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...
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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 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
- 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
- Mar 15, 2022
- 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...
Diana Mascari
- Feb 12, 2022
- 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...
Diana Mascari
- Feb 14, 2021
- 2 min
My Funny Valentine-Chopin meets Rodgers & Hart
About 38 years ago I felt the need for some improvement in my classical piano technique. So, for a period of time, I went back to study...
Diana Mascari
- Feb 3, 2021
- 1 min
Watch Diana Play recent renditions of time-honored standards!
The joy Diana gets from playing piano is undeniable and contagious! View some of her recent renditions of time-honored standards like:...
Diana Mascari
- May 31, 2020
- 3 min
I Could Write A Book …and Still Might Do That
Revisiting My Favorite Tunes: I Could Write a Book It was close to 9 years ago, when Robin Cho, one of our Hudson Studio piano teachers,...
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