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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

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

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

Diana Mascari-American Composer and Teacher of Piano and Composition

Diana Mascari-American Composer and Teacher of Piano and Composition

Peaceful Vistas: How Can Composing Music Open New Paths for Adults?

Aug 25, 20256 min read

What Is a Metronome, and Why Should You Use One?

What Is a Metronome, and Why Should You Use One?

What Is a Metronome, and Why Should You Use One?

Tips for Better Piano Playing

Aug 16, 202512 min read

Can I Really Learn Piano Improvisation as an Adult?

Can I Really Learn Piano Improvisation as an Adult?

Can I Really Learn Piano Improvisation as an Adult?

Tips for Better Piano Playing

Jul 14, 20259 min read

Diana Mascari, Composer-Teacher

Diana Mascari, Composer-Teacher

What Is Music Composition—and Could It Be Right for You?

Tips for Better Piano Playing

Jun 20, 20255 min read

Understanding the Parallel Minor: A Simple Guide for Piano Students

Understanding the Parallel Minor: A Simple Guide for Piano Students

Understanding the Parallel Minor: A Simple Guide for Piano Students

Tips for Better Piano Playing

Jun 7, 20256 min read

What to Do If a Song Is in More Than One Key

What to Do If a Song Is in More Than One Key

What to Do If a Song Is in More Than One Key

Tips for Better Piano Playing

May 26, 20257 min read

Diana Mascari-Piano Teacher for Adults

Diana Mascari-Piano Teacher for Adults

How the Beguine Bass Can Transform Your Piano Playing

Tips for Better Piano Playing

Apr 14, 20256 min read

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