My original course, now available to own

In the summer of 2021, I worked with the online music school Soundfly to make my first online course. We went deep over two days, covering topics from how I practice to my approach to chords and melody to improvising and beat making. At the time, this was an encapsulation of my creative process.

Now, I'm excited to offer this course on its own, available to purchase and own so you can revisit it anytime you want.

This course has dozens of lessons, more than 50 in fact. We come up with all sorts of chord progressions. We practice different ways of writing melodies and matching them with underlying harmonies. I improvise to a song and then talk through my approach. I make a beat from scratch, and discuss all that goes into that part of my craft. It's got play-along tracks, worksheets, breakdowns, activities, etc.

I'm excited to be able to offer it now as its own thing. I hope it's something you can revisit again and again whenever you're in need of inspiration or something to work on. If you previously subscribed on Soundfly to check it out, shoot us a note for a discount on purchasing the full thing.

— Kiefer
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What You Can Expect

Kiefer's in-depth Soundfly course, now available to own.

    1. Meet Kiefer

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    2. A Quick Overview

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    1. Sounding More Like Yourself

    2. Real Artists Ship

    3. Five Artists

    4. Kiefer's Sound

    1. Practice vs Performance

    2. Designing a Practice Program

    3. Finger Warm Ups

    1. The First Challenge

    2. The Circle of Fifths

    3. A Stable Progression

    4. Know Your Stacks

    5. Getting Less Stable

    6. Moving Further Away

    7. Voicings & Extensions

    8. Coming Up With Voicings

    9. A Wild Progression

    10. Practice: Inside Out

    11. Your First Challenge

    1. The Second Challenge

    2. Coming Up With a Melody

    3. Melodic Contour

    4. Analyzing "Dolphin Dance"

    5. Finding Melody in Speech

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    6. Relating Chords to Melody

    7. Practice: Writing Melodies

    8. Practice: Third Impulse

    9. Practice: Bottom Note / Top Note

    10. Your Second Challenge

    1. The Third Challenge

    2. Kiefer Plays "Peace"

    3. Analyzing Kiefer's Solo

    4. Great Artists Steal

    5. Singing Your Solos

    6. Touch & Time Feel

    7. Selecting Scales

    8. Practice: Learning a Bebop Lick

    9. The "Superhero" Solo

    10. Practice: The Tamir Drill

    11. Stretching Out a Phrase

    12. Your Third Challenge

About this course

  • $150.00
  • 56 lessons
  • 3 hours of video content
  • Unlimited access, whenever, forever.

What You'll Learn

See me take on four distinct creative challenges around harmony, melody, improvisation, and beat making, with exercises and lessons along the way.

  • My influences & process

    I talk through some of my favorite artists, how I think about my sound, and why it's so important to share your music.

  • How to practice

    Learn how I design focused practice programs for myself to guide my learning.

  • Crafting chord progressions

    Watch me develop 4 distinct progressions, from a highly stable one to some more wild, colorful ones.

  • Matching melody & chords

    Explore techniques for writing melodies and coming up with chord changes to match them.

  • Improvising

    Learn how I approach soloing and some ways to become a better improviser.

  • Beat Making

    Check it out as I develop and solo over a new beat I make from scratch.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Who is this course for?

    This course is for intermediate and advanced pianists or pianist-producers. You should already have some level of comfort playing with two hands on the piano and some familiarity with music theory, including scales and chords.

  • What will I learn in this course?

    You'll see Kiefer take on four creative challenges and discuss the ideas behind each one:

    - Writing a novel chord progression
    - Writing a melody and putting chords to it
    - Soloing over chord changes
    - Making a beat from scratch

    In the process you'll learn some of Kiefer's approaches to harmony, melody, improvisation, and beat making.

  • What if I already paid for this course on Soundfly?

    If you subscribed to Soundfly for this course in the past, just send us an email to [email protected], and we will give you a discount to purchase it now.

  • Are there any pre-reqs?

    You should have some prior knowledge of major and minor scales and how to construct chords built on scales. You should also be able to comfortably play chords and melodies on the piano. You will definitely need a piano, keyboard, or a keyboard-based MIDI instrument to get the most out of this course.

  • What do I get when I purchase?

    You will get unlimited access to all the videos and content in this course, forever. You can go at your own pace, and watch the videos whenever you like. The videos are downloadable, and there is no expiration date on your access to the course.

  • Is there a specific start date? How long does it take?

    You can start anytime and take as long as you want with it.

    This course is quite long, so I recommend taking your time with it and revisiting the lessons you like frequently.

  • If I buy this course, where is my money going?

    This course was produced by the online music school Soundfly, but they've given it to me to be able to offer on my own site, and sales here go to me and my team. In other words, all sales here allow us to keep investing in new courses, music, and offerings.

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