Welcome to Improv Planet, the school of historic keyboard improvisation featuring the world's largest library of improv instructional video.Why call it Improv Planet? Because finding a place to learn historic keyboard improvisation is like locating a tiny isolated planet somewhere in the galaxy.Improv Planet is an online school of improvisation with new content added every month. Patreons learn keyboard improvisation by following the steps used by Bach, Händel, Scarlatti, and Mozart. Members study and internalize harmonic language and keyboard styles for professional performance, historic research, and personal enjoyment.Members get immediate access to the world's largest library of tutorial and performance video in the area of historic improv, with more added constantly. Hours of new video are added each month.Who joins Improv Planet? People from every inhabited continent. Seasoned concert artists, conservatory faculty, members of international orchestras, private piano teachers, avid amateurs, complete beginners, retired hobbyists, and more.John Mortensen is a leader in the international revival of historic keyboard improvisation. Appearing frequently as concert artist, masterclass teacher, and academic conference speaker in America and Europe, he is noted for his ability to improvise entire concerts in historic styles, including complex compositions such as Baroque fugues. His book The Pianist's Guide to Historic Improvisation was published in 2020 by Oxford University Press.He is a university music professor, a Steinway Artist, and is sponsored by the US State Department's Fulbright Global Scholar program as an artistic ambassador on behalf of the American people.We have a discussion forum! Visit The Historic Improvisation Discussion Forum at https://johnmortensen.com/forum/ and register. You will have to wait for administrative approval.