Peaceful Piano

In celebration of passing our 40th episode, this week is completely freeform piano improvisation with no theme. Pure exploration!

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This episode explores many musical ideas before resolving and committing.

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This episode descends into darkness, then rising again into light, reflecting the winter solstice as we approach the longest night of the year.

Peaceful Piano will be taking a break over the holidays, then back in January 2023 with new episodes.

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This episode reflects on the idea of falling snow, slowly filling in the world. It's a response to episode 32 "Rainfall", exploring similar themes with softer, more gradual passages of music.

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Meno mosso is one of those Italian musical terms that directs the tempo of a piece - it means to slow down and become less lively.

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Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! This episode improvises on the classic Christmas carol.

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Arpeggios are broken chords, and they can make beautiful improvisation by being played back and forth, up and down. This is an encore episode from 2021.

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Music is a balance between repetition and variation. This episode explores moments of repetition and seeks to find that balance to create peaceful improvisation.

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Fall rain turns to winter snow in the mountains, leaving a stark line between the seasons. This episode shares a piece Abby recording in 2016 that reflects on this idea.

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In line with Halloween, this episode creates some gentle piano music that is played "misterioso" (or mysteriously) in a minor key.

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