Whether you are playing acoustic piano, digital piano or keyboard, you can learn to improvise. Jazz piano improvisation is an old and oft-admired art form. A less recognized, but equally impressive form of improvisation is classical piano improvisation. Learning classical piano improvisation can take you from just a replay of the greats to making unique interpretations of your own of these masterpieces.

As you learn classical piano improvisation you will discover that you are taken on a creative journey each time you play. You will find your self in the classical piano pieces. You will find classical piano improvisation is like a deep meditation in music. Before long you may even find yourself writing your own musical scores.

Benefits to Learning Classical Piano Improvisation

1. You you will gain a clearer concept of the relationship between piano keys and the tones they make.

2. You will gain a clearly understanding between the relationships between notes and chords.

3. You will get a better grasp of which of your piano skills needs improved.

4. You will learn how to write much fuller musical scores.

Learning Classical Piano Improvisation

1. Practice matching a variety of chords with one hand to a melody you know that you are playing with the other hand.

2. As you get better at combining unrelated, complementary chords with melodies, practice going back and forth with the melody and chords between hands.

3. Play a more complex classical piano piece, but go back and forth playing the proper chords with one hand and playing unrelated, but complementary chords with the other hand.

4. Practice playing unrelated but complementary chords with both hands, while also hitting on all of the notes of the melody in good time.