Transform your students into fearless improvisers.
A fun and low-pressure way to teach blues improvisation.
Teaching the 12 Bar Blues Course
Many piano teachers want to teach blues and improvisation.
But knowing where to start can feel overwhelming.
“What if I don’t know enough?”
“What if students ask me something I can’t answer?”
“I’m not a confident improviser, so how can I teach my students to do it?”
But knowing where to start can feel overwhelming.
“What if I don’t know enough?”
“What if students ask me something I can’t answer?”
“I’m not a confident improviser, so how can I teach my students to do it?”
The fear of doing it “wrong” holds you back - especially if you didn’t grow up learning it yourself.
Teaching improvisation can feel risky, confusing, and even intimidating…
Teaching improvisation can feel risky, confusing, and even intimidating…
That is, until someone shows you how blues improvisation works and gives you a clear plan to teach it with confidence.
The 12 Bar Blues Course will help you go from unsure to unstoppable when it comes to teaching blues improvisation.
Improvisation doesn’t have to be scary (for you or your students).
This course gives you a step-by-step framework to teach the 12-bar blues confidently to students of any age and ability.
This course gives you a step-by-step framework to teach the 12-bar blues confidently to students of any age and ability.
You'll learn to:
✔️ Play (and teach) the 12-bar blues structure with the correct fingers
✔️ Improvise a melody using the notes of the blues scale
✔️ Add a left-hand accompaniment (boogie, jazz, blues, walking bass line)
✔️ Experiment with chords (alternating between fifths and sixths, and even adding in a flattened seventh)
✔️ Use backing tracks, iReal Pro, and Garageband to make improvisations come alive
✔️ Improvise a melody using the notes of the blues scale
✔️ Add a left-hand accompaniment (boogie, jazz, blues, walking bass line)
✔️ Experiment with chords (alternating between fifths and sixths, and even adding in a flattened seventh)
✔️ Use backing tracks, iReal Pro, and Garageband to make improvisations come alive
— Lori
Take the course for your students:
Take the course for you:
Who Is This Course For?
✅ Piano teachers of beginner to intermediate students (blues improv is for everyone!)
✅ Teachers who have never taught improv before and want to try something new
✅ Teachers who have taught blues/improv before but want fresh ideas
✅ Anyone who’s looking for an easy creative boost to weekly lessons
✅ Teachers who have never taught improv before and want to try something new
✅ Teachers who have taught blues/improv before but want fresh ideas
✅ Anyone who’s looking for an easy creative boost to weekly lessons
Learn from the expert – Tim Topham
Tim Topham
Tim Topham is an internationally-renowned music educator, piano teacher, writer, podcaster and presenter. Tim’s passion is helping teachers maximise student engagement through creativity, technology and innovation whilst building sustainable, thriving studios.
He has more than 20 years’ experience in education, having taught in the United Kingdom and around Australia in subjects as varied as music, outdoor education, PE, mathematics and IT. Tim was consultant editor for the Australian Music Examination Board’s Piano for Leisure Series 4 books released in 2017, which involved selecting and editing 108 new pieces for student examinations across Australia.
His series was the first in Australia to feature creative practice ideas for improvising, exploring and composing to help students and teachers feel more comfortable being creative in lessons. Tim’s writing and training courses have been featured in American Music Teacher, The Piano Teacher, Californian Music Teacher, EPTA Piano Professional and the Journal of the MTAC, USA.
Tim loves cycling, coffee and learning how things work. He has trekked to Everest Base Camp and held certifications in fields as varied as pyrotechnics, laser operation, abseiling and remote-area first aid. Tim holds an MBA in Educational Leadership, BMus, DipEd and AMusA.
He has more than 20 years’ experience in education, having taught in the United Kingdom and around Australia in subjects as varied as music, outdoor education, PE, mathematics and IT. Tim was consultant editor for the Australian Music Examination Board’s Piano for Leisure Series 4 books released in 2017, which involved selecting and editing 108 new pieces for student examinations across Australia.
His series was the first in Australia to feature creative practice ideas for improvising, exploring and composing to help students and teachers feel more comfortable being creative in lessons. Tim’s writing and training courses have been featured in American Music Teacher, The Piano Teacher, Californian Music Teacher, EPTA Piano Professional and the Journal of the MTAC, USA.
Tim loves cycling, coffee and learning how things work. He has trekked to Everest Base Camp and held certifications in fields as varied as pyrotechnics, laser operation, abseiling and remote-area first aid. Tim holds an MBA in Educational Leadership, BMus, DipEd and AMusA.
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— Megan