| One of the things that makes New Age piano so | | | | trust your intuition. Trusting intuition is THE MOST |
| enjoyable is that it's easy to get started.One of the | | | | IMPORTANT THING A TEACHER CAN HELP YOU |
| "tricks" of the trade is to play an ostinato pattern in the | | | | LEARN! Why? Because when you trust yourself, you |
| left-hand while the right improvises a melody. Just listen | | | | allow the music to come as it should - naturally and |
| to George Winston's lovely piece Colors/Dance to | | | | easily.Technique can be taught by most anyone and |
| hear an excellent example of this technique.He uses | | | | can be learned readily. However, the ability to trust |
| just two chords in the beginning. But just look what he | | | | yourself is something that takes a bit of introspection. |
| does with them! He maintains interest for a good | | | | Most of us have an internal critic that tries to condemn |
| couple of minutes before any contrast is introduced. | | | | any creative effort. We must learn to listen to what |
| Remarkable! And not as easy to do as many people | | | | we say to ourselves and allow for the creative |
| think!The artistry in this is how he maintains interest. | | | | impulse.Edward Weiss is a pianist/composer and |
| The improvised right-hand melody carries the music | | | | webmaster of Quiescence Music's online piano |
| through and propels listener attention forward. The | | | | lessons. He has been helping students learn how to |
| left-hand however, is just playing the same ostinato | | | | play piano in the New Age style for over 14 years and |
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