Online Piano

If you’re a classically trained pianist, you probably can read music extremely well. But you probably can’t just go to the piano, sit down, and play what you feel!

It’s a sad but true fact. For most classically trained students, improvisation and just “being” at the piano is not an option. This isn’t to say that they don’t want to improvise and create their own music. They just don’t know how to do it!

Listen.. It’s not their fault at all! You see, their training consists of spending years upon years learning how to play the music of dead composers. And while the music of “the masters” is great and worthy of hearing, it isn’t something coming from you.

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There are 88 keys on the piano keyboard. Most pianists use about 1/3 of this number most of the time. Why?

Well, if you’re playing sheet music, the answer lies in how the composer used the piano. If you’re creating your own music, the answer lies in experimenting with the possibilities.

Now, most of my own music is played near the middle of the keyboard. It’s not planned that way but this is the area of the piano I naturally gravitate towards when sitting down to play. Of course, I do and have used most notes available on the piano and it would be a shame not to. But I allow the music to tell me where it wants to go. If

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We all need to relax more, and music hath charms to soothe the savage beast. But, have you ever thought that you could create your own relaxation music? Doing so actually has more benefits for you than just listening to it.

Take the piano for example. This instrument is perfect for creating soothing, relaxing ambiences and has been used just for this purpose. There’s no need to create bouncy Jazz rhythms or sharp dynamic classical crescendos. On the contrary, the piano can be used to provide a lovely, delicate environment.

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So you want to be more creative when playing piano. Many students wish they could just sit down and improvise their own music but don’t know how to begin.

They think if they can’t play a fugue like Bach, they are untalented. Or, they think the music that comes out of them must be sophisticated or it’s not worth anything. Fortunately, there is a style of piano playing that bypasses this academic snobbism and allows the beginning (and advanced) student to be more creative.

The New Age piano style is geared towards improvisation and creativity specifically because it requires very little in the way of technical know-how. What it does require is the courage to just sit in front of the piano

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We all need to relax more, and music hath charms to soothe the savage beast. But, have you ever thought that you could create your own relaxation music? Doing so actually has more benefits for you than just listening to it.

Take the piano for example. This instrument is perfect for creating soothing, relaxing ambiences and has been used just for this purpose. There’s no need to create bouncy Jazz rhythms or sharp dynamic classical crescendos. On the contrary, the piano can be used to provide a lovely, delicate environment.

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