Piano music

If you are thinking of buying a piano, guitar, bass, violin or some other instrument, you might consider buying a used musical instrument. But before you go shopping, there are a few things you should know.

There are advantages and disadvantages of buying a used musical instrument. The major advantage, of course, is money savings. If you do a little research and ask lots of questions, you can find a quality instrument at a very low price. Also, you might be able to buy a high-dollar instrument such as a piano when otherwise you wouldn’t be able to afford a new one.

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If ever there were two things made for each other, it would have to be New Age piano music and nature sounds. After all, New Age piano gets much of its inspiration from the natural world. There are many CDs available that have this classic combination. Let’s look at a few of them.

1. Forest Piano by John Herberman
This CD is in my opinion the best New Age piano CD one can buy. And it has nature sounds too! John Herberman is a very talented pianist/composer who’s music seeps into your stressed out psyche and gently massages you. Each piece is a unique composition. Sometimes melodic, sometimes textural, but always beautiful. You’ll wear your CD player out with this

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Are you a creative klutz? Does the thought of playing piano not only frighten but also intimidate you? If so, there’s a solution. It’s called the open position piano chord and with it, you’ll be able to create your own music within 1-hour guaranteed! Here’s how…

Chords are used to make music at the piano. The same way a guitar player can pick up the guitar, strum a few chords and make music, so too can the pianist. The problem is, note reading is what has been usually taught while creativity with chords is relegated to background status. The open position piano chord is a unique chord structure that utilizes both hands right away to create a modem sounding chord that

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Do you think you need to constantly learn new techniques to get good at piano improvisation? Do you believe that getting one more technique under your belt will make you a better player?

Nope. Not going to happen.

If your piano improvisations sound boring it can only be for one reason. It’s because you’re bored!

It’s not the piano or the chords you know or any one of a hundred different things you tell yourself you need before you can sound “good” on the piano. No. The problem is not with technique or chords. It’s with you.

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So, how does one go about arranging piano music? That’s a good question. And one that can get confusing for most students. They sometimes confuse composing with arranging and with good reason - they’re closely connected. Let’s look at how to arrange a piece of music for piano. Specifically, we’ll look at the lesson piece “Fall Sunrise.”

Fall Sunrise is a contemporary/new age piano piece I wrote to illustrate how ABA form works. The first section is comprised of 4-bars which is repeated twice. The next section (B) is an 8-bar phrase repeated twice and then we come back to our (A) section, which again is repeated twice. So, if we were to “arrange” this so we can see what it

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