| Having played what is commonly called
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| | don't believe in much of what is espoused
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| "New Age Piano" for the last 16 years,
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| | as "new age" philosophy. As a matter of
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| you'd think I'd be qualified to define
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| | fact, I don't even know what "new age"
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| it. But I'll be perfectly honest with you
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| | philosophy is but I'm guessing that it's
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| and say I haven't the slightest
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| | anything besides what mainstream religion
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| clue!Here's what I know. I know the music
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| | philosophy is.So what makes New Age music
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| is more consonant than dissonant. I know
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| | New Age? I don't really know. I can only
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| that the harmonies are mostly major but
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| | tell you that when it came time to market
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| can be minor and that chord choice leans
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| | these CDs to the world, executives in
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| towards a "clean" sound. As far as melody
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| | marketing realized the music would sell
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| goes, it can be anything from an ambient
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| | better if it were under a different
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| melange with no discernible direction to
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| | umbrella than say, jazz or classical. I
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| a simple folk spun line a child could
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| | imagine they came up with the term New
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| follow.Now that the basic elements of
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| | Age for the soothing qualities much of
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| music are out of the way, I really
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| | this music has. Which is fine by
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| couldn't tell you what makes New Age
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| | me.Edward Weiss is a pianist/composer and
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| Piano "new age."Is it the relaxing aspect
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| | webmaster of Quiescence Music's online
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| of this music that makes it "new age?"
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| | piano lessons. He has been helping
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| Perhaps, but then classical music is also
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| | students learn how to play piano in the
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| quite relaxing and soothing as well. Is
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| | New Age style for over 14 years and works
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| it the artists themselves who play this
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| | with students in private, in groups, and
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| music? Maybe, but speaking personally, I
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| | now over the internet. Stop by now at
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| can tell you that I don't practice a "new
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| | for a FREE piano lesson!
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| age" religion - whatever that is and I
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