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Craig Coffman Current Schedule

Workshops Offered:
  • Instant Piano for Hopelessly Busy People
  • Instant Blues and Boogie Piano
  • Instant Piano by Ear (intermediate level)
General Area: Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Pennsylvania
Instructor: Craig Coffman
Email: craig@instantpiano.org
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Instant Piano
(For Hopelessly Busy People)

If you yearn to experience the joy of playing piano, but you don’t want years of weekly lessons, this short course is for you. In just a few hours you can learn enough secrets of the trade to make piano playing a part of your life.

How is it done? Typical piano lessons teach you note reading, but piano professionals use chords. You will learn all the chords needed to play any pop song in this one session: any song. any style, any key. And you’ll get a healthy dose of insider secrets.

If you already know your way around a keyboard a little, you know enough to enroll in this workshop.

Here’s Craig’s upcoming schedule for Instant Piano (For Hopelessly Busy People). Call the number listed for exact times, costs, and registration information.

Date Time Location Phone Comments
Feb 16 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Northside Community Education - San Antonio 210-522-8106 Texas-Craig Coffman instructor
Feb 21 6:40 pm - 9:40 pm Goodyear Parks and Recreation - Goodyear 623-882-7534 Arizona-Craig Coffman instructor
Feb 21 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm South Washington County Community Education - Cottage Grove 651-458-6605 Minnesota-Kris Simonson instructor
Feb 21 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Hudson Community Education - Hudson 715-386-4224 Minnesota-Jim Anderson instructor
Feb 22 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Chandler/Gilbert Community College - Chandler 480-732-7072 Arizona-Craig Coffman instructor
Feb 23 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Scottsdale Community College - Scottsdale 480-423-6305 Arizona-Craig Coffman instructor
Feb 25 6:40 pm - 9:40 pm Newport Beach Parks and Recreation - Newport Beach 949-644-3151 California-Craig Coffman instructor
Feb 25 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm University of Wisconsin Rice Lake - Rice Lake 715-234-8176 Wisconsin-Jim Anderson instructor
Feb 26 6:40 pm - 9:40 pm Irvine Parks and Recreation - Irvine 949-724-6610 California-Craig Coffman instructor
Feb 28 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm St. Louis Park Community Education - St. Louis Park 952-928-6442 Minnesota-Jim Anderson instructor
Feb 28 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm New Richmond Community Education - New Richmond 715-243-7423 Wisconsin-Kris Simonson instructor
Mar 01 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Paradise Valley Community College - Paradise Valley 602-787-6800 Arizona-Craig Coffman instructor
Mar 01 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Hopkins Community Education - Hopkins 952-988-4066 Minnesota-Jim Anderson instructor
Mar 02 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Green Valley Parks and Recreation - Green Valley 520-625-3440 Arizona-Craig Coffman instructor
Mar 03 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Waconia Community Education - Waconia 952 442-0610 Minnesota-Jim Anderson instructor
Mar 06 6:40 pm - 9:40 pm Queen Creek Parks and Recreation - Queen Creek 480-358-3700 Arizona-Craig Coffman instructor
Mar 06 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Stillwater Community Education - Stillwater 651-351-8322 Minnesota-Kris Simonson instructor
Mar 06 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Montgomery/Lonsdale/New Prague Community Education - Montgomery 507-364-8107 Minnesota-Jim Anderson instructor
Mar 08 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Fountain Hills Parks and Recreation - Fountain Hills 480-816-5170 Arizona-Craig Coffman instructor
Mar 10 6:40 pm - 9:40 pm Northland Pioneer College - Snowflake 928-524-7600 Arizona-Craig Coffman instructor
Mar 10 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Bloomington Community Education - Bloomington 952-681-6100 Minnesota-Jim Anderson instructor
Mar 11 6:40 pm - 9:40 pm Glendale Community College - Glendale 623-845-3333 Arizona-Craig Coffman instructor
Mar 13 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Robbinsdale Community Education - Robbinsdale 763-504-6999 Minnesota-Kris Simonson instructor
Mar 13 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Inver Grove Heights Community Education - Inver Grove Heights 651-306-3633 Minnesota-Jim Anderson instructor
Mar 14 6:40 pm - 9:40 pm Kirkwood Community College - Cedar Rapids 319-398-1057 Illinois-Craig Coffman instructor
Mar 15 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Scott Community College - Bettendorf 888-336-3907 Illinois-Craig Coffman instructor
Mar 17 6:40 pm - 9:40 pm Northern Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) - Garner 641-923-2252 Iowa-Craig Coffman instructor
Mar 17 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Norwood Community Education - Norwood 952-467-7390 Minnesota-Jim Anderson instructor
Mar 18 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Oakton Community College - Des Plaines 847-982-9888 Illinois-Craig Coffman instructor
Mar 20 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Marana Parks and Recreation - Marana 520-382-1957 Arizona-Craig Coffman instructor
Mar 20 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm St. Cloud Community Education - St. Cloud 320-529-6500 Minnesota-Jim Anderson instructor
Mar 24 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm San Clemente Parks and Recreation - San Clemente 949-361-8264 California-Craig Coffman instructor
Mar 24 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Chisago Lakes Community Education - Chisago Lakes 651-213-2602 Minnesota-Jim Anderson instructor
Mar 25 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Laguna Beach Parks and Recreation - Laguna Beach 949-497-0304 California-Craig Coffman instructor
Mar 27 6:40 pm - 9:40 pm Oro Valley Parks and Recreation - Oro Valley 520-229-5050 Arizona-Craig Coffman instructor
Mar 27 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Big Lake Community Education - Big Lake 763-262-2523 Minnesota-Kris Simonson instructor
Mar 27 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm New Ulm Community Education - New Ulm 507-359-8451 Minnesota-Jim Anderson instructor
Mar 28 6:40 pm - 9:40 pm Maricopa Parks and Recreation - Maricopa 520-568-9098 Arizona-Craig Coffman instructor
Mar 29 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Mesa Community College - Mesa 480-461-7493 Arizona-Craig Coffman instructor
Mar 31 6:40 pm - 9:40 pm Newport Coast Community Center - Newport Beach 949-270-8103 California-Craig Coffman instructor
Mar 31 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm LeSueur Community Education - LeSueur 507-665-6244 Minnesota-Jim Anderson instructor
Apr 01 6:40 pm - 9:40 pm DC Ranch (Scottsdale Community College) - Scottsdale 480-423-6321 Arizona-Craig Coffman instructor
Apr 03 6:40 pm - 9:40 pm Prescott Adult Center - Prescott 928-778-3000 Arizona-Craig Coffman instructor
Apr 03 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Albert Lea Community College - Albert Lea 507-379-4834 Minnesota-Jim Anderson instructor
Apr 03 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Chaska Community Education - Chaska 952-556-6200 Minnesota-Kris Simonson instructor
Apr 04 6:40 pm - 9:40 pm Western New Mexico University - Silver City 505-538-6149 New Mexico-Craig Coffman instructor
Apr 05 8:30 am - 11:30 am Dona Ana Branch Community College - Las Cruces 505-527-7527 New Mexico-Craig Coffman instructor
Apr 07 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Brainerd Community Education - Brainerd 218-828-5372 Minnesota-Jim Anderson instructor
Apr 08 6:40 pm - 9:40 pm Glendale Parks and Recreation - Glendale 623-930-4332 Arizona-Craig Coffman instructor
Apr 10 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Lancaster Parks and Recreation - Lancaster 661-723-6077 California-Craig Coffman instructor
Apr 10 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Hastings Community Education - Hastings 651-438-0880 Minnesota-Jim Anderson instructor
Apr 10 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Anoka-Hennepin Community Education - Champlin 763-506-1270 Minnesota-Kris Simonson instructor
Apr 11 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Lompoc Parks and Recreation - Lompoc 805-875-8101 California-Craig Coffman instructor
Apr 11 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Stewartville Community Education - Stewartville 507-533-1650 Minnesota-Jim Anderson instructor
Apr 12 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Cuesta College - San Luis Obispo 805-546-3132 California-Craig Coffman instructor
Apr 12 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Rochester Community Education - Rochester 507-285-8646 Minnesota-Jim Anderson instructor
Apr 14 6:40 pm - 9:40 pm Roudenbush Community Center - Westford 978-692-5511 Massachusetts-Craig Coffman instructor
Apr 14 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Willmar Community Education - Willmar 320-231-8492 Minnesota-Jim Anderson instructor
Apr 15 6:40 pm - 9:40 pm Salem State College - Salem 978-542-6331 Massachusetts-Craig Coffman instructor
Apr 16 6:40 pm - 9:40 pm Duxbury Before and After Dark - Duxbury 781-934-7633 Massachusetts-Craig Coffman instructor
Apr 17 6:40 pm - 9:40 pm Minuteman Community Education - Lexington 781-861-6500 Massachusetts-Craig Coffman instructor
Apr 17 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm St. Louis Park Community Education - St. Louis Park 952-928-6442 Minnesota-Jim Anderson instructor
Apr 17 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Roseville Community Education - Roseville 651-604-3760 Minnesota-Kris Simonson instructor
Apr 18 6:40 pm - 9:40 pm Winchester Recreation - Winchester 781-721-7125 Massachusetts-Craig Coffman instructor
Apr 19 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Massaoit Community College - Brockton 508-588-9100 Massachusetts-Craig Coffman instructor
Apr 21 6:40 pm - 9:40 pm Mohave Community College - Lake Havasu CIty 928-855-7812 Arizona-Craig Coffman instructor
Apr 21 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm South Washington County Community Education - Cottage Grove 651-458-6605 Minnesota-Jim Anderson instructor
Apr 22 6:40 pm - 9:40 pm Mohave Community College-Bullhead City - Bullhead City 928-855-7812 Arizona-Craig Coffman instructor
Apr 24 6:40 pm - 9:40 pm Avondale Parks and Recreation - Avondale 623-478-3057 Arizona-Craig Coffman instructor
Apr 24 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Spring Lake Park Community Education - Spring Lake Park 763-786-1338 Minnesota-Jim Anderson instructor
Apr 24 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm St. Michael Community Education - St. Michael 763-497-6550 Minnesota-Kris Simonson instructor
Apr 25 6:40 pm - 9:40 pm Fort Lewis College - Durango 970-247-7385 Colorado-Craig Coffman instructor
Apr 26 9:00 am - 12:00 pm San Juan College - Farmington 505-566-3591 New Mexico-Craig Coffman instructor
Apr 28 6:40 pm - 9:40 pm Maricopa Parks and Recreation - Maricopa 520-568-9098 Arizona-Craig Coffman instructor
Apr 28 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Apple Valley Community Education - Apple Valley 651-423-7920 Minnesota-Jim Anderson instructor
Apr 29 6:40 pm - 9:40 pm Flagstaff Parks and Recreation - Flagstaff 928-779-1468 Arizona-Craig Coffman instructor
May 01 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Shakopee Community Education - Shakopee 952-496-5029 Minnesota-Kris Simonson instructor
May 02 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Diamond Bar Parks and Recreation - Diamond Bar 909-839-7070 California-Craig Coffman instructor
May 03 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Irvine Parks and Recreation - Irvine 949-724-6610 California-Craig Coffman instructor
May 17 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Casa Grande Parks and Recreation - Casa Grande 520-421-8760 Arizona-Craig Coffman instructor
May 19 6:40 pm - 9:40 pm Cochise College - Sierra Vista 520-515-5492 Arizona-Craig Coffman instructor
May 20 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Camp Verde Parks and Recreation - Camp Verde 928-567-0535 Arizona-Craig Coffman instruc tor
May 22 8:30 am - 11:30 am Peoria Senior Center - Peoria 623-773-7436 Arizona-Craig Coffman instructor
May 23 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm Marana Parks and Recreation - Marana 520-382-1957 Arizona-Craig Coffman instructor
May 27 6:40 pm - 9:40 pm Dobson Ranch - Mesa 480-839-2826 Arizona-Craig Coffman instructor
May 29 6:40 pm - 9:40 pm Gilbert Parks and Recreation - Gilbert 480-503-6200 Arizona-Craig Coffman instructor
May 30 6:15 pm - 9:15 pm Green Valley Parks and Recreation - Green Valley 520-625-3440 Arizona-Craig Coffman instructor
May 31 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Surprise Parks and Recreation - Surprise 623-266-4500 Arizona-Craig Coffman instructor
Jun 02 6:40 pm - 9:40 pm Newport Coast Community Center - Newport Beach 949-270-8103 California-Craig Coffman instructor
Jun 03 6:40 pm - 9:40 pm Coachella Parks and Recreation - Indio 760-347-3484 California-Craig Coffman instructor
Jun 05 6:15 pm - 9:15 pm Austin Community Education (Texas) - Austin 512-414-2872 Texas-Craig Coffman instructor
Jun 06 6:40 pm - 9:40 pm Brenham Community Education - Brenham 979-277-6531 Texas-Craig Coffman instructor
Jun 07 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Northside Community Education - San Antonio 210-522-8106 Texas-Craig Coffman instructor

 

 

How to Play Piano by Ear

What All Pro Musicians Know but Won't Tell You

Despite what you may have heard to the contrary, anyone can learn to play by ear. This workshop shows you the inside secrets professional piano players use (but never reveal).

You’ll learn how to pick tunes right out of your head. You’ll learn how to get songs off the radio (think of the money you’ll save in sheet music). You’ll even learn how to transpose. This workshop goes beyond mere “ear training.” You’ll get information found nowhere else, and you’ll be picking out tunes by ear — with both hands — from the very first day.

Open to all musicians (not just piano players) who have a basic understanding of chord theory. Beginners should take Instant Piano as a prerequisite.

Here’s Craig’s upcoming schedule for Instant Piano by Ear. Call the number listed for exact times, costs, and registration information.

Date Time Location Phone Comments
Feb 16 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Northside Community Education - San Antonio 210-522-8106 Texas-Craig Coffman instructor
Feb 23 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Scottsdale Community College - Scottsdale 480-423-6305 Arizona-Craig Coffman instructor
Mar 01 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Paradise Valley Community College - Paradise Valley 602-787-6800 Arizona-Craig Coffman instructor
Mar 01 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Hopkins Community Education - Hopkins 952-988-4066 Minnesota-Jim Anderson instructor
Mar 02 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Green Valley Parks and Recreation - Green Valley 520-625-3440 Arizona-Craig Coffman instructor
Mar 06 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm Montgomery/Lonsdale/New Prague Community Education - Montgomery 507-364-8107 Minnesota-Kris Simonson instructor
Mar 08 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Fountain Hills Parks and Recreation - Fountain Hills 480-816-5170 Arizona-Craig Coffman instructor
Mar 15 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Scott Community College - Bettendorf 888-336-3907 Illinois-Craig Coffman instructor
Mar 29 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Mesa Community College - Mesa 480-461-7493 Arizona-Craig Coffman instructor
Apr 05 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm Dona Ana Branch Community College - Las Cruces 505-527-7527 New Mexico-Craig Coffman instructor
Apr 07 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm Brainerd Community Education - Brainerd 218-828-5372 Minnesota-Jim Anderson instructor
Apr 12 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Cuesta College - San Luis Obispo 805-546-3132 California-Craig Coffman instructor
Apr 12 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Rochester Community Education - Rochester 507-285-8646 Minnesota-Jim Anderson instructor
Apr 26 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm San Juan College - Farmington 505-566-3591 New Mexico-Craig Coffman instructor
May 03 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Irvine Parks and Recreation - Irvine 949-724-6610 California-Craig Coffman instructor
May 17 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Casa Grande Parks and Recreation - Casa Grande 520-421-8760 Arizona-Craig Coffman instructor
May 31 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Surprise Parks and Recreation - Surprise 623-266-4500 Arizona-Craig Coffman instructor
Jun 07 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Northside Community Education - San Antonio 210-522-8106 Texas-Craig Coffman instructor

 

Instant Blues and Boogie Piano

Play your blues away! This hands-on workshop introduces beginners and experts alike to the uniquely American piano form known as the blues. For beginners it’s a low-stress introduction to piano playing. For those who already play traditional piano this workshop sets the stage for learning many different styles including rock, gospel, jazz, boogie-woogie, and improvising techniques. Learn the secrets of the blues’ unique scale, form, rhythm, and improvisation. And free yourself from sheet music. No prerequisite.

Here’s Craig’s upcoming schedule for Instant Blues and Boogie Piano. Call the number listed for exact times, costs, and registration information.

Date Time Location Phone Comments
Mar 03 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Mesa Community College - Mesa 480-461-7493 Arizona-Craig Coffman instructor
Mar 04 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Scottsdale Community College - Scottsdale 480-423-6305 Arizona-Craig Coffman instructor

 

 

About the Instructor

Craig Coffman is an experienced piano instructor, professional pianist and music director. He has over 20 years experience teaching piano privately. His piano seminars, offered through Community Colleges and Community Education Programs, have been attended by over 12,000 students throughout Minnesota and the United States over the last 11 years. He has a degree in Sociology from Illinois Wesleyan University in Illinois (where he also studied piano) and a Master of Divinity degree from Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon.

 

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