Do you ramble on endlessly with your improvisations? If so, dazzling. This has its place in music building and in new age piano playing in particularly. Just listen to Michael Joness music to hear an example of this kind of free of price -form improvisation.

Now, some of you want to create something that will give the listener a slightly more cohesive knowledge. How is this accomplished? By forming the music into a shape - an ABA shape for our purposes here. To give form to music does not require as much theory and technique as most people think. In fact, it is as simple as applying the principles of repetition and contrast.

In most new age piano music there is some kind of form that the composer uses whether its extended "A" form ala Michael Jones, or extended "A" extended "B" and back to "A" again as in some of George Winstons music. Think in sections all the people. A section of music may last for as long as the human who created it is involved with it- that is, as long as the inspiration is fresh.

As soon as the music sounds dull its time for a change - the next section of music. This is the point where a composer will add something-new (contrast) or, if she is smart, end the piece. If the music does not have that freshness, that touch of inspired in the moment fantasy, you will be able to detect and hear it. Some composers are so in touch with their feeling that they might take you on a 20 or 30 minute journey using very little means - but by using the elements of repetition and contrast maintain listener interest.

First, get your "A" section. The first few bars (8 usually) is more than enough to propel you forward. You must adopt a listening attitude to hear what is coming next. You dont force nor will it into being. This will not give you what you want, which is, I am assuming, inspired content. Listen, listen, listen and the music will come. If it doesnt just do what Beethoven did.

He worked on 3 or 4 pieces at a instant. When the inspiration dried up on a particular piece he was working on, he just moved on to another and picked up on the others later on. You may do the identical . Be bold and go forward. Do not be afraid of generating mistakes. Be afraid of not trying.