January 15, 2021 - The Independent Pianist

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Chopin, Étude in C major, Op.10 no.1

Posted on January 15, 2021 by Cole Anderson

In today’s post, we are dipping into the world of the piano etude. An etude ostensibly exists for the sole purpose of developing the pianist’s technical skill while at the same time providing interesting musical material, and Chopin was preceded in the genre by composers like Clementi, Cramer and Czerny. Continue Reading

Cole is an experienced free-lance pianist, composer and teacher. For the last 20 years he has been loving the piano and making music, and bringing his passion to music lovers all over the world. He specializes in playing and explaining great repertoire from the classics to the most recent creations, from the most well known composers to the most obscure. Along the way he loves helping every player, from the enthusiastic amateur to the budding professional, realize their dreams at the keyboard.