Discover your musical creativity beyond the page to beat burnout and retain students.
Space to Create
empowers pianists and educators at every stage
to explore improvisation and composition through
innovative resources and supportive live training.
SCROLL DOWN for 12-Bar Blues: PAINT IT YOUR WAY
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SCROLL DOWN for 12-Bar Blues: PAINT IT YOUR WAY ~
When you value creativity
things change.
Creativity…
✔️Keeps students around longer
✔️Deepens musical understanding
✔️Builds confidence and independence
✔️Boosts listening and playing-by ear skills
✔️Encourages self-expression and emotional connection
✔️Increases engagement and motivation
✔️Develops problem-solving and critical thinking
✔️Supports memorization and retention
✔️Stimulates and engages lifelong learning
✔️Fosters a strong teacher-student bond
With decades of coaching students and teachers to find their creative voice,
I’ve designed a supportive space for pianists and educators to
expand, explore, and express their creative potential.
Do you or your students struggle with…
Finding a starting point.
Especially if you or your students are accustomed to reading sheet music, you may feel overwhelmed. 88 keys are a lot to navigate!
Balancing structure and freedom
Giving students the freedom to explore requires setting clear boundaries and, at the same time, letting go of control.
Overcoming the fear of mistakes
Musicians tend towards perfectionism, so creating an environment that encourages experimentation, mistakes, and growth takes courage.
Integrating creativity within your curriculum
Incorporating creative activities may take time away from core skills like technique, theory, and repertoire. It requires a delicate blend of traditional objectives and out-of-the-box activities.
Assessing progress
Creativity demands insightful coaching. Words matter when providing constructive feedback without crushing creative spirits.
Me, too!
I’ve had these same issues and I can’t wait to help YOU overcome them.
Develop confident creators at the keys to
keep them coming back for more!
Why Space to Create?
After graduating with a Master’s degree in piano performance and pedagogy, I almost decided to switch careers. I wasn’t excited about the teaching hours. Who wants to start their day at 3 p.m.? I’ll never forget the moment when I decided that, yes, I’d stick with this job, but I must make it FUN.
Ever since that declaration, I have fallen hard for this profession. Now, it’s almost an obsession.
What cinched the deal was the discovery that creating at the keys—not just playing other people’s compositions—is the REAL FUN I was looking for. And now I can’t decide what’s more fun: writing my own music or helping others unlock their musical imaginations at the keys.
That’s why I designed Space to Create. A warm, supportive place that empowers pianists to connect with their creativity.
Hi, I’m Leila! Consider me your Creative Coach.
Discover how to turn obstacles into opportunities for growth with prompts, digital courses, video tutorials, live training, and interactive courses.
Space to Create offers
Three tiers of inspiration
Get under the hood of chords and concepts
Tier One
Curious
✔️The Full Scoop on Chords
A work-at-your-own-pace digital course on triads, chord progressions, and 7th chords.
✔️Monthly Mindset Memo
Blog posts that provide sage tips, insightful support, off-bench activities, and loads of encouragement.
✔️ 30-Day Noodle Challenge
An extremely popular list of 30 improvisation ideas to noodle with for two minutes a day.
Space to Create: CURIOUS
$12.00
Every month
Level up musical imaginations
Tier Two
Cultivate
←All that➕ PLUS ↓
Jumpstarts
Quarterly activities with video tutorials that focus on skills like chord charts, lead sheets, playing by ear, and free improvisation.
Live Trainings
Zoom calls on coaching creativity, notation, improvisation, and answers to your burning questions.
Space to Create 2: CULTIVATE
$20.00
Every month
Join a like-minded community
Tier Three
Connect
←All that➕ PLUS ↓
Composiums
Online courses that take a deep dive into improvisation, composing, and arranging. Even if you can’t attend on, you have access to ALL the replays.
✔️➕ 👉Personal Coaching
Stay subscribed for six months and get one FREE 45-minute personal coaching session—you set the agenda.
Space to Create 3: CONNECT
$60.00
Every month
What people are saying
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What people are saying 〰️
“I highly recommend the Full Scoop on Chords for group lessons. We are using that in conjunction with the Painting Jump Start and the groups are composing rock songs….together. Amazing resources!”
Thank you so much for all the time it took to create these!”
-Kristin M.
“I have bought things in the past from other people that have just not lived up to the hype, so I am often very cautious about what I buy.
I can honestly say that is not the case with your programmes. I've used 321 improv a lot with my teens and used the Full scoop on Chords last year. My students loved it.”
-Stephanie W.
“We are wrapping up our first creative project and students are AMAZING me with what they are creating and sharing.
Some are describing their story and then playing it so we can hear and imagine it.
Others are using the Cap Cut app and creating their own soundtrack.
I'm blown away!”
-Whitney D.
FAQ
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Space to Create provides three educational tiers for those interested in developing creative skills and perhaps empowering others to do the same.
It’s a safe place for pianists and piano teachers to discover their creative voice through a mindset reboot, theory knowledge, improvisation, and composition.
There are three tiers to match your budget and your level of commitment.
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Space to Create offers three tiers of education:
Curious…
is for those who need a refresher on chord knowledge through tutorial videos, worksheets, and improvisation activities.
Cultivate…
is for those ready to test the waters of improvisation and composition and who want guard rails—resources and live trainings—to guide them along the way.
Connect…
is for those who want to dive deeper into improvisation and composition and are looking to connect with a community of like-minded creators through composition courses, live trainings, and personal coaching sessions.
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Choose your tier HERE
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If you forgot your password, click on the option to select a new password.
Enter your name and credit card information.
Look for an emailed receipt from LEILAVISS.com.
Login into your account HERE to access the goods!
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If your current Space to Create tier isn’t a good match, you can cancel your membership anytime.
If you are completely unsatisfied, refunds are available 7 days after purchase.
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If you want to upgrade to the next tier, just cancel your present membership and enroll in your preferred tier.
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Live trainings will occur once a quarter on Zoom. Topics include tips and ideas on resources provided in Space to Create. In addition, time is reserved for you to ask questions about encouraging creativity in students, teaching in groups, theory concepts and anything else.
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Join when you like and cancel anytime.
When you reserve space
for developing creativity at the keys,
the impact will last a lifetime.
Make the MOST of your time.
