The Crossover Technique And How To Use It
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The article "The Crossover Technique and How to Use It" talks about music, it has been released by Edward Weiss.
The paino is an amazing instrument.
So many notes, so many keys! That's why the crossover or apreggio technique is employed frequently. It allows the pianist to use much of the keyboard and the left hand.The trick to using that technique is in the crossover itself. Usually, the left hands initial position will span an octave and then the index or ring finger will be used to crossover the thumb to continue playing more notes of the chord.A good example of that is the piece "Thanksgiving" by George Winston. Here, a whole harmonic background is created by the left-hand crossover technique while the right improvises a melody line. And the results are a beuatiful piece of music! Nothing complicated here. He just gets his left hand down uisng a few chords.
This creates the backdrop for the entrie piece - and the mood!You too can create your own harmonic backgrounds.
Once you laern how to do the crossover technique, you'll find it to be something you'll use over and over again. Why? Because of its cpaacity to use much of the keyboard and the beautiful sound you can get from it.There are many variations to the crossover technique as well. In fact, you can actually use it to cover more than 4 octaves of the keyboard! You just keep crossing over with the left hand to cover as many noets as you wish.
Another great example of that technique is the lesson "Morning Mist!" Here we use 4 chords and a simple crossover techinque to create a light ambiance.
We keep palying these chords in the left hand while the right is free to improvise a melody and we have created a beautiful piece of music!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 and works with students in private, in groups, and now over the World Wide Web. Stop by now at http://www.Quiescencemusic.Com/piano_lessons.Html for a FREE pinao lesson!
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