Piano Guidance
Piano Guidance
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With a little creativity and experimentation, you'll be on your way to making your piano music sound even better! Experiment with different techniques. Adding percussion or other instruments can give your music a new feel. ... Find the right tempo. ... Use chord progressions.
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Since there are 12 major scales, there are 12 major keys. Likewise, there are 12 minor scales and, therefore, 12 minor keys. So there are 24 keys...
Read More »If you’re looking to make your piano songs fuller and richer in sound, there are a few things you can do. One is to experiment with different dynamics – making your softer passages louder and your harder ones softer. You can also add more texture by using different pianos or effects pedals. And finally, you can always try adding vocals or other instruments to your songs. With a little creativity and experimentation, you’ll be on your way to making your piano music sound even better!
The orchestra — primarily strings, brass and percussion, with almost no woodwinds (just three clarinets) — was divided between Abbey Road's Studio...
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Read More »Most pianists today, including myself, were taught to play scales with the 'thumb-under' technique—that is, the practice of flexing the thumb under the palm immediately after the second finger plays its note.
Most pianists today, including myself, were taught to play scales with the ‘thumb-under’ technique—that is, the practice of flexing the thumb under the palm immediately after the second finger plays its note. This maxim is actually misguided. Holding tension by activating the adductor muscles at the base of the thumb is a grasping motion that inhibits free movement and coordination. Moreover, scales played in this manner typically sound uneven in tone and rhythm, with a sound that is not sufficiently warm. In addition to limiting coordination in all movements, ‘thumb-under’ is a major contributor to injury. A pianist who has ‘mastered’ this technique (as seen in the following video) also holds excess tension at the wrist and moves the fingers with unnecessary effort—that is, by engaging opposing muscles simultaneously with continuously-held tension. In Piano Notes, Charles Rosen describes ‘thumb-under’ as “a basic part of piano technique as it is conceived in conservatories the world over.” Rosen continues: “…this fundamental practice is not as useful for some pianists as piano teachers think. A pupil of the late Dinu Lipatti, one of the most interesting pianists of [the 20th] century, told me that Lipatti once remarked: ‘You know, it has been at least ten years since I last crossed my thumb under the third finger.’ I was pleased to hear this, because I too have discovered that this basic position is in fact very uncomfortable.” Well-coordinated scale playing—especially when any kind of speed is required–is easier to achieve with a motion that is closer to a ‘throw,’ the quick, lateral movement that is essential for brilliant arpeggios. This can be viewed in the following video:
These four chords are the magic I, IV, V and vi. Feb 28, 2019
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So, why do pianos have 88 keys? Pianos have 88 keys because composers wanted to expand the range of their music. Adding more piano keys removed the...
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Classical music was written on larger pianos, not on modern keyboards, so anything less than 66 keys is not going to be enough to play the pieces...
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