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Seven Worlds for Piano

This step-by-step video course will teach you the foundation of the IFR method for piano. You will master the seven harmonic environments of the major scale which are the building blocks of all modern music. And you’ll learn to connect your ear with your instrument, expressing your own musical ideas effortlessly in any key.

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Seven Worlds for Piano

This step-by-step video course will teach you the foundation of the IFR method for piano. You will master the seven harmonic environments of the major scale which are the building blocks of all modern music. And you’ll learn to connect your ear with your instrument, expressing your own musical ideas effortlessly in any key.

You will also master the seven chords of the major scale, improvising your own chord voicings anywhere on the piano. And you will learn to improvise melodically with your right hand while playing chords with your left hand. If you have always dreamed of truly understanding music and being able to improvise with complete freedom at the piano, this is the course for you!

You do not need to know anything at all about music theory to begin, and you don’t need to be able to read sheet music. This course will give you a solid foundation in both harmony and improvisation on the piano that will serve you for the rest of your life.

Here are some of the skills you will learn:

  • Learn to visualize the notes of any key instantly on the piano.
  • Discover the inner workings of modern harmony and master improvising over all seven chords of the major scale.
  • Move beyond licks and patterns. Understand how music really works and create your own music right from the first day.
  • Explore the seven harmonic environments which are the foundation of all modern music.
  • Learn how to connect your ear with your instrument, playing sounds and melodies exactly as you hear them in your mind.
  • Learn to play with both hands at the piano, improvising melodies with your right hand and chords with your left.
  • Learn how to add chords to your solos, improvising your own chord voicings anywhere on the fretboard.
  • No prior knowledge of music theory or the IFR method is required. Everyone is welcome!

More than 5 hours of video lesson content

The total lesson time of this course is just under 4 hours. The course is divided into 17 units. Each unit introduces the next level of the method, including step-by-step video lessons and beautiful playing demos to inspire your creativity. Each lesson is accompanied by IFR Jam Tracks that let you practice improvising in a real musical setting.

Learn from a professional composer and educator

Learn from a professional musician and experienced teacher

Paul Bourque is a professional composer and educator based in New York City. He specializes in teaching musical creativity at the piano. His teaching style is calm and joyful, and he takes the time to show you countless beautiful details about the sounds that will enrich your musical possibilities. This course is designed to be accessible even to beginners, making it the perfect course for every instrumentalist wishing to add the piano to their musical possibilities.

What students say about this course

"IFR's way of teaching improvisation is by having you improvise directly with the sounds, not from theory on a page. You'll begin improvising in simple ways from the start, proceeding to more complex ways as you learn to control the sound language. IFR strips away the complications of music theory and lets you explore musical sounds and their relationships in an organized, methodical way. Now I'm improvising better, I'm understanding music more deeply, and I'm having great fun."
Allan HendersonPiano — Atlanta, GA, USA
Allan Henderson
"This course has definitely changed my view of what it means to learn to play the piano at a deeper level, and I'm excited about the journey!"
Philip HessPiano — Ossining, NY, USA
Philip Hess
"I was a frustrated sheet-music-playing piano student before IFR. Now, the world of music has opened up to me. I understand the patterns of music and how they fit together without the complicated vocabulary that modern music theory has become. I can't recommend IFR enough."
Karen YatesPiano — Austin, TX, USA
Karen Yates
"I just wanted to say that exploring the harmonic environments with Paul Bourque has been incredible! His presentation was one that really made a difference in my understanding of what I could really do. His improvising was genuinely amazing and useful."
Kevin RoddyHarp — Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Kevin Roddy

What students say about this course

"IFR's way of teaching improvisation is by having you improvise directly with the sounds, not from theory on a page. You'll begin improvising in simple ways from the start, proceeding to more complex ways as you learn to control the sound language. IFR strips away the complications of music theory and lets you explore musical sounds and their relationships in an organized, methodical way. Now I'm improvising better, I'm understanding music more deeply, and I'm having great fun."
Allan Henderson
Allan HendersonPiano — Atlanta, GA, USA
"This course has definitely changed my view of what it means to learn to play the piano at a deeper level, and I'm excited about the journey!"
Phillip Hess
Phillip HessPiano — Ossining, NY, USA
"I was a frustrated sheet-music-playing piano student before IFR. Now, the world of music has opened up to me. I understand the patterns of music and how they fit together without the complicated vocabulary that modern music theory has become. I can't recommend IFR enough."
Karen Yates
Karen YatesPiano — Austin, TX, USA
"I just wanted to say that exploring the harmonic environments with Paul Bourque has been incredible! His presentation was one that really made a difference in my understanding of what I could really do. His improvising was genuinely amazing and useful."
Kevin Roddy
Kevin RoddyHarp — Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

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