Weeks 
School of Jazz.com

Richard
 Will show you how to experience music at the  piano or your instrument of choice creatively from a one time lesson to multiple lessons that work for you. Even if you've never played an instrument before.

Creatimg music in your everyday Life

You’ll experience the joy of music through an every day process of realized discovery.

Musical Immersion

You will learn how to read sheet music, and hear what you play.
 Striving to unlock human potential through the magnetism of music using the piano and the creative forces of music.
Start the process by contacting Richard for your first lesson today.
You will learn how to hear and sing the intervals that are the building blocks of music.

Did you know?

Music at any level brings great joy to the participants and those listening with open hearts.

Creative Learning in Music

Music Theory

Imagine a way to practice harmony (theory) that is more effective as well as fun at the same time.             

Music Practice

The process of practice will bring a new found satisfaction encouraging you to keep going as a new sense of calm envelops your playing.
Striving to unlock your own potential through the magnetism of the piano will bring your creative forces into the world.

Historical Context

Music exploration has been around since the first voice imitated a bird in the forest. Bach introduced the idea that exercises could be actual pieces of beautiful intricate intellectual and heartfelt music.
As time progressed so did the length of the forms. 
In the early 1900's popular song and brought it to the masses (with the aid of the radio) with a simplified song form. The richness of musical thought continues and is ever evolving while mixing in bits of history.

Notation

We will explore why music is notated the way it is and how use it as an every day lanuguage

Improvisation

Improvisation will make itself known as we explore together the building blocks of music. The joy you experience will be very uplifting. 

An idea expressed once is merely an idea and an idea expanded upon becomes a new phrase to play with.

Richard Weeks

In a grand sense, music theory distills and analyzes the parameters or elements of music – rhythm, harmony (harmonic function), melody, structure, form, and texture.

About the Author

I have been playing and studying piano and music since I was 5 years old. Since 1973 I have been teaching and maintaining pianos as my profession. The joy in music can be taught by working with all the fascinating building blocks of; hearing, reading, harmony, improvising, and tactile feel of engaging with an instrument. Lessons are 60 minutes for $100.00 or 30 minutes for $50.00 weekly or bi-weekly $50.00 each 30 minutes (drop in lessons of 60 minutes are also possible) all via Skype or Zoom or StreamYard, etc...... I look forward to sharing the joy of music with you.
Richard 

The process is a daily event!

You’ll get the support you need for your musical life.

Online Piano Lessons
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With each lesson you will gain knowledge and confidence

  • Now I am able to more easily tap into my musical self.

    Joe G

    3 weeks (12 lessons)
    Richard Weeks is a superb teacher for any student of music at any level. As both a skilled musician himself, and also well schooled in music theory, he can help any of us who want to play and sing better. Gentle with a great sense of humor.

    Leanna S.

    16 weeks (36 lessons)
    Music  is now stimulating and energizing.

    Alec 

    2 weeks (8 lessons)
  • Music has never been so much fun.

    3 weeks (1Linnda2 lessons)
    My understand of relative pitch and how music is put together has been strengthened.

    Don F

    16 weeks (36 lessons)
    Music  is a beautiful world which has opened even more with my lessons.

    David C.

    2 weeks (8 lessons)
  • Richard 's guidance helped me to prepare for an important musical performance.

    Gary H.

    3 weeks (12 lessons)
    Lessons are always informative and entertaining

    Linda H.

    16 weeks (36 lessons)
    Music  is making more and more sense in terms of how it's put together.

    Wayne C.

    2 weeks (8 lessons)

Take your pick of ways to engage

Drop-ins

$110

•An hour intensive to explore your musical questions.
•A plan to organize your musical thoughts.
•Food for thought to keep you motivated and in your daily process.
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Monthly paid monthly 

$100 per lesson

•A check in to explore the framework
•Rhythmic feel and how to apply it.
Material to prepare for the next month
•Address questions on material.
•Tunes and concepts to keep you movingl
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Every other week 2 per month

$200

•Evalulate current practice methods.
Adjust to smooth out lines.
•Examine the path to joy
•A glimpse of the path forward.
•Tools to move along.
•A plan for daily engagement.
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Weekly 

$400 - $500 depending on the month

•Evaluate current base of knowledge
•Introduce concepts and building blocks.
•Intervals and musical math.
Harmony as applied to current music.
•Ear training through singing lines.
•Blues and Roots
•Bach and beyond.
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