Diana Mascari5 minMusic TheoryHow to Identify the Key of Any Song in No TimeIntroduction How often have you looked at a song or classical piece and noticed symbols on the left side of the music? These symbols,...
Diana Mascari5 minTips for Better Piano PlayingWhat 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...
Diana Mascari2 minMotivation & InspirationIs 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 Mascari5 minTips for Better Piano PlayingCreativity, 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 Mascari4 minTips for Better Piano PlayingWhat'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 Mascari4 minTips for Better Piano PlayingHow To Improve Your Timing & RhythmIn this article, I will show you two basic techniques that will truly make the difference in your piano playing: Count aloud until you...
Diana Mascari3 minTips for Better Piano PlayingHow Counting Can Make Your Piano Playing SuccessfulThe Key Is in the Counting Are you a person who can delay your musical gratification until after you establish the beat? Or do you have...