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Move Over Classical Piano lessons, New Age a Hit for Spring
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Edward Weiss
When most people think of taking piano lessons, the names Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart spring to mind. But not anymore. At least that's according to Edward Weiss. Weiss is a pianist, composer, and webmaster of Piano Lessons by Quiescence Music—an online site that teaches, you guessed it, New Age piano. When asked why he teaches piano in this style, Weiss responds: “It's a very freeing style. You don't have to read music. You don't have to spend years playing the ...
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Steve Wilson Embraces Role as Jazz Educator with Many Academic Appearances
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Seth Cohen PR
Fresh Off Triumphant Wall Street Journal Feature, NY Times Arts & Leisure Preview, WNYC, New Yorker and Other Major Coverage, Steve Wilson Returns to His Role as Jazz Educator with Series of Academic Appearances WSJ Headline for Wilson's 50th Birthday Celebration: “The Sideman Becomes the Star" Fresh off major coverage for his 50th Birthday Celebration, including a significant WALL STREET JOURNAL feature and other key placements (see below,) acclaimed saxophonist Steve Wilson has returned to his role as a respected ...
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Barry Harris jazz workshop and concert in Rome, March 21-25
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anna pantuso
BARRY HARRIS JAZZ WORKSHOP From Monday 21 to Friday 25 March 2011 Felt music club & school, via degli Ausoni 84, ROME Barry Harris is one of the world's most respected jazz piano players and teachers, considered by many to be the foremost interpreter of the music of Bud Powell, Tadd Dameron and Thelonious Monk. For more than half a century, Harris has played with the giants of jazz including Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Dexter Gordon, ...
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Piano on Sandbar Inspires New Age Pianist
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Edward Weiss
Mystery solved ... we now know that teenagers placed a baby grand piano on a Florida Keys sandbar. Case closed. But not for New Age pianist and composer Edward Weiss. Mr. Weiss, is the creator of an online piano course Piano Lessons by Quiescence Music that teaches adults how to play New Age piano. He's been teaching online for over 10 years so when he saw all the coverage this piano 'stunt' was generating he got inspired. Here's what Mr. ...
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Want to Play Piano? New Age Piano Course Promises Quick Results
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Edward Weiss
Most courses of instruction for piano require years and years of study. This is a well documented fact. If you want to play the classics, expect to spend at least 5 years in intensive twice weekly lessons. But the classical approach isn't the only one and pianist/composer Edward Weiss has developed a 'new age' method that allows the complete beginner to quickly play chords and improvise. The course now has over 1000 subscribers and is continuing to add new ones ...
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Serenity for Seniors: New Age Piano Lessons Help Boomers Relax
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Edward Weiss
Used to be if you were looking for piano lessons, you'd turn to your local Yellow Pages. And while a good chunk of the population still does that, many are now turning to the Internet for recreation and fun. The online course Piano Lessons by Quiescence Music by pianist/composer Edward Weiss does just that—it helps seniors find a way to relax and get creative at the same time. Something many in the 50 + crowd would like to do, but ...
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New Piano Lesson by Quiescence Music Helps Students Improvise
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Edward Weiss
Online website Piano Lessons by Quiescence MusicHere's what the video's creator, Edward Weiss has to say about it: “I wanted to show students how to improvise something in the Key of B Major. This Key has a lot of sharps in it which can be intimidating to many, but since I teach a chord-based approach to learning piano, all students have to do is learn the chords and scale in B Major and that's that." Weiss adds... “To me, improvisation ...
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Piano Lessons Website Kicks Off March Madness with Free Lesson and Book!
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Edward Weiss
The month of March marks a special point in the calendars of people living in snow covered landscapes. It's a time when people can begin to look forward to marginally warmer weather and the March Madness of basketball season. To celebrate March Madness, Piano Lessons by Quiescence Music is offering visitors a free piano lesson and book on the art of New Age piano music. Quiescence Music is owned by composer and pianist, Edward Weiss, creator of a New Age ...
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