Beginners

Playing Creatively Within Your Means

As a soloist, you have lots of control at your fingertips. When it comes to presenting yourself in a tasteful manner, it makes perfect sense to use that control wisely. If your aim includes captivating the respect of your listeners, nothing is more significant than this. Being a “monster” of a player who has command …

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Focus On Your Repertoire

For newer cocktail pianists looking to perform publicly, a first and foremost piece of advice I like to share is this: Focus on building your repertoire. If you are simply playing for a hobby, you’ll see that this applies to you as well. Yes, you want to familiarize yourself with lots of those tricks of …

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