Just Piano Improv

17 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 rating

Just short piano improvisations, sort of in the classical style, by pianist Jocelyn Swigger. No talk, no fuss.

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Episodes

D and F

May 12, 2020 19:32 - 7.73 MB

https://dailypianoimprov.files.wordpress.com/2020/05/05-12-20-d-and-f-.mp3

Windchimes on the Porch Outside

April 06, 2020 19:35 - 3.17 MB

Practicing at home instead of in my office, I’m hearing the windchimes outside, especially the notes F and G. Stay safe, everyone!

Derivative (Rachmaninov G major)

March 24, 2020 19:09 - 10.7 MB

https://dailypianoimprov.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/derivative-rachmaninoff-g-major.mp3

Derivative (Grande Valse)

March 24, 2020 19:03 - 4.94 MB

https://dailypianoimprov.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/derivative-grande-valse-.mp3

I have a student who just played the Ginastera Danzas Criollas, and I was thinking of the beautiful third one. I was also thinking about an improvisation instruction I give my students: “if you play a wrong note, repeat it until it gets interesting.” Sorry about the out-of-tune piano…I’ll have it tuned soon!

Cold Hands Warming Up

February 11, 2020 21:43 - 8.95 MB

One of my favorite parts of the day is walking my fourth grader to school. Today we walked mostly in silence, which means he mostly hummed quietly to himself the whole time. It was a drizzly, grey morning and I should have worn gloves. When I got back home my hands were cold, and I […]

02-10-20 Arabesque in d minor

February 10, 2020 21:34 - 2.29 MB

It’s a new decade, and I’m coming back to this practice of uploading improvisations. I’m recording at home, where there’s occasional traffic noise. As I was coming home from walking my fourth-grader to school, the Burgmuller Arabesque in a minor was running through my head, because I have a student working on it.He’s a music […]

9 of Cups

September 27, 2018 17:42 - 4.99 MB

https://dailypianoimprov.files.wordpress.com/2018/09/9-of-cups.mp3

Women’s March

January 23, 2017 16:29 - 4.79 MB

These are some of the chants that have been swirling around in my head since the march: Show me what democracy looks like/This is what democracy looks like The people united can never be divided/ La gente unida jamas sera vencida I say p***y, you say power/ p***y/power/p***y/power You’re orange/you’re gross/you lost the popular vote […]

Pinkies Only

November 01, 2016 14:37 - 3.1 MB

https://dailypianoimprov.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/11-01-16-pinkies-only.mp3

Rainy Friday Counterpoint

September 30, 2016 14:37

https://dailypianoimprov.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/09-30-16-rainy-friday-counterpoint.mp3

After Reading The Book of Speculation by Erika Swyler

January 12, 2016 18:57

https://dailypianoimprov.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/01-12-16-after-reading-the-book-of-speculation.mp3

Passacaglia

September 28, 2015 14:13

https://dailypianoimprov.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/9-28-15-passacaglia.mp3

Grey Tuesday

September 22, 2015 15:26

https://dailypianoimprov.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/9-22-15-grey-tuesday.mp3

Waltzish (After Listening To Josh Ritter)

September 08, 2015 15:23

https://dailypianoimprov.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/9-8-15-waltzish-after-listening-to-josh-ritter.mp3

Sad

August 10, 2015 15:24

https://dailypianoimprov.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/8-10-15-sad.mp3

Meditation (Instead of Practicing Chopin)

November 14, 2014 09:06

https://dailypianoimprov.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/11-13-14-meditation-instead-of-practicing-chopin.mp3