A self-paced "short course" for choral accompanists who want to improve their open score reading, this intensive includes three invaluable resources that take pianists progressively through the necessary skills to be successful at reading choral parts set in open score. The course consists of 3 pre-recorded sessions under an hour each and 3 workbooks with materials for extended practice. The intensive includes:

1) The Well-Tempered Chorale Player. A guide to improving your four-part sightreading through 15 of Bach's beloved chorales. Along with the collection of chorales from Bach's cantatas in varying key signatures and in both major and minor keys, this guide contains several pages of tips for analyzing harmonies and reading voice parts in various combinations. The recorded workshop will guide you through identifying key signatures and present you with beginning strategies for reading vocal parts in open score.

2) How To Read Open Score Workshop. In this class, I discuss more of what to look for and take note of in a score, as we look at multiple excerpts of scores, from a Bach chorale to a simple fugue, all set for SATB voices. Learn how to effectively mark your score and prioritize what to play.

3) Open Score Canons & Fugues Workshop. In this class, you will learn how to scan for, and prioritize, what is most important when encountering canons and fugues in open score, including strategies for melismas and voice crossings. Gain a toolkit of strategies to use in private practice and during rehearsal to confidently support your choir.

Each workshop is on-demand (view on your own time) and comes with its own workbook with exercises for practicing during class, charts and suggestions for prioritizing what to play, and appendices with bonus repertoire for further practice.

Previous participants rated this material as "extremely valuable." Scott A says, "It was a GREAT workshop, well planned/paced, solid information, great examples, and taught in such a way that pianists of different experience/abilities could all benefit. Thanks again!"

In addition, you will receive an invitation to a new online community for choral accompanists. Please join us!

Upon purchasing, you will receive 4 PDFs: 1 Start Here Guide; 1 Well-Tempered Chorale Player Workbook; 1 Open Score Workshop Workbook; 1 Open Score Canons and Fugues Workbook

If you have any trouble with the files or have further questions, please let me know.

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Learn how to scan for, and prioritize, what is most important when encountering canons and fugues in open score. Gain a toolkit of strategies to use in private practice and during rehearsal to confidently support your choir.

Join me for an on-demand 40-minute online workshop on How To Read Open Score: Canons and Fugues. I will discuss what to look for and prioritize in a score, and you will be given hands-on exercises to practice what you are learning during the class. (Note: During the workshop, we will be interacting with digital and paper copies of music. There is no requirement to be at your piano, although you are welcome to try out some things at your instrument.)

At the time of purchase, you will receive a downloadable PDF containing the link to the recorded workshop as well as a PDF student workbook for use during and after the class.

Previous participants rated this workshop as "extremely valuable." Scott A says, "It was a GREAT workshop, well planned/paced, solid information, great examples, and taught in such a way that pianists of different experience/abilities could all benefit. Thanks again!"

At the end of the workshop, you will receive an invitation to a new online community for choral accompanists. Please join us!

Want to know more? Look here: coribelle.com/open-score-canons-and-fugues-workshop

Join me for an on-demand workshop on How To Read Open Score. In this 40-minute class, I discuss what to look for and take note of in a score, and you have the opportunity for hands-on practice with what you are learning. We will look at multiple excerpts of scores, from a Bach chorale to a simple fugue, all set for SATB voices, and you will learn strategies for efficient and effective score-reading.

At the time of purchase, you will receive a downloadable PDF containing the link to the workshop as well as a printable 37-page Student Workbook for use during the class. The workbook contains additional exercises in the appendix for further practice after the class is over.

Previous participants rate this workshop as "extremely valuable." Sophie H says, "You explain the priorities of an accompanist so clearly, and it was helpful to have a guide to reading open score for the first time."

At the end of the workshop, you will receive an invitation to a new online community for choral accompanists. Please join us!

Want more info on the class? Look here: coribelle.com/open-score

New to open-score reading? Start here, with 15 of Bach's beloved chorales written in four-part SATB. You will learn how to identify the key signature of each chorale and whether the music is written in a major or minor key, how to start reading vocal parts on their individual lines (including that tricky tenor line), and strategies for layering voices.

The 45-minute workshop comes with The Well-Tempered Chorale Player workbook for use during and after the class. Along with the collection of chorales from Bach's cantatas in varying key signatures and in both major and minor keys, this guide contains several pages of tips for analyzing harmonies and reading voice parts in various combinations.

At the time of purchase, you will receive a downloadable PDF containing the link to the workshop as well as the printable Well-Tempered Chorale Player workbook for use during the class. The workbook contains additional exercises for further practice after the class is over.