Although piano playing is considered to be a solo affair, much of the repertoire of a pianist is, in fact, collaborative. There was a time when aspiring musicians were encouraged to specialize in the area of their expertise when it came to music making. This was for them to develop a selling point that is unique to them. Today, young musicians are encouraged to be more flexible and engage with all aspects pertaining to performing as well as teaching. So how does this affect an aspiring pianist? Unlike in the past, today being a pianist is not limited to being a part of a solitary practice such as, the trajectory that follows playing in a recital which is then followed up with solo touring. There are very less solo performers that manage to sell out stadiums as compared to scores of others that work as pianists in schools, conductors, accompanists, and so on. Pianists are a regular sight in almost every institution such as schools, in universities where they ar...
If you’ve been playing any length of time at all then I’m sure that you have spent hours practicing scales over and over again, just like every other guitarist does (even your hero!). But there’s no reason why you can’t learn new things about how you play these basic building blocks of music theory. After all, they provide us with an endless source of possibilities when it comes to creating our own melodies and chord progressions. Here we offer 13 quick tips for mastering scales – from learning some very useful techniques to remembering which scale is best suited to each type of song or situation. So let’s get started… Learn Scales One At A Time We have all been there, trying to learn too many scales at the same time and getting overwhelmed. It’s much better to take things slow and learn one scale at a time until you have it down pat. This way, when you move on to learning new scales, the old ones will be cemented in your mind. Start With the Common Scales Not all scales are c...
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