In honor of Thanksgiving, today's post features a medley of two seasonal hymns: I Danced in the Morning (Simple Gifts) and Rejoice the...

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

Take Five (see Diana's Performance below) Take Five composed by Paul Desmond and made famous by the Dave Brubeck Quartet, is a jazz...

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...

Diana Mascari-Piano Teacher In this article, you'll learn how to guarantee a successful solo piano performance in five easy steps. Watch...

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

In this article, you'll learn the five secrets that enabled me to have a successful performance recently. You would think that after...

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...

Did you know that playing Christmas and holiday songs can make you a better pianist and give you a wonderful ROI besides? In this...

When the holiday season arrives every year, do you wonder how to breathe vitality into those "same old-same old" holiday tunes? Don't...

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...

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...

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...

In this article, using my performances of Duke Ellington's Meditation and Duke Ellington's Theme from New World A-Comin' , I'll explain...