Some of you may remember a book titled "Drawing on the
Right-Side of the Brain" by Betty Edwards.
In this book, Betty Edwards tried to teach you how to see
differently. She reasoned that once you could look at something
with the eyes of an artist, you would be able to create like an
artist. A simple idea, yet one that has helped many draw.
I wondered how this might also apply to music. Music is, at it's
best, a right-brain activity. That is, the thinking left
hemisphere is dormant while the intuitive right side is engaged
in creative processes.
So how then can we play piano on the right-side of the brain?
The answer has to do with trusting ourselves. Once we sit down
to play, we must allow ourselves the freedom to play ANYTHING
that comes to the fore. If that anything is doodling and making
nonsense noises, then that is what we must do.
Once we allow ourselves the freedom to play anything, we are
sending a message to the creative right hemisphere. We are
saying, OK, I'm giving in to whatever. I'll just play what I
want. Now, once you can do this, PLAYING AROUND WITH CHORDS
BECOMES AN EASY MATTER because you have given yourself
permission to mess up.
About the author:
Edward Weiss is a pianist/composer and webmaster of
Quiescence Music's online piano lessons. He has been helping
students learn how to play piano in the New Age style for over
14 years! Visit us now at
href="http://www.quiescencemusic.com/piano_lessons.html">http://w
ww.quiescencemusic.com/piano_lessons.html for a FREE piano
lesson!
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