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Free Piano Lesson "Reflections in Water" Shows You How To Improvise! by Edward Weiss
If you're like many who enjoy the piano, you've probably been mystified as to how someone can just sit down and play without sheet music.
It seems like an impossible feat. But there's a method to the mystery. Pianists who can improvise know what they're doing and understand the fundamentals of improvisation.
Now, if you're a newbie at this, It can be confusing to say the least! So many keys and so many choices! But you won't have this problem if you start out using a few chords and a way to play them.
For example take a look at the lesson Reflections in Water. Here we have a lesson that shows you how to create your own unique music using just 4 chords. The chords are from the Key of C Major and have a very "modern" feel to them.
To play this improvisation is quite easy. The first thing you need to do is familiarize yourself with these chords. Once you get them in your fingers and have committed them to memory - the rest is easy!
We now take these 4 chords and create our improvisation. We use chords, the scale of C Major and the element of time to create with. These are our materials. Much like visual artists who use color and canvas, we musicians use rhythm, harmony, and melody to create with.
We start out with the C Major 7 chord and notice that with this chord structure we get a modern sound right away! No need to start with triads. You can begin your study of piano improvisation with something called the open position chord and get creative quickly.
When you listen to the lesson "Reflections in Water," notice that the music is quite slow. This is done on purpose. My goal was not to rush and come up with something sophisticated. On the contrary, my goal was to show you how easy it can be to simply finger a chord and create music. Something you can achieve if you put your mind to it!
About the Author
Edward Weiss is a pianist/composer and webmaster of Quiescence Music's online piano lessons (http://www.quiescencemusic.com/piano_lessons.html). He has been helping students learn how to play piano in the New Age style for over 14 years and works with students in private, in groups, and now over the internet. Stop by now at http://www.quiescencemusic.com/piano_lessons.html for a FREE piano lesson!
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