What’s a Cupcake MINI-Composium?

Only 8 spots • No experience needed

This is 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 August 4 and 6—Monday and Wednesday—at 10:00-11:30 MDT. Here’s what time that is for you.

• Denver, USA Mon, Aug 4, 2025 at 10:00 am MDT

• Los Angeles, USA Mon, Aug 4, 2025 at 9:00 am PDT

• Chicago, USA Mon, Aug 4, 2025 at 11:00 am CDT

• New York, USA Mon, Aug 4, 2025 at 12:00 noon EDT

• Sydney, Australia Tue, Aug 5, 2025 at 2:00 am AEST

• London, United Kingdom Mon, Aug 4, 2025 at 5:00 pm BST

• Singapore, Singapore Tue, Aug 5, 2025 at 12:00 midn SGT

• Japan Standard Time, JST Tue, Aug 5, 2025 at 1:00 am JST

• New Zealand Standard Time, NZST Tue, Aug 5, 2025 at 4:00 am NZST
  

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 August 4

Explore ways to develop sections A and B with Cupcake Improv Recipes and notate them both in Noteflight.

Wednesday August 6

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.