Sneak Peek #3: The Song Is You
— Dave
Hello! Dave here again. Chances are, you’ve experienced Sneak Peeks #1, #2, or both (if not, check them out!) and have learned that these special informal sessions really can make a difference when it comes to enhancing your own personal piano playing creativity.
A Powerful Question
What would it be like if you were able to predictably turn regular, everyday “hum-drum” practice sessions into explosive, creativity-generating power episodes that will have amazing results seeping out of the cracks of those keys each and every time you decide to sit down and relax at those keys with a cup of coffee or your favorite beverage for even just a few minutes?
The Power of “Looping”
In Sneak Peek #3, we’re going to further explore how this concept that I like to refer to as looping can make an absolutely positive difference when it comes to how much “magic” you can extract out of those sessions of yours.
Here’s a worthwhile point to bring up: if you’re anything like me, you may decide to just sit at that piano or keyboard of yours for 4 or 5 minutes as you were strolling from one room to another in the house. During those times, your mind set is probably not in “high gear” when it comes to what you expect to gain from such short sessions.
Well, perish the thought. This is a way to get the MAXIMUM benefit from short sessions like those. Instead of being hard on yourself for not “giving it everything you got,” consider viewing those short sessions as some of the best moments you’ll find yourself spending at those keys… really!
The key is concentration of energy.
By focusing on just a few measures of a song, and giving yourself permission to allow the ideas flow, you’ll amaze yourself with how much you can accomplish.
Remember when you were a child and were taught that holding a magnifying glass over a piece of paper at just the right angle under the sun would result in that small dot of concentrated heat burning a hole right through the paper?
The key is concentration of energy. It’s powerful… and it works!
And as I’ve explained before:
you must practice using elements of that language
over and over in different contexts.
Now, you take that concentration of energy and direct it within the context of four measures of a song, approaching it from many different angles while maintaining a “no holds barred” attitude, and…
The result? You’ll see.
Sneak Peek #3: “The Song Is You”
Session focuses on the first four measures of the Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II standard The Song Is You.
FANTASTIC for those who aspire to enhance cocktail piano skills or improvisational creativity!
What You’ll Discover
- Establishing target tones to make your improvised lines mean more
- Using arpeggios to gain more confidence
- Using chromaticism to boost your creativity
- Extracting more value from sessions with “looping”
- Allowing your own personal creativity to flow on the keys
- Having fun with patterns while improvising
- Playing with a few “must know” voicings for any piano stylist
Like a “grab bag” of improvisational goodies
While enjoying this video, as you discover one “goodie” after another, you’ll want to hit that pause button often and run to the keys to make these ideas happen for yourself before your very eyes! And that will be super-easy to do…
How valuable would it be to “peek over the shoulder” of a pro piano stylist? Would you gain benefit from this?
This video presentation will serve as a feast for intermediate and advanced players. Beginners who aspire to enhance their piano creativity will look to this one for inspiration. There are enough tasty treats shared throughout this session for anyone to benefit from. Surely, this one can help get you to that next level.
I’ve spilled the beans on this one!
“I tried to fill the jar with this one and sincerely hope you have fun with it :)” — Dave
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