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Learn Music Theory, Improvisation, and Composition
with Jerald Simon - Motivating Piano Students the FUN Way!

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The piano music from this album is included in my new book, Essential POP Piano Exercises Every Piano Player Should Know (from the best-selling Essential Piano Exercises Series) We have sold over 50,000 combined books on Amazon from the five books in this series. We have 10 more books we will soon be adding to this series (and possibly more to come).

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Motivating piano students to learn music theory, improvisation, and composition with
COOL SONGS and ESSENTIAL PIANO EXERCISES that excite, entertain, and educate.

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Take your piano playing to the next level.
Learn music theory, improvisation, and composition.

Start learning the 3 Most Important areas for Improving on the Piano starting TODAY!

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Theory Therapy™
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Most piano students and some piano teachers don't know or even like music theory.  Jerald helps with Theory Therapy™! It's the practical application of music theory. You learn how to apply it. It's FUN!

2

Innovative Improvisation™
(Learn Improvisation)

Learn how to play the same song 100 different ways. Learn to play by ear, how to use fake books and lead sheets. Play new age, jazz, blues, rock, pop, and more. Jerald refers to this as Innovative Improvisation.

3

Creative Composition™
(Learn Composition)

Learning to play music as it is will help you in the beginning. Learning how to arrange and improvise music will inspire you. Learning how to compose your own music will help you share your music with others.

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Weekly Piano Lessons (for PIANO TEACHERS) - Online Group Piano Lessons

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Piano teachers will also learn how to TEACH music theory, improvisation, and composition. I refer to this as Theory Therapy™, Innovative Improvisation™ and Creative Composition™.

​The lessons taught each Monday morning follow the schedule according to each week:

WEEK 1: COOL SONGS and ESSENTIAL PIANO EXERCISES
WEEK 2: Music Theory - Theory Therapy™ (the practical application of music theory)
WEEK 3: Improvisation - Innovative Improvisation™ (learn to play the same song 100 ways)
WEEK 4: Composition - Creative Composition™ (connect with the composer within YOU)

​​Lessons are taught on Monday mornings from 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM (MST - Mountain Standard Time - Utah, USA time). This is an hour and a half lesson each week. If you are unable to attend the live lessons, each lesson is recorded and will also be uploaded within your customer portal, so you can watch and rewatch any of the lessons at your convenience. Some piano teachers around the world are not able to attend the live lessons at all, but they watch the recordings the next day within their account.

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SINGLE PDFs

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PDF BOOKS

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Amazon Paper Back Books

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"Jerald Simon is an expert at reaching teen students and connecting to them with the music they love. With his COOL SONGS Series, Jerald creates amazing orchestral backing tracks which are stunning! I know how much my students enjoy playing along with backing tracks! You'll love using these COOL SONGS with your students (and so will they)!"

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"Jerald Simon is a creative music guru when it comes to anything that can be created from an essential piano exercise. What is cool about all his essential piano exercises is what you could ultimately turn around and do with them. Compose, improvise, arrange, mash ups, remix, the list can go on and on… And if the exercises aren’t enough, Jerald is always there and willing to lend plenty of support through online groups, lessons, and challenges."

- Jennifer Foxx

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"In the online world, it can sometimes be difficult to find real, genuine instructors who are interested and invested in you. Fortunately Jerald is not only an inspiring music teacher, but also a wonderful person. He cares about making piano practical and fun."

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It's easy to improve your musical ability!

Music Theory: Learn and easily understand music theory.
Improvisation
: Learn to improvise and arrange your music.
Composition:
Learn to compose music of your own.

These are the three areas that most music students and piano teachers want to learn more about and this is Jerald's main focus. As Jerald has presented workshops and master classes across the country, most pianists feel they need to learn more about music theory, how to improvise, and compose music of their own. Let Jerald help you learn how to play the music you want to play. Jerald's COOL SONGS and Essential Piano Exercises help you learn to play piano - the FUN way!

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WELCOME to the MUSIC MOTIVATION®

New blog posts are added every week.

Let us know if there is a topic you'd like me to write about! - Jerald

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Jerald's books have been reviewed by countless piano teaching groups and organizations.
He is frequently a guest speaker and teaches piano teachers on a local and national level.

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FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What are Essential Piano Exercises and COOL SONGS?

A: Music Mentor Jerald Simon teaches piano students music theory, how to improvise and arrange piano music, and even how to compose music of their own. Jerald refers to these as Theory Therapy™, Innovative Improvisation™, and Creative Composition™. To better help piano students and piano teachers learn to play piano the FUN way, Jerald has written 30+ music books featuring over 400 original compositions, songs and various piano pieces. He has recorded and released 15+ albums of his original music, and has also created hundreds of videos for his Essential Piano Exercises CourseCOOL SONGS Series, and his weekly COOL SONGS group online piano lessons taught live every Thursday. There are three weekly online group piano lessons according to skill level: 1. The Apprentice Stage (beginning level), 2. The Maestro Stage (early intermediate level), and 3. The Virtuoso Stage (late intermediate - advanced level). Jerald also has a popular YouTube channel (youtube.com/jeraldsimon) where he uploads weekly videos to help piano students at every stage of their musical journey. Jerald helps piano students and piano teachers navigate their musical journey from beginner up through advanced and professional entertainers, arrangers, and composers.

Q: Are Jerald's books available in PDF or physical book format? 

A: All of Jerald's books can be purchased as PDF downloads and instantly downloaded from this site on the Shop page. You will have instant access to all PDF books, MP3 albums, and Online Courses you purchase from this website. Both single use and studio licenses are available for piano students and piano teachers. All of the books can be purchased in paperback format from Jerald's Amazon page. Spiral bound editions of Jerald's books are only being sold in music stores through Chesbro Music Co. (the official distributor of all Music Motivation® products). You can upgrade your Essential Piano Exercises PDF order to buy the spiral bound set from Jerald, but all other physical books are sold on Amazon or in music stores around the country. If you are a music store and would like to begin distributing any of Jerald's spiral bound books, please email Music Motivation® to start selling all Music Motivation® products.

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