'There are no stupid questions' thread - October 14, 2018

If the pianist doesn't know the pieces in advance, how can they improvise right in?

Is it possible for you for anyone to sing/hum along to a song you've never heard of before, and don't know what the next parts will be?

Even if it's a very predictable song/piece with very obvious chord progressions, you wouldn't know how the next part would go dynamics and tempo-wise. What if the song/piece has a different structure that changes in the middle? How are you supposed to predict that if you never know about the pieces in advance.

Maybe I am not experienced enough, but I don't think it's possible unless the pianist isn't following the music, and playing chords in the key once in a while.

/r/piano Thread Parent