One of my studio moms posted a link to this video on Facebook:
I thought it was really cool and started checking more into this amazing pianist/improviser, Richard Grayson. After digging a while, I unearthed a link to his Improvising at the Keyboard handbook, a work in progress that is already an incredibly helpful resource for anyone interested in learning to improvise. His explanations and examples are easy to understand and put into practice. I’m looking forward to using it myself and with my students!
This is great! I’ll pass this onto my students. Thanks for sharing, Natalie!
This is very interesting! Thanks for sharing.
Is it OK to start the C Major scale in the right-hand with 1 instead of 5, consitently and always, in order to prep for the next octave? And how about a similar practice with other scales? Is this a valid and good adjustment to the fingering patterns? This seem especially useful during improvisation, etc. Please advise.
I’m excited to read through all of this handbook & share more tips w/ one of my students who loves to improvise. Thanks for the link!