How are you doing? Boy, this weather feels great doesn't it? Just makes you want to sit at the piano and write a song about it, huh? (Well, some of you might feel this way!)

This issue of eNotes contains an audio lesson on how to accompany yourself playing while you (or someone else) is singing. You know, it's kind of my specialty, (since I am a pianist and singer) to show people how to combine the two.

And singing and piano complement each other so well. Singing helps the pianist by focusing attention on phrasing and building breath within a melody. Playing piano helps the singer by teaching them about the importance of harmony and rhythm, the backbone of a song, upon which the melody rests. So we will explore this theme today!

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