In a guest post on the muz4now blog, Daniel Karni gives us the basics of taqsim: a form of solo improvisation often played on the oud.
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Live improvisation is so inspiring. Stan Stewart relates the experience of performing piano on-stage with dancing improvisers.
Improvisations from Stan Stewart’s first-ever full-length piano improv concert. This one was created as part of Fall Of Freedom.
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Strange parables are these;Beyond interpretation.Their stories backwardsAnd their chroniclers misled. In the aftermath of reason,We perhaps abandon themOr can, throughout our lifetime,Puzzle over all they hold. Parables and how we take themAre but a simple mirror heldOut before our features: Broken,And misshapen forms. Fear is such a dread companion.How its judgements misconstrueWhat our savior wants
These times may take us to the edge of hope. Let’s go there and keep going. I didn’t expect to release this. Especially now. Though now is all there is. “To The Edge“. For now, these six improvised piano-plus pieces are in limited release. Reach out to me if you think these should be on
I rarely abandon an improvisation. But I have responded to recent events with a lot of powerful emotions. Found Track And that led me to leave a track to be found later. The last time I had touched the track was January 26th. Yet, when I played it back, I could remember the feelings I
Maybe you already knew this: I’m experimenting. And with lots of different things. Let me tell you what I mean. Knew What? You already knew about the sustain pedal. I even gave you some hints of the sounds on my upcoming album. But there’s lots more that’s “new”. Let me give a few examples. Knew
I admit it. My creative drive means sometimes pushing too far. Story Re-cap In case you missed it, I’m recovering from a broken leg. This means a lot of things have changed in my daily routine. Everything takes a bit longer on one leg. So far, I’m still crawling on my butt when I need
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When Bees Were Bees – an improvised (spontaneous, unedited) poem by Stan Stewart in web-story format. Thank you for reading it.
TPITDR (The Piano In The Dining Room) is now streaming everywhere you might listen to music. Find the links to your radio stream!
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