In this tutorial, we explore how to add rich upper extensions—like flat nines—to your solo piano arrangements. Especially ...

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As soon as the orchestra launches into the opening bars of Maine State Music Theatre’s current production of Anastasia, there ...

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One of the great untold stories of the past decade is just how potent a cultural force R&B has been. It might not have had the wild musical innovation it did in the 2000s when the likes of Neptunes, ...