What is your favourite place on Earth

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What is your favourite place on Earth?

• ...on the beach?
• ...on top of a tree youve climbed?
• ...presenting for March Break Open
  House?
• ...in front of a piano?

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For me...In front of a piano!

• Strong emotional connection
• Thought-provoking environment
• Leads to creative inspiration

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Inspiration

• Less is more...
• One central note (such as F)
• One chord progression (such as IV-iv-I)
• 
  
• If it sounds good, it is good.
  
• 
  
  Duke Ellington

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Process

• Brilliance keeping a simple idea interesting
• It is simply fate that the note F is so
  beautiful
• Sing while you play

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Editing

• How do I know if my ideas are clear?
• - Do my chords make sense?
• - Are my rhythms accurate?
• - Is the difficulty level appropriate?
• Solution
• Ask someone else to play it
• (and try not to argue...)

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What is the first question?