Celebrating Thanksgiving with Simple Gifts and More
In honor of Thanksgiving, today's post features a medley of two seasonal hymns: I Danced in the Morning (Simple Gifts) and Rejoice the...
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Diana Mascari
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Tapping Into Your Creative Side: The Link Between Piano Playing and Innovation
The connection between playing the piano and innovation runs deeper than you may realize. Beyond simply producing music as a pianist, the...
Diana Mascari
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Is 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 Mascari
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Creativity, 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 Mascari
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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...
Diana Mascari
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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
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The Power of the Oom-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
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5 Secrets to a Successful Piano Performance
In this article, you'll learn the five secrets that enabled me to have a successful performance recently. You would think that after...
Diana Mascari
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How Does Music Connect Us with Memories?
When it comes to remembering people and events that have inspired us in the past, music is an important way for us to connect with our...
Diana Mascari
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How To Improve Your Timing & Rhythm
In this article, I will show you two basic techniques that will truly make the difference in your piano playing: Count aloud until you...
Diana Mascari
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Life Is Precious –Make Time for What’s Important to You
You invest hard work, money and time into piano lessons which mean a lot to you. Do you feel frustrated because you make the same mistake...
Diana Mascari
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Seven Summertime Solutions for Sustaining and Enriching Your Music
Same old, same old? Or go forward this summer with a new perspective… Here in the Northeast, when summer finally arrives, you want to...
Diana Mascari
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How Piano Students Can Get A+ Results by Using the 3 D’s
Have you ever thought “she has talent”, I wish I could play like that! Have you ever wondered why some piano students really sound great?...
Diana Mascari
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Piano Teaching Today Helping Students Learn to Play the Music They Love
The year was 1978, and a young 20 something professional musician entered a new chapter of her life. Although I had given piano lessons a...
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