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2008-01-31 18:59:04 | Career Here's the method I use every time I want to capture an idea. I draw out 8-bars (or measures) first. Why 8 bars? Because it is an ideal framework to work in. Eight bars of music are enough t.........
2008-01-31 18:59:04 | Career Have you ever dreamed of penning your own compositions? Writing music has been a dream of mine for the longest time. And it's a dream I am fortunate enough to have realized. The idea .........
2008-01-31 18:59:04 | Career Many students think that being able to play what you feel is difficult. They believe you must have years and years of training in improvisation and theory. The truth of the matter is .........
2008-01-31 18:59:04 | Career When most people hear the word composer, they automatically think of classical composers like Mozart or Beethoven. This is the point where many "would be" composers freeze up because they te.........
2008-01-31 18:59:04 | Career The first time I heard George Winston play back in the early 1980's I was blown away. I didn't know why I liked this music. All I knew was that it made me feel good and that was enough. I di.........
2008-01-31 18:59:04 | Career Chords. They're amazing. There's no doubt about it. Especially when it comes to piano playing and the Open Position Chord. Here we can use both hands to create music with. The chord is broke.........
2008-01-31 18:59:04 | Career While most students want to know when to play certain notes and chords, it's equally important to know when not to play. For example, I had a student who knew how to improvise and play in th.........
2008-01-31 18:59:04 | Career Here are six very good reasons to learn how to play piano in the New Age style: 1. It's easy. No months spent learning theory here. Just a few chords and you're off enjoying the joy o.........
2008-01-31 18:59:04 | Career One of the things that makes New Age piano so enjoyable is that it's easy to get started. One of the "tricks" of the trade is to play an ostinato pattern in the left-hand while the ri.........
2008-01-31 18:59:04 | Career There are basically two ways you can compose a piece of music. The first and most traditional way is to write out the melody and then harmonize it. Some call this working from the top (as op.........
2008-01-31 18:59:04 | Career Do you remember finger-painting as a child? How fun it was. How exciting to be able to dip your fingers into a color that called out to you and put it on paper. The excitement of it all came.........
2008-01-31 18:59:04 | Career When I first began playing the piano and improvising, there were times when the music just wouldn't flow. No matter what I did, I couldn't make it go any further. Blocked and frustrated, I w.........
2008-01-31 18:59:04 | Career 1. Learn how to Improvise Learning how to improvise is the key to playing in this style. Period. You must learn to experiment and take musical risks - within certain frameworks of cou.........
2008-01-31 18:59:04 | Career Do you ramble on endlessly with your improvisations? If so, good. This has its place in music making and in new age piano playing in particularly. Just listen to Michael Jones's music to hea.........
2008-01-31 18:59:04 | Career There are so many areas in life where one must do things right. Thankfully, art is an area where great discoveries are made by making mistakes! Take improvisation for example. We sit .........
2008-01-31 18:59:04 | Career The Open Position Chord (OPC) allows you to create a vented sound. A sound that is open, literally, as opposed to the closed triads taught in most course books. The OPC covers more th.........
2008-01-31 18:59:04 | Career Some of you may remember a book titled "Drawing on the Right-Side of the Brain" by Betty Edwards. In this book, Betty Edwards tried to teach you how to see differently. She reasoned t.........
2008-01-31 18:59:04 | Career So you want to be more creative when playing piano. Many students wish they could just sit down and improvise their own music but don't know how to begin. They think if they can't pla.........
2008-01-31 18:59:04 | Career I'll never forget the first time I played the piano for an audience. It was my first concert and it was fairly full up. I was to play my first CD "La Jolla Suite" containing 12 pieces.........
2008-01-31 18:59:04 | Career How would you like to spend 4 years in a University learning how to play other peoples music? If you think this is ridiculous, you're right! Because that's what thousands of piano music stud......... |
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