Most musicians now work in ways that are essentially passive – following theoretical or technical instructions or relying on intuitive mimetic skills. True musical fluency is sadly neglected in today’s music culture.
I love creating music with depth but which is always unpretentious and accessible, with beautiful, soulful melodies, infectious rhythms, flowing grooves, lush harmony and vivid storytelling. So once these core fluent skills are solidly in place, students can work with me in any style they enjoy, and if desired, we can study for examinations.Īs an artist, I focus on two slightly overlapping genres: as Phil Best, I create classical-based piano music – both my own pieces and improvisations as well as classical repertoire and as PJ Best, I create soulful jazz-based songs and piano pieces. ( ) Fluency in musical language gives us access to any genre of music. I teach piano and singing using a radical approach that I developed for the purpose of training fluent vocal and keyboard musicianship.
So I’m self-taught and also lucky to have studied with some great teachers, who supported my desire to become a particular kind of musician – one with real fluency in the language of music. And I’ve been exploring this musical vocabulary and syntax with great curiosity since I was a small child. Music is a language shared between human beings to express deep feelings that are beyond the scope of words.
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