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Over the years that I have been teaching keyboard musicianship, the underlying principles of musical fluency have always remained the same. Meanwhile, I have tried different practices and methods stemming from those principles. I have often said that the last thing the world needs is another method...read more
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The underlying pulse of all music has a structure which is often called metre but I prefer to call it the matrix. It is this structure which gives music its meanings. For any surface rhythms to be intelligible, they must spring from a deeper organisation which already exists in our minds. That...read more
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When you picture something, using only a visual sense of it, you tend to be able only to focus on one part of it at a time. If you picture an orange, thinking about what it looks like, you tend to see only one side of it. You don't have the same experience when you imagine holding it in your hand....read more
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by Phil Best
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People often ask me about this so I thought I'd post some thoughts. I'll only scratch the surface of what is a big and complex subject...
A good acoustic piano is a wonderful thing; it is expensive but definitely worth it if you have the cash and the space (and know how to play it!). Personally,...read more
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