Piano Solo

What makes a great love song? The truth is, a songwriter didn t compose a great love song, a singer didn t sing a great love song, but the ones who listen to it make it great, especially when two twine together as one a romance. We, therefore, are the ones who pick it one in Top 10 love songs or Best love songs ever.

Even my ex-boyfriend and I used to have that as our song - Lover, I don t have to love by Bright Eyes. It seemed foolish because its song title, lyrics, and even melody are bittersweet and melancholy. We didn t understand why we were listening to this

song over and over, maybe just because we both found it a remarkable rhythm at that time. However, love don t live here anymore. Now I have to forget the sad tune, find myself a new squeeze who sings me a new our song.

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Did you know that one of the easiest ways to get into piano improvisation is by using a left-hand ostinato pattern? This is because the ostinato takes care of the harmony aspects. Now all you have to do is improvise a right-hand melody.

The cool thing about ostinato patterns is that there are literally millions of them! That’s right! You can experiment with the time element and come up with something unique every time you sit down to play. Of course, those of you who have been reading my articles for some time know that I don’t suggest you try and come up with something. The best way is to just play!

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Have you noticed how much better sounding Internet radio is becoming?

It’s also becoming more stable, with fewer timeouts for re-buffering and fewer dropped streams.

Sure, technical glitches still happen, and listening to Internet radio is not yet quite as easy or as problem-free as switching on the FM tuner on your home stereo system or in your car. But it’s getting there.

This steady and rapid improvement in streaming audio delivery is particularly welcome for those of us who love music. The wealth of music now being broadcast via Internet radio, and its astonishing diversity, are breathtaking.

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Similar to Spanish folklore, Spanish Christian music is an expression of the various emotions and values that a person holds dear in life or the knowledge and beliefs that a person has. Even the Spanish Zarzuela that is a drama-musical combining dialogues and music can be acknowledged as having paved the way for Christian music, as most of its themes touches on religious beliefs.

The popularity of Spanish Christian music is presently on the rise, and is attributed to the growth in Christian music worldwide. Historically, Gospel music, in whatever language, was distributed for sale on a regional basis only. Nowadays, there is a clamor for the availability of Christian music translated into Spanish and/or original Spanish Christian music in the

United States. Based on 2000 data by the Federal Census, 12% of the United States’ population is Hispanic or approximately 35.3 million people. Given the purchasing power of the Latin music lover translating to at least one CD a week, recording companies are busy producing with Spanish music that glorifies God and contains religious themes.

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Usually, piano lessons consist of a teacher assigning a method book to students in an attempt to teach them how to play the music of the “masters.”

The hopeful student learns to read music (in a year or two) and begins to play his first pieces.

For most, this is satisfactory. All they really want to to do is play classical music and entertain themselves and others. Nothing wrong with it at all.

But what if there was a way to play the piano that allowed you to express yourself creatively - just like painters do? There is a way. And it all has to do with a chord-based approach!

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