Come Join Scott Houston's
"Master Class V"
in the Heart of Downtown Indianapolis!
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Master Class V
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You have asked, and we have listened ... In recognition of today's economy, we are now offering Scott's highly touted Master Class at a significant price reduction that does not include a piano to take home as was the case for the first 4 Master Classes.
Join Scott on an extraordinary, exclusive 5-night piano workshop experience that will take place in centrally located, downtown Indianapolis. This lively downtown environment will become the foundation on which you'll build new friendships and enhance your piano playing abilities through Scott Houston's Master Class. The class is limited to 15 people.
This much in demand program will take place at the Hilton Hotel Indianapolis situated in the heart of Indy's downtown shopping, club and restaurant district.
Our Master Class will begin with a Welcoming Reception at the hotel for you and your guest (should you choose to bring one). The following days you will have time to enjoy the indoor pool, spa and fitness center or shopping in the mornings (or simply enjoy the rare luxury of sleeping in!) ; then we will meet the remainder of the day for Master Class sessions (with a little evening fun thrown in too!)
Indianapolis Skyline
Monument Circle
Ever since I have been giving workshops and doing the TV shows, I've always had people ask me "Scott, do you give any follow-up classes, or do you teach privately? I've gotten off to a great start using your materials and techniques, but I'm ready for more... "
Well, now with four of these Master Class weeks under our belt, I've worked out a format that I know gives students a huge push forward in their music making journey. We already filled the first four Master Classes and now we are ready for round 5! Here are the details...
First of all, this class is limited to 15 students. Although we encourage everyone to bring spouses, companions, family, or friends along for the trip, the actual Master Class sessions will be limited to just the 15 students, myself, and my teaching partner for the Master Class, Dave Powers.
You might recall for past Master Classes the price included a digital piano to keep. For the first time, we will provide a keyboard for everyone's use during class. Students will also have 24 hour access to the keyboards in the meeting room to practice and play at will. We are able to do this and lower the cost because we are having the Master Class in our home town base of Indy rather than going to a resort or getting on a cruise ship as we did in the past. For those of you who already own a piano, you now won't have to worry about what to do with a new one. Sounds like a good compromise for these challenging economic times!
We will have a Master Class session each day for 4 days for a total of around 18 hours of personal class time with Dave and me. On the first night you are invited to join us for a welcome reception where you will receive a detailed schedule for our time together the rest of the week. Basically, every day you'll have some time to sleep in, get some "alone time" to play piano, exercise, shop or play in the pool before class time. Then after lunchtime we'll meet for extended class time. We'll then be gathering in the evenings around a piano for some live entertainment so we can all enjoy a little "social" time together away from the class setting while hearing a pro play what we've been talking about in the sessions all day! The rest of each evening is yours to enjoy. Since the hotel is in the heart of downtown Indianapolis you can enjoy a cornicopia of live music venues, first class restaurants, Indianapolis Zoo, Award Winning Indianapolis Children's Museum, a baseball game at Victory Field or some great shopping at Circle Centre Mall. On the fourth night, Dave, Theresa (my wife) and I would like to invite you (and your guest) to join us for some drinks and live music at the Chatterbox which is one of our favorite downtown Indy jazz haunts.
Around 8 weeks before the date of the Master Class, I'll be requesting from each of the 15 attendees a single tune they want to pick to focus on during the Master Class. I'll then put together a Master Class binder that contains the lead sheet to all 15 tunes chosen, as well as a lot of other material we'll be going over throughout the Master Class. Dave and I will then get together to work through terrific ideas and concepts we can teach all of the attendees using these 15 tunes as the "palette."
Each session, a few of the tunes will be focused on exclusively for a period of time with the whole class. We'll also have other topics to cover in addition to working through the tunes in each session. You'll not only get to hear our ideas on your favorite tune, but also can soak up all the other ideas we use to work through the other attendee's tunes. By the end of the trip, you will be absolutely jam-packed full of great new ideas and have a much greater understanding of more in-depth concepts as they relate to playing creative style, lead sheet based tunes on a piano. I'm really excited and confident about the priceless educational value you'll receive during the sessions. The first 4 Master Classes have exceeded my wildest expectations from a teaching standpoint. I wish I had something like this to attend when I was learning to play!
You might be asking yourself whether you play well enough, or too well, for this class to be of interest. Although in no way intended or designed for a really advanced level piano player, we are also not going to be starting at the very beginning. This is intended to be a follow up to the basic instruction given in my live workshops as well as in my book "Play Piano in a Flash!" With that in mind, here are the things you should know and be comfortable with before you arrive:
Major
Minor
Seventh
Major Seventh
Minor Seventh(Don't panic! You don't need to have all of these chords "under hand" in all keys. You should just be able to figure out the notes in a chord relatively quickly if you come across one not currently known. Simply due to the nature of the Class, we will be talking about chords a lot. We don't intend to stop every time we may mention a chord to explicitly spell out the notes as it would simply be too time consuming. You'll be receiving as part of the class materials some extensive materials containing chord charts for literally every chord imaginable, so you'll have plenty of help figuring one out if you need it. You should, though, have a basic understanding of those chords listed above so it won't be a foreign language as we talk about them all the time.)
Finally, please know that we will never ask anyone to play in front of the rest of the group (unless you want to!) and there will be no "final exams" or "recitals" to get uptight about. This will be a very informative, very fun way to really be able to pick both of our brains in a non-threatening, sharing, supportive environment. We're all just trying to have fun making music!
Night Out at One of Scott's Favorite Jazz Venues in Downtown Indy, The Chatter Box
| Place | Activity | Time | |
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| Sunday | State Suite @ Hilton | Welcome Reception | 6:00 pm |
| Monday | Downtown Indy | Free time AM | am -12:29 pm |
| Circle City 8 @ Hilton | Class Time | 12:30-5:00 pm | |
| Monument Foyer @ Hilton | Live Entertainment | 6:00-7:00 pm | |
| 24 hour access to keyboards for playing and practice | |||
| Tuesday | Downtown Indy | Free time AM | am -12:29 pm |
| Circle City 8 @ Hilton | Class Time | 12:30-5:00 pm | |
| Monument Foyer @ Hilton | Live Entertainment | 6:00-7:00 pm | |
| Wednesday | Downtown Indy | Free time AM | am -12:29 pm |
| Circle City 8 @ Hilton | Class Time | 12:30-5:00 pm | |
| The Chatter Box | Night out for Drinks and Live Music on Mass. Ave | 6:30 pm | |
| Thursday | Downtown Indy | Free time AM | am -12:29 pm |
| Circle City 8 @ Hilton | Class Time | 12:30-5:00 pm | |
| Monument Foyer @ Hilton | Live Entertainment | 6:00-7:00 pm | |
| Friday | Departure | am -12:29 pm |
Your five night Master Class experience will be hosted by the Indianapolis Downtown Hilton which is conveniently located in the heart of the downtown nightclub district, just one block from Circle Centre Mall, Monument Circle and the State Capitol. Three blocks from the Indianapolis Convention Center, RCA Dome, Conseco Fieldhouse. Close to the Children’s Museum, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis Zoo, Mass. Ave and all the excitement of downtown Indianapolis.
Your guestroom accommodations include:
- a 25-inch' TV with remote control
- in-room movies
- dual-line phones with data-port, speaker phone, and voice mail.
- Spacious work desks with return and task-oriented desk chairs
- iron/boards
- hair dryers
- coffee makers in every room
Your hotel amenities include:
- Wireless Internet access in public areas
- Non-smoking & accessible rooms available
- Individual climate control
- 24-hour business center with computers,
fax and copy machines- 24-hour room service
- State-of-the-art health club
- Valet service & same-day laundry
- Gift boutique
- non-smoking rooms available
- Check-in: 3:00 PM
- Check-out: 12:00 PM
- 120 West Market open for breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Indoor Pool and Whirlpool
- Fitness Center
Guest Room Comfort at the Hilton Indianapolis Downtown Hotel
Hilton Indianapolis Downtown Lobby
Relax in the Indoor Pool and Whirlpool Area at the Indianapolis Downtown Hilton
2 Great Restaurants- West Buffet Cafe, A Great Spot for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner & the Award Winning McCormick and Schmick's Restaurant is Also on Site
Some of the Great Hilton Ammenities Include Everything You Need to Look and Feel Good - a Spa and Fitness Center
The cost of the Master Class is $2,500. (No additional cost for one spouse or guest. Would you like to bring more than one guest? No problem, but there will be a small room fee added for each addtional guest over 1. )
A 50% non-refundable deposit will be required upon reservation to guarantee your spot. The remaining 50% will be due by Wednesday, August 12th, 2009.
If you are traveling as a single, no problem! We'd love to have you join us.
Intensive Class Room Sessions
Evening Entertainment Around a Piano
What is NOT included:
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Due to the strict 15 student limit, we will be taking reservations by phone only for the Master Class on a first-come first-serve basis to those who put down a paid 50% non-refundable deposit at the time of reservation.
To reserve one of the 15 spaces, or for any questions or information,
call us at: 888-826-8082 Monday-Friday between 9:00 and 4:00 EST. Please have either a Visa, MC, Discover or American Express available on which we can charge the non-refundable deposit.
If you get our voicemail please leave a message stating your desire to reserve a spot along with your phone number. Be assured that due to the time stamp on the voicemail we will know when you called so that the first-come first-served rule will be followed fairly and accurately.
Our email address for any questions is: pianoguy@scotthouston.com
(Do not email your reservation. To guarantee a spot you MUST call us with your reservation.)
When the 15 person maximum is reached we will start a waiting list, and those people will be contacted first whenever we plan our next class before the general public is notified, or if someone cancels and a space opens up.
You wouldn't have found out about this Master Class and be at this website if you didn't already know Scott from somewhere! So, let's not waste time and space here and instead move on to the other educator who will be working with Scott during the entire Master Class...
For over 27 years, Dave Powers has been a vital part of the Columbus, Ohio music scene as a pianist, keyboardist, and vocalist. Considered one of the most successful musicians in the local spectrum, Dave manages to win over the hearts of all who hear him perform. From clubs and restaurants to corporate events and private parties, his vast repertoire is as diverse as the audience that he entertains.
Dave can be seen and heard playing around Columbus and throughout the midwest on solo gigs, as well as with Powerhouse Trio, the Dave Powers Trio, and a six-piece group called "Powerhouse" that provides entertainment for corporate events and conventions throughout the US. In addition, Dave is associated with the Jazz Arts Group of Columbus, and has performed as a featured artist with the Columbus Jazz Orchestra.
He has served as musical director for Rusty Bryant, Gene Walker's Generations, and guitarist Wilbert Longmire. In 1998, Dave played and toured throughout Europe, Finland and the Caribbean with trumpeter Arturo Sandoval. Dave is mentioned in the book, "Listen For The Jazz: Keynotes in Columbus' History" which features musicians who have contributed to the jazz scene in Columbus and nationwide.
A partial list of national musicians Dave has played with include: Steve Allen, George Benson, Buddy De Franco, Bob Dorough, Eric Gale,Terry Gibbs, Marlon Jordan, Jay Leonhart, Johnny Lytle, Jack McDuff, & Grover Washington, Jr.
Dave has three CD's to his credit. In 2000, Dave produced and recorded a live CD with Powerhouse Trio (Dave Powers, Joe Crump, Aaron Scott) called "Live at the Marquee Lounge."
Six months after the first CD release, Dave recorded and produced a studio CD under his own name titled "Listen To This". The CD is a definitive representation of the styles of music that Dave Powers personifies, covering straight-ahead jazz, r&b, gospel, and funk styles.
The year 2003 brought a third CD release called "Christmas Collection," which features the wide variety of styles of Holiday music that Powers performs. "Christmas Collection" also features the talents of special guests Tony Janflone, Jr. (phenomenal guitarist/vocalist from Pittsburgh, PA), Michael Cox, Reggie Jackson and Jim Masters.
Dave's CD's can be purchased online at cdbaby.com, amazon.com, best buy.com, or downloaded from 30 different digital music networks including i-tunes and Rhapsody.
www.davepowers.net
Here's a hilarous video clip from a Piano Guy segment Dave (and his evil twin) were on... it was fun!
I truly hope you will join me for this once in a lifetime opportunity. It will be a great chance to get to know one another. I promise it will be a fun, educational experience that you (and I) will never forget!
You will be receiving $390 worth of materials alone not to mention the fun travel or the invaluable instruction. So, I feel I've succeeded in my quest to provide you with an opportunity to not only have fun and learn things you could never find elsewhere, but also to receive an incredible value!
Again, if you have any questions, need more information, or are ready to sign up for the Master Class, call us at 888-826-8082 or email us questions at pianoguy@scotthouston.com
I look forward to meeting you at the opening night reception at the Hilton Indianapolis Downtown!
Scott
