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Composer Diana Mascari using notation software for a composition

Composer Diana Mascari using notation software for a composition

What Does It Take to Bring a Creative Project to Life?

Motivation & Inspiration

1 day ago4 min read

Diana Mascari performing Jerome Kern's Yesterdays in a jazz piano arrangement

Diana Mascari performing Jerome Kern's Yesterdays in a jazz piano arrangement

How Do You Make a Song Your Own?

Jul 75 min read

Diana Mascari playing jazz piano

Diana Mascari playing jazz piano

How Do Jazz Piano and Composition Inspire Each Other?

May 294 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

Composer at piano deciding what to write next in music composition

Composer at piano deciding what to write next in music composition

How Does a Composer Decide What to Write Next?

Apr 255 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

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

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-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

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