Good morning family, I am changing the time for COPET Mastery Mondays from 1pm-2pm EST to a later time of 8pm-9pm EST so that more people can attend! The topic is “How to improve your ear for music?” In the live I will be be demonstrating how I improved my ear before I started taking formal lessons over 20 years ago, as well as some exercises I learned in college. I’m super excited! The live will be held via Twitch because it is easier to share it with you all. I’m going to provide the link here, as well as again in another post when we are closer to the date. https://m.twitch.tv/cliffgamingtracks?desktop-redirect=true Enjoy the day!

We have some new members in the community! if you’re knew please reply to this post by saying your name, where you’re from, what piece, or your favorite piece that you’re working on, and what you’re looking to get out of the community? Also don’t forget to checkout the classrooms section it has a ton of value that is guaranteed to help you with your playing today. As well as give you a small glimpse into how I teach, and what I teach. Enjoy!

🔑 Start Here — 2 Simple Steps to Use The COPET Academy Welcome to The COPET Academy. If you’re here, you’re serious about improving your playing. Good. Here’s how to get started. 1️⃣ Introduce Yourself Below Use this 5 question template: Q1: How long have you been playing piano? Q2: What piece are you currently working on? Q3: Where do you feel emotionally disconnected in your playing? Q4: What technical limitation is holding your expression back? Q5: What are you hoping to gain from The COPET Academy? Take your time. Be specific. That’s how we train. 2️⃣ Complete the “Start Here” Module inside the Classroom Go through it fully so you understand how COPET works, how to submit performance reviews, and how we structure growth inside this space. Then post your baseline performance in the Performance Review section within 7 days. If you get stuck, message me. Let’s get to work. — Cliff

Hey family! Happy Friday. I have a question for everyone. - What’s your first memory of falling in love with piano? For me it was going to church with m granny at 5 years old and seeing the pianist playing extremely fast and beautiful. I instantly fell in love with the piano. How about you? Drop your story below.