Peaceful Piano

After a heavy snowfall at home, this episode explores the feeling of snow falling and drifting and filling in the world.

Hopefully there are still reasons to be hopeful. This episode improvises uplifting music that transitions from darker minor chords to brighter major progressions.

This episode breaks down the elements in the Christmas carol "Carol of the Bells" and improvises around them.

To celebrate this 10th episode, there is no theme or plan. This episode is just a few minutes of pure improvisation, keeping things peaceful and mellow as usual.

Lullabies are gentle songs designed to encourage sleep. In this episode, I share a lullaby I wrote for my daughter and explore it further with improvisation.

Lyrics

Sleep, sleep little mountain child,

Sleep and dream of the wild.

World fades,

Into deep blue shade,

As the valley wind blows mild.

Dream, dream now my little one,

Dream of moon and setting sun.

Starlight,

Dances clear and bright,

For the day is nearly done.

And the mountain peaks on high,

Blush with rose across the sky.

Alpenglow on glacier snow,

Shines with final light.

Time to say good night.

Rest, rest my little dear,

Rest and sleep now without fear.

Dream on,

Listen to this song.

For you know your family's near.

Wind chimes are their own form of improvisation as the wind creates gentle music. This episode is based on the wind chimes outside my house, playing in the harmony of a pentatonic scale.

Hygge is a Danish word that describes a feeling of closeness, comfort, and coziness. This episode reflects on that feeling.

Arpeggios are chords broken down into individual notes. They make beautiful building blocks for improvisation.

With the seasonal time change, we explore falling back in time signatures. Time signatures help set the rhythm and feel of music by defining how many beats are in each measure and what type of note is a beat.

A few minutes of gentle piano improvisation exploring the darkness and quiet at nightfall.