Space to Create Schedule
Choose your creative path. Each experience is designed to help you move beyond the page and into confident, creative music-making—whether you’re just starting or ready to go deeper.
You will come looking for an idea and leave excited for ALL the possibilities.
JUNE: Monday, June 8 @ 9 AM MST
Pop Chord Playground Lab
In this hands-on lab, you’ll explore some of the most satisfying pop chord progressions and turn them into your own music through simple, guided improvisation.
We’ll start with basic root-position chords and then seamlessly layer in inversions, add2s, 7ths, and 9ths to create fresh sounds, textures, and patterns. No expert theory degree required!
Walk away with…
Go-to pop chord progressions
Simple improvisation strategies that work instantly
Cool patterns and textures (beyond the basics)
Ideas you can revisit, expand, or turn into something more.
Loved what you created here? You can take your ideas even further inside the Pop to Piece Composium—where we shape your improvisations into finished compositions.
JUNE: Mondays June 15, 22, 29 @ 9:oo MST
Pop to Piece Composium
You’ve explored and found patterns that won’t let you go, so shape it into something that lasts.
In this composium, you’ll take simple chord-based ideas—whether from the lab or your own playing—and develop them into a complete, expressive piece.
Together, we’ll refine your progressions, explore structure, add contrast, and build a piece that feels intentional, musical, and worth sharing.
This is a guided, supportive process designed to help you move from “that sounded cool” to “I made this.”
Inside this composium, learn how to:
Shape chord progressions into a clear musical structure
Develop patterns, sections, and contrast
Add color tones (add2, 7ths, etc.) for a richer sound
Refine and notate your piece in Noteflight
Gain a repeatable process for future compositions
Who it’s for:
Pianists who love to improvise but want direction
Teachers ready to guide students beyond “just playing around.”
Anyone ready to turn ideas into professional-looking sheet music.
JULY (dates and times TBA)
The Heart and Soul of Spain Lab
There’s something instantly captivating about Spanish-inspired music—the pulse, the passion, the unmistakable sound of the Andalusian cadence.
In this hands-on improv lab, you’ll step into that world and start creating your own music right away.
Using the beloved Spanish chord progressions, common patterns and rhythms, you’ll explore the rich, expressive sounds that define this style.
Walk away with..
A go-to Spanish chord progression that feels natural under your hands
Rhythmic and pattern-based ideas to bring it to life
Simple ways to add color and expression
Improvisation ideas you can revisit or expand
If you love what you create here, you can take your ideas further inside The Heart and Soul of Spain Composium—where we shape your improvisations into a finished piece.
The Heart and Soul of Spain Composium
In this Composium, take your Spanish-inspired improvisations and develop them into a fully realized composition.
Whether you join with ideas from the lab or start fresh, you’ll be guided step-by-step through shaping your music—adding structure, contrast, and expressive detail.
We’ll expand on the familiar progression with richer harmonies, explore patterns that create momentum, and craft sections that tell a musical story.
Inside this composium…
Develop your progressions into a clear musical structure
Learn how to notate your piece in Noteflight
Discover how to create cover art in Canva
Leave with a completed composition
You don’t need to attend the lab to join, but if you do, this is where your ideas blossom.
AUGUST (dates and times TBA)
Jazz It Up Lab
Transform a simple tune into something unforgettable with special guest jazz pianist and educator, Bradley Sowash.
Learn how to take a familiar melody and reimagine it with style, groove, and personality.
You’ll learn how to:
Develop an understanding of jazz chords
Elevate your improvisation palette
Add rhythmic and harmonic elements to jazz up an old tune.
Jazz It Up Arrangium
In this Arrangium (a composium that features arranging a tune), take your jazz-inspired improvisations and develop them into a fully realized arrangement.
Whether you join with ideas from the lab or start fresh, you’ll be guided step-by-step through jazzing up a favorite tune
Inside this composium…
Choose a tune of your choice and learn how to harmonize it with a touch of jazz
Learn how to notate your piece in Noteflight
Discover how to create cover art in Canva
Leave with a completed composition
You don’t need to attend the lab to join, but if you do, this is where your ideas blossom.
SEPTEMBER (dates and times TBA)
Tailor a Tune Composium
Teach the piece they can play.
Ever have a student who loves a piece—but it’s just out of reach?
This composium gives you practical strategies to adapt, simplify, and reshape music so it fits your students without losing its essence.
Learn how to…
Break down complex pieces into playable steps
Maintain musical integrity while simplifying
Create arrangements tailored to your students