The Art Of Piano

I love your music. Thank you from Japan.(I am sorry for my poor English.)

The Art of Piano turned out to be exactly the inspiration I needed to take up serious piano playing again. David’s music is virtuosic yet approachable: the pieces are technically demanding, but melodically so fluid that you want to dive in immediately. What strikes me most is the blend of clarity and emotion in his compositions. Each piece seems to invite you not only to play better, but also to truly enjoy practising again. The Quest, for example, has a strong sense of forward motion with an almost adventure-like energy. The piece demands a bit of endurance because of its drive that rarely relaxes and its brisk tempo. It’s certainly demanding, but still very approachable with practice.
The Art of Piano is inspiring and motivating, ideal for those rediscovering the piano and equally delightful for seasoned players.

Congratulations, David, on your beautiful compositions. They contain all the ingredients of music I love - the depth, logic and beauty of Bach, Handel and Mozart, the creativity and rich moods of Mendelssohn, the playfulness of Chopin, the dancing jazzy rhythm of Gershwin and Joplin, the emotional touch of David Foster and Hans Zimmer. There’s something for everyone. And the pieces are very playable for everyone. Beginners will learn quickly. Intermediate players will be able to jump in right away. And even advanced players will have a lot of fun. I invite everyone to look at David’s YouTube channel to see him playing all of his pieces. What a blessing that is. Imagine if we had been able to see Bach or Mendelssohn play their pieces on YouTube! Keep up the good work, David! And the App is fantastic. I’m using my iPad Pro 13 inch and the quality is amazing.

Beautiful music,with some patience very playable for my mediocre level, vall be it somewhat slower than the you tube version.i would have liked somewhat more finger indications.

I have been playing piano for over 50 years and now teach privately. One of my students asked me to get them David Hicken Piano music... After listening to some great keyboard interpretations I purchased the Art of Piano Book.. many great arrangements and will be challenging for some but a great goal to reach for others.Look to working through each srrangment with my students! Great take!
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I’m very pleased with the purchase. The download of the ebook was possible immediately. The piano music sheets are for late intermediate and advanced. Each piece has tempo and fingering suggested. The music sheets are legible, well spaced on each page.
I highly recommend the book! Thank you!

I bought the Art of Piano for the song Incantation. I was thrilled to spend time practicing it. It also has several other excellent songs. I really enjoy The Messenger, and Camille. The songs are not difficult to play notes wise, but the rhythm patterns still make it quite a bit of fun! Would 10/10 recommend!

This book has so much fun music! The pieces are well written and the rhythms are catchy and easy to put together.

A variety of beautiful pieces to play and later teach to future pianists in SA and the UK.I also share the pieces with friends and colleagues as it is futuristic and post modern.

This album/book is a perfect example of a neo-classic genre. Actually it made me excercise much more, because I wasn't able to play nothing of that at once. It took me weeks before I could play some, and that's great! It means that it's not just an entertainment or something "just for fun", it's a goal you want to achieve very much. The pieces sound so great that you don't notice hours pf practice passing. My favourites are Resurgam, The Letter, Incantaion. Though each of them is awesome.

I like having these technical exercises to go through and being able to come out of there with good pieces I can play for various audiences. I am always impressed at the speed these pieces are written and delivered.

Keep up the good work David!

I have a heard Incantation on youtube, and I was shocked that the left hand pattern is really percussion-like and easy, which helps me a lot in arranging many works.

And after purchasing the Art of Piano score book and finishing playing Incantation, I realise this book is a great workout for pianist's fingers while all the songs are perfect to listen to.

Thanks a lot, David!. This score is so inspiring, can't wait for more of your great piano works!

I absolutely love all of this music. The piano is a percussion instrument. David reminds us of that with his wonderful style. Learning to play these pieces stretches my personal abilities to their limits. I just cannot get enough of David Hicken whether listening to him perform the pieces learning them as best I can. Worth every penny and more. Thank you David. You have rekindled my love of the piano.