Interview with Diana Mascari, a new Heritage Village resident who is an accomplished jazz pianist and composer. Interviewed on November 7, 2023.

In this video, Diana Mascari plays her arrangement of the Duke Ellington favorite Take the A Train (composed by Billy Strayhorn). The type of accompaniment pattern she uses for each section is marked in the video. Playing the song this way (by thinking about which accompaniment patterns work best for each section) helps you to develop your knowledge of how to arrange a song. For Diana's written explanation of the concept of arranging, read her blog: https://www.mascaripiano.com/post/how-to-arrange-take-the-a-train-other-standards For information about piano lessons visit: https://www.mascaripiano.com/lessons Get my FREE COURSE: "Song Playing Starter Kit for Pianists" https://dianamascari.com/coursesdianamascaricom

Diana Mascari plays her arrangement of Cole Porter's great standard, Night and Day. Diana's rendition of this time-honored jazz standard includes and extended rubato intro, Diana's signature walking bass as well as a variety of rhythmically bass left hand accompaniment styles including bass in 2, stride and more. To learn more about how you can create your own solo piano arrangements of standards, read Diana's blog https://www.mascaripiano.com/post/what-is-rubato-how-it-can-help-you-enrich-your-performances-of-night-and-day-and-other-standards Get my FREE COURSE: "Song Playing Starter Kit for Pianists" https://dianamascari.com/coursesdianamascaricom To find out about taking piano lessons with Diana, visit www.mascaripiano.com

Diana Mascari plays Green Dolphin Street as part of Hudson Arts Studios Open House October 2020. Video taken by Jon Pachter. Diana's rendition of this time-honored jazz standard includes her signature upbeat/foot-tapping style complete with the walking bass lines that populate her solo piano playing. To learn how to create your own walking bass lines and other jazz oriented accompaniments, visit www.mascaripiano.com Get my FREE COURSE: "Song Playing Starter Kit for Pianists" https://dianamascari.com/coursesdianamascaricom

This 5 minute video shows pianists and piano lovers how they can get started with piano lessons taught by Diana Mascari using her TAP system. https://www.mascaripiano.com/tapsystem Get my FREE COURSE: "Song Playing Starter Kit for Pianists" https://dianamascari.com/coursesdianamascaricom