Create a new tune by improvising on piano chords! Our video today deals with improvising on piano chords to create a new melody of a song. Click on this link to watch this video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edH21ng_Wv4&feature=youtu.be Good morning. This … Continue reading →
Beginning Improvisation Using 3 Melody Notes Part 2: Creating a Bridge Here is a transcript of the video if you would like to follow along: Good morning. This is Duane, and this is Part 2 of the video that we … Continue reading →
Piano Lessons: Get Started Improvising Using Chords! Here is a transcript of the video if you would like to follow along: Good morning. This is Duane, and today I’d like to talk about practicing chords as part of your piano … Continue reading →
How To Get Started Improvising On The Piano We all admire the improvising genius of an Oscar Peterson, Dave Brubeck, Herbie Hancock or Andre Previn, but “regular folks” like you and I can improvise too — at a much lower … Continue reading →
What’s the Difference between Arranging a Song and Improvising a Song? There are two main differences between a song that is “arranged” and one that is “improvised”. 1. How the song appears in manuscript 2. How the song is performed … Continue reading →
Do you know anybody who seems like they can play any song and change it a little bit to make it sound even cooler? Have you ever heard a musician who plays a solo while the rest of the band … Continue reading →
There is a style in music called “new age”, and while I don’t care for the title, it is a beautiful style that is so nice for relaxation and meditation, that I thought I would make a short video showing … Continue reading →
When studying the piano, a student encounters a myriad piano styles. To master the instrument, at least several of these styles must be learned, and all if at all possible. Knowledge of various playing styles enables a pianist to enjoy and play in any genre and to cross-polinate styles to create a fusion he or she can call their own.
Continue reading →Improvisation (also known as improvising) is the act of making something up as you go along — an act with which we all have a little experience. Remember playing House or Doctor as a child, letting the game go wherever your mind would take you? That was improvisation. No rules, no boundaries, just the limitless potential of your imagination.
Continue reading →What in the world is “naked music?” You know it when you hear it, but the words that describe it sound strange, don’t they? We’ve all heard of popular music and rock music and gospel music and jazz music, but … Continue reading →
