Transcribing Bass Lines Now that I’ve completed my listening of popular tunes in C major, I am transcribing bass lines of my favourite tunes. Learning Outcomes Parse together the harmonic progression of the tunes Reflect on how the rhythm of the bass line affects the mood and direction Reflect on the usage of chords outside …
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In the last two piano sessions, I simply worked on Mozart piano sonata as a whole. In fact, there were lots of things to work on! I particularly wanted to work on the evenness of eighth notes in the left hand, adding dimension to the trills before the cadences of sections and capture that Mozart …
While I was working on the Mozart C major Sonata, two bars caught my attention. In my experience, often, a bar on it’s own does not generate a meaningful feeling. However, two bars, when placed next to each other, can have a profound aesthetic that the chords alone did not achieve. You can hear the …
Piano lessons are often extensive multi-year long journeys. At the age of 26, I have had 15 years of piano lessons. EN Music Studio supports a 3 year curriculum that can be extended based on student interest. That being said, it is often hard for parents to imagine what piano lessons look like when they …
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Planned Improvisation is a important part of EN Music Studio’s curriculum. What is planned improvisation? It refers to the planning before an improvisation session. The student and teacher may plan what the key, rhythm, articulation, ending, beginning, themes, dynamics are. The list is expansive! The more advanced the student is, the more we can plan …
