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Piano on the Right-Side of the Brain
   
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Learn Piano The Easy Way!
There are essentially two ways to learn piano - note reading or chords. For those who .....
Some of you may remember a book titled "Drawing on the Right-Side of the Brain" by Betty Edwards.There are essentially two ways to learn piano - note reading or chords. For those who .....
In this book, Betty Edwards tried to teach you how to see differently. She reasoned that once you could look at something with the eyes of an artist, you would be able to create like an artist. A simple idea, yet one that has helped many draw.
I wondered how this might also apply to music. Music is, at it's best, a right-brain activity. That is, the thinking left hemisphere is dormant while the intuitive right side is engaged in creative processes.
New Age Piano And Improvisation
There are so many areas in life where one must do things right. Thankfully, art is an area where great discoveries are made by making .....
So how then can we play piano on the right-side of the brain' The answer has to do with trusting ourselves. Once we sit down to play, we must allow ourselves the freedom to play ANYTHING that comes to the fore. If that anything is doodling and making nonsense noises, then that is what we must do.There are so many areas in life where one must do things right. Thankfully, art is an area where great discoveries are made by making .....
Once we allow ourselves the freedom to play anything, we are sending a message to the creative right hemisphere. We are saying, OK, I'm giving in to whatever. I'll just play what I want. Now, once you can do this, PLAYING AROUND WITH CHORDS BECOMES AN EASY MATTER because you have given yourself permission to mess up.
Learn To Read Music Online
If you or anyone you know wants to learn to read music, it's a lot easier to do than it used to be. The Internet gives us .....
If you or anyone you know wants to learn to read music, it's a lot easier to do than it used to be. The Internet gives us .....
About the Author
Edward Weiss is a pianist/composer and webmaster of Quiescence Music's online piano lessons. He has been helping students learn how to play piano in the New Age style for over 14 years! Visit us now at http://www.quiescencemusic.com/piano_lessons.html">http://www.quiescencemusic.com/piano_lessons.html for a FREE piano lesson!