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How Piano Projects Keep You On Track While teaching a private student this week, we were discussing the value and […]

One important, often overlooked, topic in piano performance is how to avoid injuring ourselves at our instrument. Piano playing is

The Circle of Fifths The circle of fifths is a fantastic practice tool. It can help you practice scales more

Since starting work here at JAZZEDGE as the Student Services Representative many of my daily tasks have involved communicating with

In this month’s article, I am going to talk about different techniques you can use to quickly create an arrangement

We all want to play the piano faster and be stronger in what we play. However, we also need accuracy,

In last month’s practicing the piano article we focused a lot on goal setting. In this month’s article we are

Rock Improvisation Techniques – Bruce Hornsby For me, one of the reasons I love Bruce Hornsby’s music so much is

Recently I recorded a Willie Answers lesson on diminished harmony. Part of that lesson was using a diminished approach technique which I

Understanding Jazz Piano Chords Jazz piano chords can sometimes be confusing at first glance. In this article, I am going

Where do I start? This is a question that I am often asked from new and potential students. I suppose

I got this question from a student: “I am struggling to comp rhythmically & unpredictably while improvising or playing from

In this article, I am going to show you two different Blues piano shuffle licks & riffs that are fun

Blues notes are alterations of the chord that are a “carry over” from guitar players. Years ago when the blues

There are lots of different things to practice when learning to play the piano. But learning how to play chords