has a basic understanding of chords on any instrument.  Expand your musical horizons, and free yourself from sheet-music dependence, and be the life of the party!  Prior experience with chords recommended.  Fee includes the online book, online follow-up lessons, a recording of the class and an optional monthly question and answer session.   Class is held online using zoom.   

Instructor: Craig Coffman

Date: Saturday May 10 Time: 11:00am - 1:30pm 

Cost: $69 (includes an online book and online follow-up video lessons)