MINI Cupcake Composing
MINI Cupcake Composing
Turn cupcake-inspired improvisations into a gorgeous composition! TWO 90-minute classes guide pianists through creative, bite-sized steps—transforming chord progressions, left-hand patterns, and melodic ideas into a professionally finished piece following the "Cupcake Improv" here at LeilaViss.com.
🎉 Celebrate with Me: A 60th Birthday MINI-Composium!
Only 8 spots • Starts soon • No experience needed
In honor of my 60th birthday, I’m doing something I’ve never done before…
I’m opening the doors to a special 2-day MINI-Composium—a joyful, low-pressure space to explore your creative side at the piano using my signature Cupcake Improv approach.
If you’ve never joined one of my full-length Composiums, this is the perfect place to start!
You’ll get:
✨ A simple yet inspiring system that helps you create your own piece—no theory degree required.
✨ Step-by-step guidance in a playful, supportive space.
✨ Two 90-minute live sessions with me, where you’ll compose, share, and grow alongside a small group of fellow creatives.
✨ A sweet sense of accomplishment.
Just 8 spots available to keep things personal and encouraging.
General Overview
In two 90-minute classes on Zoom you will turn your favorite cupcake-inspired improvisations into a composition.
You’ll receive a journal packed full of tips along with the Cupcake Improv menu.
Agenda
Choose a favorite Cupcake Improv combo and create an ABA piece with an intro and outro.
Discover fresh ways to plan and design it.
Notate the original piece in Noteflight.
Create cover art in Canva.
Learn how to guide and nurture creatives in your studio.
Outcomes
Generate a notated copy and cover art.
Apply what you learn to another composition.
Nurture your creativity.
If you’re a teacher, discover how to help your students along their creative process.
Mini Cupcake Composing Dates and Times
Classes are on June 16 and 18—Monday and Wednesday—at 5:00-6:30 PM MDT. Here’s what time that is for you.
Denver, USA Mon, Jun 16, 2025 at 5:00 pm MDT
Sydney, Australia Tue, Jun 17, 2025 at 9:00 am AEST
New York, USA Mon, Jun 16, 2025 at 7:00 pm EDT
Los Angeles, USA Mon, Jun 16, 2025 at 4:00 pm PDT
Chicago, USA Mon, Jun 16, 2025 at 6:00 pm CDT
Japan Standard Time, JST Tue, Jun 17, 2025 at 8:00 am JST
New Zealand Standard Time, NZST Tue, Jun 17, 2025 at 11:00 am NZST
London, United Kingdom Tue, Jun 17, 2025 at 12:00 midn BST
Singapore, Singapore Tue, Jun 17, 2025 at 7:00 am SGT
Cupcake Composing Course Syllabus
Learn how to take simple improvisation ingredients and blend them into a beautiful composition!
Pre-Class Preparation
Watch the Maximizing Noteflight Training video to learn about Noteflight features.
Monday June 16
Explore ways to develop sections A and B with Cupcake Improv Recipes and notate them both in Noteflight.
Wednesday June 18
Discover ideas to amplify section A and design an Intro and Outro.
See how to export your notated composition from Notelight.
Learn how to create cover art in Canva.