A new beginning (a message)

I've decided to start releasing my piano music as albums on a variety of streaming sites, including Spotify, Amazon Music, and iHeart radio. As a result, I will no longer adding new songs to the podcast.I will be releasing songs under the name "If Pianos Could". Below you can find links to my first album, "Opening Moves".The album on SpotifyThe album on YouTubeThe album on iHeartThe album on Amazon MusicThanks for listening to Piano Journeys! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This song is an attempt to have a unique, quirky feel to it, unlike most of my other pieces. After the performance was done (which was on a single take), I realized I might have been influenced by a new Tori Amos song I heard yesterday. Nothing specific, but perhaps her quirky creativity inspired me somehow, hence the title. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This piece features a driving beat on a single note accompanied by chords every few beats, and is more about rhythm than anything else. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A simple piece that focuses on movement in the left hand. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this song rather than focus on atmosphere, I tried to develop a melody.Because I forgot to turn off Wifi on my phone when recording, I got static during one part and had to cut around 20 seconds from 0:50, but I tried to keep the transition smooth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This piece is just about trying to get energy out and into the piano, into the world, and that energy is mostly in the form of movement. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A tender, nostalgic piece that might be a good background piece for a movie about young romance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this song I didn't hesitate to use many of my traditional phrases and chords, but instead focused on playing with them emotion, and telling a story.Sometimes the song title hits me midway through playing, but this time I had to listen to the recording all the way through before it struck me. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An amelodic piece build off cascading 9th chords (with other chords thrown in). I think of this more of background music for a movie.Listening to it moment-to-moment isn't necessarily engaging, but my hope is that by the end you feel like you experienced something different, some sort of cryptic story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I was listening to a good interview of the musician Sting (on Rick Beato's YouTube channel) and he said he loved 3/4 time, so I decided to make today's composition in mostly 3/4.It ended up with a nice melodic piece that (to me) invokes rolling country fields. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.