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Composer exploring ideas for a new composition

Composer exploring ideas for a new composition

How Do You Start a Musical Composition?

composition lessons

May 305 min read

Diana Mascari performing piano music

Diana Mascari performing piano music

How Can I Share the Music I Play or Compose with Others?

Tips for Better Piano Playing

May 196 min read

Solo piano performance in a relaxed setting

Solo piano performance in a relaxed setting

What Are the Advantages of Playing Solo Piano as Background Music?

Tips for Better Piano Playing

May 166 min read

At the piano, where improvisation, composing, and listening come together—and where one musical thought can grow into something much larger.

At the piano, where improvisation, composing, and listening come together—and where one musical thought can grow into something much larger.

Why Compose When You Can Play the Piano?

composition lessons

May 84 min read

Jazz piano performance of Green Dolphin Street with expressive improvisation

Jazz piano performance of Green Dolphin Street with expressive improvisation

Green Dolphin Street: When Music Becomes Something More

Tips for Better Piano Playing

May 14 min read

Jazz piano performance of It Might As Well Be Spring with expressive rubato and samba improvisation

Jazz piano performance of It Might As Well Be Spring with expressive rubato and samba improvisation

What Happens When a Song Begins One Way—and Becomes Something Else? (Jazz Piano from Rubato to Samba)

Tips for Better Piano Playing

Apr 273 min read

What Happens When You Turn a Jazz Standard into a Samba?

What Happens When You Turn a Jazz Standard into a Samba?

What Happens When You Turn a Jazz Standard into a Samba?

Tips for Better Piano Playing

Apr 144 min read

Some songs never stop giving back.

Some songs never stop giving back.

What Makes a Song Worth Playing for Fifty Years?

Tips for Better Piano Playing

Mar 64 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 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

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 27, 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 16, 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

Diana Mascari-Teacher of Piano & Composition

Diana Mascari-Teacher of Piano & Composition

What Happens When You Turn Traditional Piano Thinking on Its Head?

Tips for Better Piano Playing

Aug 5, 202510 min read

What Is Walking Bass and How Can You Learn to Play It?

What Is Walking Bass and How Can You Learn to Play It?

What Is Walking Bass and How Can You Learn to Play It?

Tips for Better Piano Playing

Jul 26, 202510 min read

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