Get ready to play authentic Music Theatre songs on the piano without the stress and hours of practice!

Do you love MUSIC THEATRE but it's too hard to play on piano?

Do you want to play AUTHENTIC PIANO ARRANGEMENTS to your favorite Music Theatre hits, old and new?

Do you want an easy-to-follow course to teach you ACCOMPANIMENTS, ARRANGEMENTS, AND FILLS ?

This course is for you!

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Music Theatre Piano Accompaniment is a concise workshop designed to teach you how to play all of your favorite Music Theatre songs without struggling with that IMPOSSIBLE sheet music. You'll learn authentic accompaniment skills designed to get you playing songs from the Golden Age through the most contemporary shows.

In a short time, you'll have all the skills you need to accompany your students in whatever Music Theatre songs they might bring in to their lessons.

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🎹 How to simplify complicated music so you can cover the "bones" of the song and accompany your students more efficiently

🎶 How to approximate song accompaniments using the most often used accompaniment strategies (grooves)

🎹 How to group songs by accompaniment styles so you don't have to start from scratch for every song your student brings in

🎶 How to add those "je ne sais quoi" chord and accompaniment sounds to make your pop songs sound less hokey

🎹 How to structure your practice time so you can get this all done while teaching full time and trying to get dinner on the table every evening

BUT that's not all!

Join today and get a BONUS "PDQ Piano Skills for Singers" mini course that will help you:

✅ Review your basic chords and inversions using a simple method

✅ Master the 5 most used accompaniment strategies and do a deep dive in understanding how chord symbols work. (even the hard ones!)

Good to Know

Once you purchase access to this fabulous course - you will receive it inside my comprehensive Versatile Musician Membership platform. I only make this course available through this platform because over the years I have found that my students benefit enormously.

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This Course Includes...

6 Sections of Material
Well organized & easy to follow

90 Minute Workshop
With a clear view of the piano keyboard

15 Page Course Book
Every exercise meticulously notated with clear instructions

Practice Checklist
Get the most benefit from your practice time

My Proven Method
Used for over 25 years to teach hundreds of singers worldwide

A Clear Pathway
Take the mystery out of how to improve!

Look Inside the Music Theatre Piano Accompaniment Course

How to analyze a song and simplify it to fit your skills

6 Basic accompaniment strategies that work for EVERY song

How to figure out the rhythm of a song

How to fill out pop harmonies

How to structure your practice time to get it all done!

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What You'll Learn

Faking strategies for any song or show

How to translate guitar-focused Country Music to the piano

How to play a range of accompaniment strategies

How to simplify that difficult music so you can play it easily!

How to create on-the-spot piano accompaniment parts without having to read every single note on the page

Learn a collection of songs from all the shows your students love

Play your favorite songs!

...and more!

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Make that commitment to your musical life and get ready to smash your goals. For only $650 you get immediate access to The Versatile Musician’s amazing resources.

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Does this course provide transformation? You betcha!

Check out what these folks are saying...

You're really likable and relatable. You're talking to me, not down to me. The course is organized in very short sections, so I won't be afraid to tackle one small piece at a time. Your lighting is good, your sound is good, and the way you show what you're doing on the keyboard is really good.

Meredith Colby
Voice Teacher, Speaker, Blogger, Author
Chicago, IL

Brenda is an inspiration She loves and breathes her passion for piano and her course is clear, concise and it works ! I can’t wait to get to the piano every day now! Thanks Brenda!!

Kath Williams
Singer/Voice Teacher
Queensland, Australia

They are absolutely fabulous courses Brenda.....it is so great that I can watch and re-watch the videos over and over. I have learnt so much and my skill level is increasing in leaps and bounds. I am now able to play with confidence when I am teaching, yay thank you so much

Robin Streiner
Singer and Teacher
Australia

Give yourself the gift of a skill you’ve been wanting to get together for a long time, in just 15 minutes a day. It’s possible!

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When you join the membership, you'll ALSO get...

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Music Theory: Useful training that will answer your questions!

“How to” Mini Lessons: Over 60 unique tutorials on a wide range of topics.

Monthly Zoom Calls: Our vault holds ALL calls since the membership's beginnings

The Help Desk: Answers to FAQs and tips to organize your practice space

90+ individual song tutorials from jazz to pop, holiday songs to rock classics

Motivation and Practice Tips: Informal chats to motivate and inspire from a 25 yr music veteran

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EVERY Zoom call is recorded and uploaded to the site. You’ll have access to every session we’ve done since the membership began!

So far we've covered these topics...

How to harmonize a melody on piano

How to sing harmonies

How to play by ear

Jazz Chords Decoded

Piano Pedaling technique

How to play Latin Jazz Styles

Pop piano solos and fills

Christmas piano music accompaniment strategies

Playing in unfamiliar keys

The mechanics of singing

Vocal warmups that work

Worship music techniques

Adding interest to chords using cadences and sus chords

Solo jazz piano styles

Instrumental piano arrangements

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