Masterclass
In this masterclass for your band, ensemble or group of friends, I show you some truly amazing tricks I’ve learned from over 50 years of conducting music workshops (a little know aspect of my musical life). This masterclass can immediately bring your music to surprising new levels. Most of the secrets are in my book LET YOUR MUSIC SOAR, but there is nothing like a personalized hands-on experience.
"I am walking around rather amazed today. I spent some time practicing this morning, playing Bach and exploring your ideas and suggestions. What has occurred defies description. I know you’ve seen the impact this has on people--you can add me to the list. The way I play seems to have fundamentally changed and improved overnight. I can’t actually believe it, but I think it is true." —Michael Miles, Music Education Director, Old Town School of Music
I’ve done extensive coaching of professionals and beginners, solo performers, opera singers, wrap artists, folk, jazz, blues, rock, heavy metal bands, drum-line, chamber music ensembles of all kinds, orchestras, big jazz bands, choral groups and even barber shop quartets. The masterclass is intense, demanding, and fun. The focused three hour coaching is $1,000 (plus rehearsal space - usually $100) and can include as many participants as you like and as many observers as you like.
"It’s the most powerful musicianship tool I've ever found." —Mark Gray, Jazz bassist, Music Educator, Roaring Fork High School and Carbondale Middle School, Aspen CO
"What a fantastic work! This new work should be required reading for any musician, whether you're an amateur or a seasoned pro." —Ellis Kell, blues performer, Music Critic, The Rock Island Argus, The Dispatch and The Leader
"… immensely practical insights into how to draw out the music that is within us …help you unlock the true note of personality that even accomplished professional players can neglect. Thirty years of trial, error, and joy have been distilled into a bracing and entertaining brew." —Scott Simon, Peabody Award-Winning National Public Radio Host of Weekend Edition
"Corky’s own life’s encounters support this endearing presentation, creating a learning experience that captivates ... Masterful, insightful, filled with light and passion, he reaches into the deepest depths of his soul and offers a resourceful learning experience. A must for any music aficionado." —Salli Squitieri and Gabriel Butterfield, The Paul Butterfield Fund and Society
"Hallelujah! I have just read, learned, been inspired, cracked-up, and soared through my first of many readings of this book. Holly’s illustrations are super-cool! After years of writing and coaching vocal improv, I’m re-invigorated. I can express things better with my students and in workshops and am more "Sue," with no apologies, in my own performances. —Sue Demel, Educator and Singer, Sons of the Never Wrong
"…free yourself …allow your own creativity to flow. …The book reflects his artistry and originality as an outstanding soloist, composer and improviser, and reading this book is as much fun as playing music with him. Highly recommended for all ages!" —David Amram, Former Composer-in-Residence at the New York Philharmonic (under Leonard Bernstein), Conductor, Multi-Instrumentalist, Author