Pianist | The Ultimate Guide To Composing Your Own Piano Piece
This is Pianist magazine's guide to the 6 crucial steps of writing your own piano piece! Our interactive composing eBook includes access to advice from top professionals within the music industry including Ennio Morricone and our very own Melanie Spanswick. There are dozens of tips and tricks to help you compose your own music as well as blank sheet music, infographics and so much more.
Contents:
1. Choosing your style
2. Picking your key
3. Establishing your chord progressions
4. Establishing your main melodic theme
5. Structures to consider
6. Extras
7. An alternative method by Melanie Spanswick
8. Resources
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Pianist magazine is adored internationally by those who have a passion for playing the piano. From Bach to Billy Joel, the magazine offers a wide range of music styles to learn from, as you don’t just read it - you play it too! With a digital subscription, you’ll find 40 pages of selected sheet music (suitable for players of all levels) accompanied by specially recorded sound files. The sound files act as the perfect learning tool, so you can listen to a piece of music before you learn it - all you need to do is click on the ‘sound’ icon and turn the Scores pages with a light swipe of your finger.
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A Pianist digital magazine subscription is the perfect read for passionate piano players of all levels. With every issue look forward to:
- An internationally renowned piano magazine for those who love to play the piano
- 40 pages of specially selected sheet music
- A wide range of all different styles of music to learn from
- Interviews with top concert pianists (often with exclusive bonus tracks)
- In-depth ‘How to Play’ masterclasses and teaching tips
- 60 video piano lessons - from the basics of chord and scale playing to fast runs and difficult stretches
- Winner of the 2016 ACE Press Awards Digital Publication of the Year Award
- Your interactive piano teacher!
- A discount off the RRP of your magazine
- Delivered directly to your device every month
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Note: Digital editions do not include the covermount items or supplements you would find with printed copies.