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Understanding the Power of Scales: A Composer’s Guide to Piano Mastery

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Scales for music composition Understanding the Power of Scales: A Composer’s Guide to Piano Mastery For a composer, scales are not merely exercises for finger dexterity; they are the backbone of music theory, the foundation upon which melodies and harmonies are built. In the context of piano composition, scales offer an intricate language that informs […]

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What is the fourth species in Counterpoint?

What is the Fourth Species in Counterpoint?

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https://www.piano-composer-teacher-london.co.uk/post/counterpoint-fourth-species Firstly, for all piano students out there studying Counterpoint, this is the easiest species to study.  In general, Piano teachers don’t foster the study of Counterpoint to their students, and focus only on the technique, the expression and the stylistic approach of the pieces; but for the most advanced students, knowing the notes is not enough

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Counterpoint vs. Harmony

Counterpoint vs. Harmony

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Counterpoint vs. Harmony Analysis. https://www.piano-composer-teacher-london.co.uk/post/two-part-counterpoint Why Should We Learn Counterpoint? The most common topic among piano students is to search for Harmony studies to understand the chords they are playing. For the piano tutors and composers, the study of Harmony is an advantageous approach either to sight-reading or to analyse the chord progressions of the

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The Origin of Harmony: A Physics view

The Origin of Harmony: A Physics view

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https://www.piano-composer-teacher-london.co.uk/post/overtone-series-harmonicity-and-anharmonicity-as-the-foundation-of-harmony I am quite sure that as a piano student you know very well what harmony is, you play chords every day! and as a piano teacher as well; in both cases the mastery of chords, broken chords and arpeggios is a must to claim some expertise in the instrument, but do you know from

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The importance of knowing Key signatures and how to spot them

The importance of knowing Key signatures and how to spot them

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Key signatures are the symbol of the raw materials that a piece of music is constructed. This gives us valuable information to know which harmonic journey. Knowing in which key is a piece is especially useful for piano students as the instrument is essentially harmonic.  It should be the responsibility of all piano tutors to

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