My piano take (warts and all!) of the harp outro from the Florence + The Machine song. To demonstrate improvisation I began really simply and added as I went. This shows you various techniques for developing your own improv style as you learn (which I also teach) or just layering a sound for a big ending. We begin simply with one note in each hand, then 5ths in the left hand, then octaves with fifths. I pick it up with some left hand syncopation, slowly at first then gradually adding more for a thicker sound. Then I add 3rds, 4ths and 5ths below the melody in the right hand, then take that up an octave. Finally I arpeggiate the right hand and bring it down toward the bass for some syncopated chords. Fade out. Need a pianist or piano lessons in Los Angeles? bobbyapperson.com

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