How To Dress Up “Naked Music” On The Piano

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 naked music?
Naked music is simply the notes on a piece of sheet music. It’s “naked” [...]

3 Quick & Easy Steps To Playing Music by Ear

Playing by ear is the ability to play a piece of music (or, eventually, learn an instrument) by simply listening to it repeatedly. The majority of self-taught musicians began their education this way; they picked up their instrument and began playing an easy melody from a well-known song, slowly picking out the notes as they [...]

Playing The Piano Using Chord Symbols Instead of Being Tied To The Written

Piano improvising and arranging is an art but definitely not a science. It is all based on chords and chord progressions. There aren’t any steadfast rules for creating an arrangement, nothing to dictate the limitless potential of your imagination. Musicians learn to arrange by simply arranging – and improvise by improvising — over and over [...]

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Find out what saunas are all about

Posted on 02 July 2009

A sauna is usually a room or a house designed as a place where you can experience dry or wet heat sessions, where the participants undress and sit in that heated environment at temperatures that can surpass 80 degrees Celsius. This process of heating that room makes people relax and promotes sweating.
By simply controlling the [...]

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Articulation — The Key To Clean Piano Playing

Posted on 05 September 2008

Articulation in music means the same as it does in speech — speaking (playing) distinctly so that each word (note) can be understood clearly.
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Is It Really Possible To Play The Piano By Ear?

Posted on 13 May 2009

Playing by ear is the ability to play a piece of music (or, eventually, learn an instrument) by simply listening to it repeatedly. The majority of self-taught musicians began their education this way; they picked up their instrument and began playing an easy melody from a well-known song, slowly picking out the notes as they [...]

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Michael Jackson: A Parent’s Perspective - Access Hollywood

Posted on 02 July 2009

When I returned home from work on June 25, I told my 14-year-old daughter about his death. …To which she replied, “Why are you upset about him? Isn’t he the creepy guy who slept with young boys?” My daughter’s reaction shocked me! She had …