Introduction How often have you looked at a song or classical piece and noticed symbols on the left side of the music? These symbols,...

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-Piano Teacher for Adults Although being able to play walking bass lines requires knowledge and quite a bit of practice. ...

Diana Mascari-Piano Teacher for Adults In this article, you'll learn two of the most useful accompaniment patterns that will enhance your...

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...

In this article, you'll learn what chords can make your piano playing sound rich when playing standards from the Great American Songbook....

How to Arrange a Song in 12 Easy Steps One: Determine the key of the song according to its key signature. This information will identify...

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...

Reading the Black Dots Everyone knows that playing classical music requires a pianist to read the "black dots" on the page-and for good...

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...

The 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...

Many of my adult students take lessons because they want to learn to play and music from the American Popular Songbook. You will...