There are certain musical elements that are so versatile and useful that basically every real life pianist needs to know them. I say “real life pianists” because I am referring to those of us who don’t sit in ivory (pun intended) towers playing Bach all day but rather play in the every day situations of […]
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A simple thing you can do to help your sound.
An easy way to get away from playing octaves in the left hand.
As you have seen in previous lessons, the 2nd/9th is really a very versatile color note. Remember that the 2nd and 9th are the same note–you call it a 9th only if there is a seventh in the chord. Today, I want to discuss its versatility as an added note in ornamental runs and arpeggios. […]
Ideas for improving the patterns you play in your music.
Here is the simple truth behind this arrangement.
Time to debunk one of the misconceptions being taught out there.
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