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Coldplay Paradise Piano Solo Video from Mylo Xyloto Album

February 23, 2013postkeyboard, keyboards, music, piano, piano solo, play piano, video, youtubeN. Zarr

Here is a cover video of the Coldplay track Paradise, from their Mylo Xyloto Album

Coldplay is a British alternative rock band started in 1996. They quickly gained worldwide notoriety with their single “Yellow” in 2000. Their debut album, Parachutes, was nominated for the Mercury Prize. The band has won many music awards, eight Brit Awards, five MTV Video Music Awards, and seven Grammy Awards. Coldplay has sold over 60 million records worldwide. Rolling Stone readers voted Coldplay the 4th best artist of the 2000s. Will Champion and Chris Martin both play piano and keyboards for the band.

Video – Bach Minuet in G – Beginning Classical Piano Lessons

February 28, 2012postbeginning, classical, keyboard, keyboards, learning to play piano, lessons, piano lessons, reading music, student, videoN. Zarr

A video of a student playing Minuet in G, composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Bach wrote this piece as one of 16 songs that he presented to his wife, Anna Magdalena Bach, as a gift.

Learning to play piano or keyboard begins with reading music. As beginning piano lessons expand from the basics, they will have a better idea what kind of music they enjoy playing. There are so many great styles of music to choose from. Classical music is one of the most popular, and Bach is a great composer to learn from. The Minuet in G is one of the pieces that students play when first learning to play classical music on the piano. There are 16 songs in this first Bach songbook.

Johann Sebastian Bach was one of the fathers of German Baroque music. In addition to composing and arranging hundreds of songs, Bach played organ, harpsichord, and stringed instruments. His multitude of compositions and arrangements for choir, orchestra, keyboards, strings, and horns are a library of the very best music from that era. Bach is known for his flawless composing technique and tremendous skill in complex voicings. In Europe, his reputation all as an organist contributed to his great success. Some of his well known works include; The Well-Tempered Clavier, the Partitas, The Art of Fugue, the English and French Suites, and the Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin.

Bach’s large collection of works stand today as a tribute to his masterful creativity. He is considered today a true musical genius, and one of the grandest composers ever.

Johann Sebastian Bach

New Age Piano Lessons Keyboard Lessons – Portland Oregon

October 10, 2011postkeyboard lessons, keyboards, new age, oregon, piano lessons, piano music, portland, portland oregon, students, teachN. Zarr

My students love playing New Age music on the piano. It’s fun to play, and pieces can be learned quickly. The music is quite repetitive, and it creates a nice flow, filled with emotion. It’s one of my favorite types of music to teach. New Age music is intended to create a peaceful sense of inspiration and relaxation in the listener. Often used as a background for yoga, massage, and meditation, it gives students a relaxed and peaceful connection to the piano.

One of the composers most popular for New Age piano music is Enya. Her music is very well known and many of her pieces feature piano as the key instrument. New Age piano music is recognized by the feeling it produces. Sometimes the music is punctuated by long sustained, swirling chords. Harmonies are often hypnotic, the listener being drawn into a world of color and imagination. Pieces are often long, sometimes thirty minutes in length, compared to the short songs found in pop music. The music often is characterized by arpeggios in the left hand, and melodies in the right hand. Students taking piano lessons or keyboard lessons will definitely want to try some New Age music.

Vocal arrangements are not that common, but often found in Celtic, Tibetan, or Native American variations. New Age music crosses into many genres and is written not just for solo piano, but synthesizers, keyboards, acoustic guitars, drums, flutes, horns, stringed instruments, and just about any instrument found in a band. Generally, songs are either in electronic or acoustic form. A wide variety on ethnic instruments are often found in New Age recordings.

New Age music was originally influenced by diverse artists from many genres. Musicians such as Leo Kottke, Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Pink Floyd, Brian Eno, Keith Jarrett, Pat Metheny have all helped shape the current sound of New Age music.

Some popular New Age composers are:

Vangelis
Paul Winter
Will Ackerman
Jim Brickman
Enya
Jean Michel Jarre
Kitaro
Sandeep Khurana
Yanni
Andreas Vollenweider
Peter Gabriel

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Learning to Play Piano & Keyboards For Beginners – Portland Oregon

October 8, 2011postadults, beginners, children, keyboard lessons, keyboards, learn to play piano, piano teacher, portland, portland oregon, studentsN. Zarr

Learning to play piano and keyboards is best accomplished with one-on-one, individual, private lessons. Starting from the beginning, you’ll be given all the basics to get you playing in the shortest amount of time. You’ll learn to read music ands feel confident in your playing. You can learn classical piano like Bach, Beethoven, or Chopin, popular music like The Beatles or Billy Joel, or new age like Enya.

Learning to read music will open the door to playing any kind of music you want. By taking piano lessons or keyboard lessons, you’ll be able to achieve the skills to do whatever you want to do with your music. Discover how music is created using melodies and chords. Get proficient in playing for yourself, family or friends. Learn to accompany your friend that sings, jam with others, master how to play by ear, or try out blues improvisation.

The most important thing about taking piano lessons is to find a piano teacher who can work with all types of students and teach at a pace that’s comfortable to each student. Children and adults enjoy lessons more and will accomplish the most when they have fun and don’t feel pressured.

Explore the wonderful world of music in a new way. Learn to play piano and gain a new outlet to express yourself.

Find out more about piano and keyboard lessons in Portland…

Video, Chick Corea Akoustic Band Piano Solo “Spain”, Montreal Jazz Festival 2004

October 4, 2011postcomposing, jazz, jazz pianist, keyboards, lessons, music, piano, piano lessons, piano solo, videoN. Zarr

This is a fabulous live piano solo of Chick Corea playing “Spain”, his classic tune, at the Montreal Jazz Festival 2004. Chick Corea’s music has a very distinctive percussive style, and is often accented by unison playing. His legendary playing is also noted for his fresh melodies and ethnic influences.

Chick Corea is an American jazz pianist, and composer. Corea began piano lessons at the age of eight and also began composing early in his career. His influences include bebop artists Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, and Horace Silver. He has recorded both on acoustic piano, electric piano, and electronic keyboards. Many of his songs are now considered jazz standard and have been performed by numerous musicians. Chick Corea is considered a jazz luminary, along with Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner and Keith Jarrett. His is one of the most influential jazz composers of the last 40 years. During his career he has been nominated for 51 Grammy Awards and has won 15.

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