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Pianoscapes Newsletter  Offering Tips, Perspective, and Solutions For Making Your own Music at the Piano This Weeks Article:  Left-Hand Patterns for New Age Piano: Creating 'August Fields' by Edward Weiss Ostinato means 'repeating pattern' and is used frequently in all types of music. For New Age piano players, it provides a great way to lay down the background of the piece while the right-hand improvises a melody! For example, in the lesson 'August Fields,' we have a repeating pattern going on in the left-hand using 2 chords. And 2 chords are all that is needed to create music with! Interest is maintained by the right-hand melody. How long you could actually play this ostinato and maintain interest is a whole new topic but the secret to really keeping the improvisation going is to stay in the present and trust your intuition. The music will naturally wind down when you start becoming bored or indifferent and/or no new material wants to come. Then the improvisation is over and the music has played itself out. The good thing about using an ostinato to create with is that it's quite easy to develop a harmonic background over which you can improvise your melodies. The bad thing is that it tends to stagnate over time. That's when you either stop playing, or introduce new material - something that adds contrast. If you wanted, you could introduce another ostinato pattern, or go for something completely different, but you'd probably want to let your intuition guide you in this. You shouldn't try to come up with material but instead, just improvise and see what comes up. A completely different, and much more effective approach! By the way ... 'August Fields' is now available as an individual lesson you can purchase for   just $3.95! Includes 15+ minute video, comprehensive notes, and chord chart. Or, join my piano course and it's free along with many, many others! You can get started now by clicking here. Until next time, Edward Weiss Quiescence Music Announcing -- The New Age Piano Course You Can Take Online for Less Than the Price of a Single Piano Lesson! Plus, get a FREE Workbook! Join Edward Weiss online as he gives you all the tools and techniques you need to create your very own beautiful New Age piano music. Start playing piano the way you always wanted to ... flowing, creative, beautiful! Learn from the comfort of home at your own pace for one low price! Satisfaction completely guaranteed! More info... Quiescence Music Singles - Individual New Age piano lessons you can purchase and keep! New 1-Year option now available! Get a deep discount on the course. Click here for more info! Shocking News for Piano Students - Note Reading Not the Best Way? So many piano students would love to be able to just sit down at the piano and play without having to read sheet music. At least, that’s according to San Diego based pianist and composer Edward Weiss... Click here to read the rest! Learn how to compose your own New Age piano music! Free article and video. Click here.   Newest Lesson Posted - Lesson 150: "Autumn Serenade!" In this lesson you learn how to compose in the New Age style using chords and harmony! This one's really cool. You can take a sneak peek at this new lesson now! A free report for you: 'Musical Doodling: What It is and How it Can Help Your Piano Playing! Grammy nominated pianist/composer David Lanz endorses Quiescence Music! I'm honored that David has given his thumbs up to what I do. And very happy to share the full story. An Informative Interview with New Age Piano Teacher Edward Weiss  Here's an interview done by one of my piano students. She was curious about what I do and asked me some interesting questions. Click here to read it! Want to play piano like George Winston? It's a lot easier than you might think! Read more... Pick up a hard copy of Edward's Amazon bestselling book. Course members get it free! 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 15 years and works with students in private, in groups, and now over the internet. Click the above link now and get a FREE piano lesson!