Unlock your creativity at the keys!
Located always and only in Denver, CO.
July 6 – 8 Beyond the Page (intermediate pianists)
July 9 – 11 Teaching Creativity (for educators)
With master teachers
Bradley Sowash and Leila Viss
88 Creative Keys co-founders Leila Viss & Bradley Sowash
Two pioneers of the current wave of creativity at the keys. – Tim Topham
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At 88 Creative Keys camps, student pianists and teachers learn to balance traditional reading skills with improvisation in an upbeat and supportive atmosphere where everyone feels comfortable exploring new concepts. Immerse yourself in engaging presentations with advanced teaching technology, hands-on instruction on your own keyboard, large and small piano ensembles, fun “off bench” activities, and optional private lessons.
Immerse yourself in:
- Engaging presentations
- Advanced teaching technology
- Hands-on instruction on your own keyboard
- Large and small piano ensembles
- “Off the bench” activities
- Optional private lessons
2015 Theme: Boogie, Blues, and Beatles
Learn to play and teach:
- Toe-tapping left-hand boogie patterns
- Rip-snorting right-hand licks
- Basic and advanced blues progressions
- Classic rock tunes from the Fab Four
I have implemented so many wonderful ideas from the 88 Creative Keys Camp I attended last year. My studio has gained a great deal of improvement with improvisation, creativity and technology. Thank you for the continuous stream of insight and creativity you share with all of us….you help to keep teachers motivated and fresh. I can’t begin to tell you how much I appreciate your hard work and efforts. – Andrea (2014)
Our students are:
- Passionate about the piano
- Enjoy playing and socializing with other piano people
- Interested in exploring unfamiliar and exciting ways to make music
- Enthused about an intensive program of learning
- Of intermediate technical ability with basic reading skills
- Able to play scales and primary triads in the keys of C/Am, F/Dm, G/Em, Bb and D without hesitation.
- Capable of playing Maj7, Dom7, and min7 chords on any white key with some thought.