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Article: Making Music

The Artist's Way Meets the Piano

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In her bestselling book The Artist's Way, Julie Cameron suggests keeping a journal. She refers to them as morning pages where each morning, you just write off the top of your head.This free writing exercise is nothing new. It's been done and popularized for quite some time now. But “The Artist's Way" really brought ...

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News: Education

Piano Lessons Online a Low Cost Win-Win for Students and Their Piano Teacher

Piano Lessons Online a Low Cost Win-Win for Students and Their Piano Teacher

Its tough trying to maintain an active lifestyle and wanting to learn piano at the same time. Not only that, but piano lessons with good teachers are expensive and its often really difficult to schedule lessons. So to fit it all in to a filled-to-the-gills schedule more and more students have turned to taking their piano ...

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Article: Making Music

The Key to Creating Fresh Sounding Piano Improvisations

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Some music just has it. You know the kind I'm talking about. The kind of music you can listen to over and over--and it never gets old.So, what's the secret? How can music remain fresh after multiple listens? I'll tell you. The secret is the performer was in the present.You see, music ...

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Article: Making Music

Five Minute Piano Improvisation: Reflections in Water

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The idea that you can create a complete piano improvisation in five minutes seems undoable to most. After all, aren't you supposed to have years and years of theory and experience under your belt? Not if you follow this step-by-step video. Reflections in Water is a piano improvisation I created to show students how ...

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Article: Making Music

Piano Improvisation Journeys: Create Your Own Unique Music

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There's something about being able to just sit down at the piano and play. Especially when the music isn't planned. We allow ourselves the freedom to just be at the piano and wonderful things begin to happen.To create your own piano improvisation journey, you need to know a little about chords and how to ...

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Article: Making Music

Easy Piano Improvisation Strategy Lets You Play With Freedom and Confidence

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When I first started playing piano, I looked everywhere for information to help me play what I felt. And, much to my disappointment, I was left floundering in the library aisles.One of things I'm good at is just knowing if something works or not. In fact, I can look at a book and within ...

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News: Music Industry

New Age Music Enters the Mainstream

New Age Music Enters the Mainstream

It used to be the stuff of the '60s and '70s. A magical mystery tour express, where rock stars and alternate religion advocates converged on the same track New Age Music. Free flowing, free form melodies inspiring introspection and what was called Universal Awareness. If you thought this trend went underground, you'd be right. But underground ...


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