Good evening everyone! Sorry for my absence, I’ve been really focused on school and ministry. Now, that I am finished with school, I’m back. Here’s a snippet of me practicing the first movement of Moonlight Sonata in D Minor that I plan to play for my church congregation right before a message I’m preaching in a couple of weeks. Please excuse the rough passages as I’m working on smoothing it out with the chord changes. Also, this will INTENTIONALLY feel like it’s missing something. I’m playing a “performance” arrangement I did to shorten the piece.

Hey everyone, It’s been a quiet few months, but behind the scenes, things have been evolving. We have officially rebranded to The COPET Academy! Moving forward, this community is shifting focus to classical pianists who are serious about rebuilding their technique and interpretation through a structured, accountability driven environment. I want to make sure this space stays high-energy and packed with people who actually want to be here for this new chapter. I’m doing a major member cleanup over the next 48 hours. If you want to stay part of The COPET Academy and see what we have coming next, simply comment 'IN' below. If I don't hear from you, I’ll assume you’ve moved on to other things and will remove your account to keep the group tight-knit and active. No hard feelings at all! Let’s get to work. Cliff Jones,

Hello everyone! Sorry for my absence. I’ve been sick and not playing too much. However, I wanted to check in and show you all what I’m working on. This is Sonata K. 208 by Scarlatti. I just started learning it yesterday. Here are the first 8 measures. @Cliff Jones I’ve watching some of these videos and man you are a genius!!

It has been a long time since I played my own improvisations for anyone other than whoever was standing in the room. I mentioned a recent one where I set my iPhone down on a piano recently at a friend's house and made up a short song. I placed a link below. https://youtu.be/slG79GEHGQc Thanks also to @Cliff Jones for suggesting I collect some of these into a playlist. Hopefully this link works for you too. No professional editing, these were mostly for me to share with my family. Hope you enjoy them too.

@Cliff Jones and everyone…Feedback? Suggestions? This is a composition I’m working on. I heard the melody in my head (I know you all totally get it 😂😂) and decided to try the COPET method to get it out. I’m not finished with it yet, but I think once I tighten the left hand progression, it’ll be a sweet song. Title: Butterflies Key: Fb Minor Feeling: Longing; kind of anxiously waiting