Believe it or not, there is actually a hard and a soft way to play New Age piano. Two different schools or styles that have made their appearance in the last 20 years or so.
The first style made popular by George Winston introduces a more percussive hard sound. Created mostly be a left-hand ostinato, this style is very chord-oriented and paints a background of textures while the right-hand is free to improvise a melody. The reason that I say this style is a hard sounding one is that when compared with someone like David Lanz, the difference is readily apparent. Read More
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