Breathing Space in Music

While most students want to know when to playthis way, you need to be very much IN THE
certain notes and chords, it's equally important toPRESENT and listen for what's to come. There's
know when not to play. For example, I had ano planning or forethought here except maybe to
student who knew how to improvise and play inchoose a Key or Mode to play in. Then you just
the New Age style. What he didn't know how toimprovise.The spaces between the music are as
do was to allow for breathing space. I tried toimportant as the music itself. In fact, without the
teach him that you don't have to play note uponspaces, you wouldn't have this style. The spaces
note but allow for some pauses.Eventually he gotdefine the style of music. A lot of New Age
it. He learned how not to rush and that thepianists emulated Halpern and you can't do better
pauses between notes are as important as theto learn how to master the art of silence than by
notes themselves - especially in the New Agelistening to him. Also, check out the author's online
style of piano playing. Listen to pioneer New Agepiano lesson "Oriental Sunrise" to get another
piano player Steven Halpern to get an excellentgood example of "breathing space."Edward Weiss
idea of this. Steven literally defined "breathingis a pianist/composer and webmaster of
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pure improvisation and, if you listen to him play,been helping students learn how to play piano in
you'll find that' it's one of the easiest styles tothe New Age style for over 14 years and works
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It's very trance inducing and calming. To play inlesson!