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Love him or hate him, George Winston invented an entire new genre of music by himself – New Age piano. His light ambient sound has reached millions of listeners around the world.

Now, a lot, and I mean a bunch of piano players would really like to have the ability to play like George but do not believe they can. That is, they don’t know how he does what he does. They think he just sits down and music comes up or, they think that he spend countless years researching composition and theory to produce these sometimes elaborate compositions.

But, and here’s the interesting thing, when you really listen and break down what he’s doing (and most other composers for that matter) it is all about how phrases of music are replicated and then contrasted with brand new material. That’s it! That’s all composition is. It’s the art of repetition and contrast!

Just saying this will not assist you with learning how it is done though. For example, in the author’s lesson “Winter Scene,” we have a repeating ostinato pattern using 2 chords. The pattern is played over and over again while the right hand improvises a melody. And guess what? That’s a piece of music! That’s right! Now, if I wanted to show this piece as a composition, I would need to chart it out utilizing a chord chart. This too is a lot easier than it sounds.

For instance, “Winter Scene” is just a 4-bar phrase in 4/4 time. Each chord gets 2 bars and that’s it! Sometimes called a “loop” these phrases can be repeated as long as the composer/improviser wishes. Then, if more music is desired, we simply add in brand new phrases and keep building up our piece of music.

So what is George Winston’s secret? Learn how to use musical phrases to create your own easy compositions!

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