Keyboard Artistry- Advanced Keyboard

KeyArtistry: Advanced Keyboard is a high-level course for experienced players who are ready to expand their technical mastery, musical expression, and stylistic versatility on the keyboard. This course dives deep into advanced techniques such as complex chord voicings, improvisation, modulation, layering, dynamic control, and performance skills.

Students will explore a variety of genres—including jazz, pop, rock, classical, R&B, and synth-based styles—while developing the skills needed for solo performance, ensemble work, music production, and live gigs. Emphasis is placed on playing by ear, reading chord charts, using digital keyboard features (e.g., layering, effects, MIDI), and developing one’s personal musical voice.

Whether you’re aiming to perform, produce, compose, or teach, this course will help take your playing to the next level.

🎯 Key Skills & Topics Covered:

• Advanced finger technique and hand independence
• Chord inversions, extensions (7ths, 9ths, 11ths, 13ths), and smooth transitions
• Improvisation in multiple styles (blues, jazz, contemporary pop)
• Playing from lead sheets and fake books
• Rhythmic accuracy and groove development
• Sound layering and synth controls (if using digital keyboard)
• Composing and arranging for keyboard
• Performance techniques, stage confidence, and artistic expression