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No talk, no fuss, just short improvisations, sort of in the classical style, from pianist Jocelyn Swigger. jocelynswigger.com

Jocelyn Swigger

  • May 12, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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D and F

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2020


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Windchimes on the Porch Outside

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2020


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)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2020


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Derivative (Grande Valse)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2020


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Derivative (Ginastera)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2020


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

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2020


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

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2020


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

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2018


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Women’s March

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2017


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

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2016


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