New Improvisation Courses in Winter Term 24/25
Starting October 23rd, 2024
Available for purchase ONLY HERE from 14th to 18th October 2024!
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 on a given theme 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 lessons via Zoom (each lesson will be recorded and available as a video for later viewing)
- PDF workbook for each lesson
- Bonus: an extra hour per week answering questions, giving feedback, practicing together (extra 14 hours included in the course price)
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 7, 2025, January 15, 2025, January 22, 2025, January 29, 2025, February 5, 2025
Lesson time:
4:00 pm (Berlin Time)
Price:
420,00 € (Payment in instalments possible)
Special price (valid only on the first day of the course sale, October 14):
320,00 €
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 lessons via Zoom (each lesson will be recorded and available as a video for later viewing)
- PDF workbook for each lesson
- Bonus: an extra hour per week answering questions, giving feedback, practicing together (extra 7 hours included in the course price)
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 8, 2025, January 22, 2025
Lesson time:
4:00 pm (Berlin Time)
Price:
210,00 €
Special price (valid only on the first day of the course sale, October 14):
160,00 €
In this course you will learn:
- improvisation of prelude and postlude on given theme
- improvisation of concerto with typical figuaration technique
The course includes:
- 7 online lessons via Zoom (each lesson will be recorded and available as a video for later viewing)
- PDF workbook for each lesson
- Bonus: an extra hour per week answering questions, giving feedback, practicing together (extra 7 hours included in the course price)
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, December 18, 2024, January 8, 2025, January 22, 2025, February 5, 2025
Lesson time:
4:00 pm (Berlin Time)
Price:
210,00 €
Special price (valid only on the first day of the course sale, October 14):
160,00 €
In this course you will learn:
- improvisation of a suite (partita) based on works by Böhm, Fischer, Händel, Pachelbel
- basic counterpoint techniques
The course includes:
- 7 online lessons via Zoom (each lesson will be recorded and available as a video for later viewing)
- PDF workbook for each lesson
- Bonus: an extra hour per week answering questions, giving feedback, practicing together (extra 7 hours included in the course price)
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 22, 2024, November 5, 2024, November 19, 2024, December 3, 2024, December 17, 2024, January 14, 2025, January 28, 2025
Lesson time:
6:00 pm (Berlin Time)
Price:
210,00 €
Special price (valid only on the first day of the course sale, October 14): 160,00 €
In this course you will learn:
- improvisation of prelude on given theme
- improvisation of concerto with typical figuration technique
The course includes:
- 7 online lessons via Zoom (each lesson will be recorded and available as a video for later viewing)
- PDF workbook for each lesson
- Bonus: an extra hour per week answering questions, giving feedback, practicing together (extra 7 hours included in the course price)
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 29, 2024, November 12, 2024, November 26, 2024, December 10, 2024, January 7, 2025, January 21, 2025, February 4, 2025
Lesson time:
6:00 pm (Berlin Time)
Price:
210,00 €
Special price (valid only on the first day of the course sale, October 14):
160,00 €
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.