How Can the TAP System Transform Your Piano Playing? Diana plays "Yesterdays"(Kern)
One of the most important aspects of playing the piano is the way you can personalize your performance of a song. Although there are many...
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Diana Mascari
- May 16
- 4 min
What's The Difference Between Playing a Classical Piece and a Jazz Composition?
In this article, using my performances of Duke Ellington's Meditation and Duke Ellington's Theme from New World A-Comin', I'll explain...
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Diana Mascari
- May 10
- 3 min
How Does Music Connect Us with Memories?
When it comes to remembering people and events that have inspired us in the past, music is an important way for us to connect with our...
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Diana Mascari
- Mar 27
- 4 min
Why Is April So Important in the Lives of Piano Students?
April has always been a very important month in the lives of piano students for several reasons. In this article, you'll not only learn...
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Diana Mascari
- Mar 15
- 4 min
What's The Difference Between a Real Teacher & Pre-Recorded Lessons?
There are many excellent piano teaching programs on line today. Because of technology, experienced piano instructors are able to put...
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Diana Mascari
- Feb 26
- 4 min
Sacred vs. Secular Music-What's the Difference? Ellington's "Come Sunday"
Have you ever wondered why some music is considered Sacred while other music is called Secular? In this article, you'll learn basic...
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Diana Mascari
- Feb 12
- 4 min
What Is Rubato? How It Can Help You Enrich Your Performances of "Night and Day" and Other Standards
In this article, you'll learn: What Rubato is How to play a song with rubato style Why playing with strict and even timing is essential...
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Diana Mascari
- Jan 25
- 5 min
What Is Jazz Composition? Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of On the Road To Emmaus
When you hear the word composer, what comes to mind? Do you think of Beethoven, Mozart or Bach? These composers wrote music that is still...
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Diana Mascari
- Jan 11
- 3 min
How to Arrange Take the A Train & Other Standards
Have you ever wondered how to keep a song you play interesting? In this article, I'll show you how to arrange Take the A Train so that it...
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Diana Mascari
- Dec 20, 2021
- 3 min
How to Breathe Vitality into Holiday Hits
Did you know that playing Christmas and holiday songs can make you a better pianist and give you a wonderful ROI besides? In this...
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Diana Mascari
- Dec 10, 2021
- 3 min
How To Jazz Up Jingle Bells with Shuffle Bass
When the holiday season arrives every year, do you wonder how to breathe vitality into those "same old-same old" holiday tunes? Don't...
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Diana Mascari
- Nov 28, 2021
- 4 min
How to Make a Medley of Songs on the Piano
Have you ever heard someone playing a song on the piano and before you know it, you hear another song and then another-with no break in...
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Diana Mascari
- Oct 31, 2021
- 5 min
How To Memorize a Song in 7 Simple Steps
In this article, I'll show you the way to memorize a song that will help you play with more confidence, expression, creativity, accuracy...
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Diana Mascari
- Oct 25, 2021
- 4 min
How To Improve Your Timing & Rhythm
In this article, I will show you two basic techniques that will truly make the difference in your piano playing: Count aloud until you...
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Diana Mascari
- Jul 18, 2021
- 4 min
How Do You Know When To Press the Pedals On the Piano?
As a pianist, you need to know what the pedals do and how to use them properly. There are actually two things that affect the sound of...
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Diana Mascari
- Jun 23, 2021
- 2 min
Life Is Precious –Make Time for What’s Important to You
You invest hard work, money and time into piano lessons which mean a lot to you. Do you feel frustrated because you make the same mistake...
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Diana Mascari
- Jun 12, 2021
- 3 min
A Powerful Perspective on Your Piano Playing-Composition Unlocks the Door
A Powerful Perspective on Your Piano Playing-Composition Unlocks the Door Recently, one of my young students, an 8-year-old beginner...
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Diana Mascari
- Jun 1, 2021
- 2 min
Accompanying Singers or Other Musicians - The True Nature of Collaboration
Years ago, music schools like my alma mater New England Conservatory changed the music major title from Accompaniment to Collaborative...
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Diana Mascari
- May 19, 2021
- 3 min
Seven Summertime Solutions for Sustaining and Enriching Your Music
Same old, same old? Or go forward this summer with a new perspective… Here in the Northeast, when summer finally arrives, you want to...
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Diana Mascari
- Apr 27, 2021
- 1 min
Repertoire At Every Musical Level
Sequential Learning In A Flexible Way By learning to play songs at simple, intermediate and advanced levels, you will develop a...
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