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Playing from a chord chart or lead sheet for the first time as a classical pianist can be a very daunting task. When you are used to only reading written notes, it can be difficult to know what to pla … read more

If you are a pianist looking to share your music with others, whether your original arrangements or sheet music from another arranger, there are some basic things you need to have if you want to get a … read more

In our first article in this series on arranging, I mentioned all of the tools I used to learn how to arrange. However, if you're looking into how to arrange, it is likely you may want to put these a … read more

In my first article on learning how to arrange, one of the things I mentioned that would be a helpful tool is other arrangers' hymn arrangements. Analyzing another's arrangement is very helpful in lea … read more

In one of my earlier articles in this series, I mentioned that when it comes to arranging, reharmonization, etc., it is very good to know the Nashville Number System (NNS), which I will refer to here … read more