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This Weeks Article:
New Age Piano and
the
Open Position Chord
by
Edward Weiss
Chords. They're amazing. There's no
doubt about it. Especially when it comes to piano playing and the
Open Position Chord. Here we can use both hands to create music
with. The chord is broken up into its main elements and its voicing
is spread out which gives it a nice open sound. The sound that's
perfect for the New Age style.
To use the OPC requires little more than fingering the chord
itself because once the chord is played, music comes out. All that's
required now is to be able to experiment with the sounds and
textures. It's absolutely critical that the thinking mind
stop and feeling be allowed to come to the front.
This is possible by adopting an attitude of abeyance. Not being
concerned with what's coming out of you.
For example in Lesson 20: "Reflections
in Water," I use the OPC to create a gentle mood. How? By
first allowing myself to get in right-brain mode, then letting my
fingers do the walking! I know what the chords are, I know that I'll
be using the OPC. I then let it all go and let my feeling lead me to
where it wants to go and this always leads to the ideal
music .
 Until next
week,
Edward Weiss
Quiescence Music
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