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What Is a Tritone — and What Is a Tritone Substitute?

What Is a Tritone — and What Is a Tritone Substitute?

What Is a Tritone — and What Is a Tritone Substitute?

18 hours ago4 min read

Diana Mascari Composing with Pencil and Staff Paper at the Piano

Diana Mascari Composing with Pencil and Staff Paper at the Piano

Why Do Some Musical Pieces Have Multiple Movements?

Jan 275 min read

Our Day Will Come — Solo Piano Performance by Diana Mascari

Our Day Will Come — Solo Piano Performance by Diana Mascari

Why Play a Song Your Own Way? Our Day will Come

Jan 205 min read

What Are Basic Jazz Chords — and How Can They Support Your Melodic Ideas?

What Are Basic Jazz Chords — and How Can They Support Your Melodic Ideas?

What Are Basic Jazz Chords — and How Can They Support Your Melodic Ideas?

Tips for Better Piano Playing

Dec 27, 20254 min read

Diana Mascari -Composing with Modes

Diana Mascari -Composing with Modes

What Are Musical Modes And How Can They Shape the Mood of Your Music?

composition lessons

Dec 6, 20254 min read

How the Blues Scale Adds Warmth, Color, and Expression to Your Music

How the Blues Scale Adds Warmth, Color, and Expression to Your Music

How the Blues Scale Adds Warmth, Color, and Expression to Your Music

Tips for Better Piano Playing

Dec 2, 20254 min read

Diana Mascari at the piano, looking upward as she explores the atmospheric sound of the whole tone scale.

Diana Mascari at the piano, looking upward as she explores the atmospheric sound of the whole tone scale.

What Is the Whole Tone Scale, and How Can It Create a Unique Atmosphere in Your Music?

Nov 14, 20254 min read

Diana Mascari improvising at the piano

Diana Mascari improvising at the piano

How to Use Diminished Chords to Add Expression and Color to Your Music

Tips for Better Piano Playing

Nov 11, 20253 min read

Diana Mascari helping adult musicians learn to compose and explore instrument tone colors.

Diana Mascari helping adult musicians learn to compose and explore instrument tone colors.

How to Learn an Instrument’s Range and Tone Colors So You Can Compose for It

Nov 6, 20254 min read

Choosing comfortable fingering builds the muscle memory that brings your music to life.

Choosing comfortable fingering builds the muscle memory that brings your music to life.

How Do You Know What Fingering to Use When Playing a Song?

Tips for Better Piano Playing

Oct 26, 20255 min read

Discover how notation software empowers adult learners to compose, experiment, and grow as musicians.

Discover how notation software empowers adult learners to compose, experiment, and grow as musicians.

Awakening Your Inner Composer: How Notation Software Brings Piano Ideas to Life

Oct 19, 20256 min read

Bring new life to beloved Christmas songs with creative piano styles by Diana Mascari

Bring new life to beloved Christmas songs with creative piano styles by Diana Mascari

How to Breathe Vitality into Holiday Hits

Tips for Better Piano Playing

Oct 16, 20254 min read

Jazzing Up Jingle Bells with Shuffle Bass

Jazzing Up Jingle Bells with Shuffle Bass

Jazzing Up Jingle Bells with Shuffle Bass

Oct 13, 20255 min read

Celebrating Thanksgiving with Simple Gifts and More

Celebrating Thanksgiving with Simple Gifts and More

Celebrating Thanksgiving with Simple Gifts and More

Tips for Better Piano Playing

Sep 26, 20254 min read

What Is the Pentatonic Scale and How Can It Help You Improvise or Compose?

What Is the Pentatonic Scale and How Can It Help You Improvise or Compose?

What Is the Pentatonic Scale and How Can It Help You Improvise or Compose?

Tips for Better Piano Playing

Sep 15, 20257 min read

Its All About the DNA, Your key to Better Piano Playing

Its All About the DNA, Your key to Better Piano Playing

Its All About the DNA, Your key to Better Piano Playing

Sep 12, 20256 min read

What Is Composition? Why Adults Can Start Creating Music Now

What Is Composition? Why Adults Can Start Creating Music Now

What Is Composition? Why Adults Can Start Creating Music Now

Tips for Better Piano Playing

Sep 4, 20255 min read

Diana Mascari - American Composer

Diana Mascari - American Composer

The Joy of Composing Today: Why It’s Never Too Late to Start

Aug 30, 20255 min read

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