Essays on Piano

There are many celebrities, both young and old, who have gone to the world beyond while making an imprint on the sands of time. However, while they are gone, their legacy continues to live on. Amongst them is Jason Gaviati, a talented and amazing pianist;…

The Start of My Passion My musical journey began in childhood. I am a pianist who has joyously played for a decade. I also now take music in my life. It is the first self taught and longest course I have ever taken. Intellectual Curiosity…

“I really regret letting you learn the piano!” my mom yelled sitting beside me on the piano bench: “You’re just wasting my money.” Eight-year-old me jumped up, ran into my room and broke into tears. I hate it! I shouldn’t have choose it! First Impressions…

One of my least favorite things in the world is playing the piano. Yet I have done it for 6 years now. Along with just practicing and having lessons every week, I also have to do recitals every May. This was always my least favorite…

Introduction The 20th century was a turning point for classical music where the ideologies and concept of music making became extremely diverse and saw several changes, from the emergence of late Romantic style of Sergei Rachmaninoff, Impressionism of Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel, Modernism, and…

The word sonata emerges from the Italian phrase for involving. The word sonata has in reality been comprehended to end up being several values within different music timespans. In the course of the program of the Classical period ‘sonata’ was actually generally acknowledged as a…

The rhythm played on the piano closely resembles the similar ragtime characteristics heard in Joplin’s “Maple Leaf” this is due to the extensive use of stride piano as low bass notes are played on beats 1 and 3, and strong block chords are played on…

Have you ever wonder what kind styles of music people would listen to back in the good ol’ days? Before pop and rap even existed? There were alot of popular music styles listened to during that time period but of all the most popular types…