What Adult Piano Students Can Learn from "Take Five"
Take Five (see Diana's Performance below) Take Five composed by Paul Desmond and made famous by the Dave Brubeck Quartet, is a jazz...
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Diana Mascari
- Aug 20
- 2 min
Is it Worth Taking Piano Lessons as an Adult?
Exploring the Benefits and Advantages In this article, you'll see three types of benefits that you will get from taking piano lessons as...
Diana Mascari
- May 20
- 5 min
Creativity, Composition and the Piano
Today's article follows up on my recent blog called How Playing the Piano Might Help You Ward Off Symptoms of Dementia Reading or...
Diana Mascari
- Apr 29
- 5 min
How Playing the Piano Might Help You Ward Off Symptoms of Dementia
It is a known fact that music has an impact on the health of your brain. One of my long-time students has been keeping his eye the trends...
Diana Mascari
- Apr 15
- 3 min
How to Master the Core of Walking Bass: Demystifying the I-vi-ii-V Turnaround
Although being able to play walking bass lines requires knowledge and quite a bit of practice. The core of walking bass is the I-vi-ii-V...
Diana Mascari
- Apr 1
- 3 min
How to Play Flowing Style Accompaniments To Enhance Your Songs with Calm and Fluid Left-hand Backgrounds
In this article, you'll learn two of the most useful accompaniment patterns that will enhance your songs with a flowing style background...
Diana Mascari
- Mar 25
- 3 min
What Is the Shuffle Bass? How to Use It To Energize Your Piano Playing
In this article, you'll gain the knowledge to be able to recognize the shuffle bass when you hear it, you'll learn the left-hand patterns...
Diana Mascari
- Mar 18
- 4 min
How to Guarantee a Successful Solo Piano Performance in Five Easy Steps
In this article, you'll learn how to guarantee a successful solo piano performance in five easy steps. Watch how Diana plays her samba...
Diana Mascari
- Feb 26
- 4 min
How to Accompany Singers: Five Tips for Musical Success
In this article, you'll learn five tips that will help you to accompany singers successfully and have fun doing it. Watch how Diana...
Diana Mascari
- Feb 13
- 3 min
The Power of the Um-pah Pattern and How It Can Give Your Songs a Solid Foundation
In this article, you'll learn what chords can make your piano playing sound rich when playing standards from the Great American Songbook....
Diana Mascari
- Jan 27
- 3 min
5 Secrets to a Successful Piano Performance
In this article, you'll learn the five secrets that enabled me to have a successful performance recently. You would think that after...
Diana Mascari
- Nov 13, 2023
- 4 min
How To Arrange a Song in 12 Easy Steps
How to Arrange a Song in 12 Easy Steps One: Determine the key of the song according to its key signature. This information will identify...
Diana Mascari
- Dec 5, 2022
- 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...
Diana Mascari
- Dec 5, 2022
- 3 min
Jazzing 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...
Diana Mascari
- Oct 25, 2022
- 4 min
What Is Bass in 2 & How Does Using It Bring Vitality To Your Piano Playing?
In this article, we'll talk about the accompaniment style called bass in 2. After I explain what it is, I'll show you where you can use...
Diana Mascari
- Oct 12, 2022
- 4 min
5 Ways to Decide Which Musical Style Will Work Best for a Song-Autumn Leaves
In this article, we'll look at ways to assess songs that you want to play. When we select pieces of music, we'll find ways to treat them...
Diana Mascari
- Sep 27, 2022
- 3 min
How Does Using Chord Symbols Give You Musical Freedom? Try Norwegian Wood
Reading the Black Dots Everyone knows that playing classical music requires a pianist to read the "black dots" on the page-and for good...
Diana Mascari
- Jun 19, 2022
- 3 min
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...
Diana Mascari
- May 16, 2022
- 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...
Diana Mascari
- May 10, 2022
- 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...
Diana Mascari
- Mar 27, 2022
- 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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