Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Want to learn how to compose like Einaudi and other leading contemporary piano composers? In this tutorial, Tom breaks down the essential tools behind today’s most powerful contemporary piano music and shows you exactly how to compose piano music with clarity, emotion, and simplicity.
If you’ve ever wondered how to compose on piano in a neoclassical style, this lesson gives you practical, step-by-step guidance you can apply immediately.
🎹 Inspired by Modern Neoclassical Sound
Tom explores the signature sounds used by today’s neoclassical piano writers and reveals the piano composition techniques that make their music so captivating.
You’ll discover:
- The power of repeating composition pattern structures
- Emotional and effective chord progressions like I–V–vi–IV and vi–IV–I–V
- How to build texture using layered left-hand patterns
- The minimalist music formula behind expressive contemporary pieces
- Practical piano composition tips to shape mood and atmosphere
🎼 The Building Blocks of Contemporary Piano Music
Great contemporary pieces often rely on:
✔ Simple but powerful harmonic movement
✔ Flowing arpeggiated textures
✔ Repetition with subtle variation
✔ Strong melodic motifs
✔ Dynamic build-ups through layering
Tom demonstrates how these piano composition techniques work together so you can confidently create your own original music.
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VIDEO BREAKDOWN:
00:00 Introduction
01:29 Composing in the style of Einaudi in C Major
06:18 Making up melodies
07:59 Composing in Eb major
09:25 VI-IV-I-V Chord progression
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👇 If you would like to learn how to improvise in the style of classical composers, watch this tutorial next:
youtube.com/watch?v=9luRKmBhHck&list=PLDqNslPG6e1IEOcHAu5nwaWHcbPcUPEx0&index=21
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🎓 Join our Flagship Course, THE COMPLETE MUSICIAN COURSE with Tom Donald:
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🔔 If you enjoyed this Ludovico Einaudi piano tutorial and would like to get more top tips on learning piano, make sure to SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel right here:
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Credits:
Filmed by Josh Adams.
Edited by BUBI Productions & Charlie Coe.
youtu.be/IbL_IFFNWHo
#londoncontemporaryschoolofpiano #einaudi #pianotutorial
Want to learn how to compose like Einaudi and other leading contemporary piano composers? In this tutorial, Tom breaks down the essential tools behind today’s most powerful contemporary piano music and shows you exactly how to compose piano music with clarity, emotion, and simplicity.
If you’ve ever wondered how to compose on piano in a neoclassical style, this lesson gives you practical, step-by-step guidance you can apply immediately.
🎹 Inspired by Modern Neoclassical Sound
Tom explores the signature sounds used by today’s neoclassical piano writers and reveals the piano composition techniques that make their music so captivating.
You’ll discover:
- The power of repeating composition pattern structures
- Emotional and effective chord progressions like I–V–vi–IV and vi–IV–I–V
- How to build texture using layered left-hand patterns
- The minimalist music formula behind expressive contemporary pieces
- Practical piano composition tips to shape mood and atmosphere
🎼 The Building Blocks of Contemporary Piano Music
Great contemporary pieces often rely on:
✔ Simple but powerful harmonic movement
✔ Flowing arpeggiated textures
✔ Repetition with subtle variation
✔ Strong melodic motifs
✔ Dynamic build-ups through layering
Tom demonstrates how these piano composition techniques work together so you can confidently create your own original music.
—————————————————————————
VIDEO BREAKDOWN:
00:00 Introduction
01:29 Composing in the style of Einaudi in C Major
06:18 Making up melodies
07:59 Composing in Eb major
09:25 VI-IV-I-V Chord progression
—————————————————————————
👇 If you would like to learn how to improvise in the style of classical composers, watch this tutorial next:
youtube.com/watch?v=9luRKmBhHck&list=PLDqNslPG6e1IEOcHAu5nwaWHcbPcUPEx0&index=21
🎁 Claim your FREE gift - RESOURCES PACK - by getting in touch with us at London Contemporary School of Piano so that we can help you solve your challenges and accelerate you progress at the piano:
contemporaryschoolofpiano.com
🎓 Get Your GROOVE COURSE to access all the resources you need to master piano grooves and expand your piano groove vocabulary:
lcsp.samcart.com/products/groove-mastery-everyday
🎓 Join our Flagship Course, THE COMPLETE MUSICIAN COURSE with Tom Donald:
contemporaryschoolofpiano.com/the-complete-musician
🔔 If you enjoyed this Ludovico Einaudi piano tutorial and would like to get more top tips on learning piano, make sure to SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel right here:
youtube.com/channel/UCZWqaBf6VLuD0cSKF4cukPg?sub_confirmation=1
Credits:
Filmed by Josh Adams.
Edited by BUBI Productions & Charlie Coe.
youtu.be/IbL_IFFNWHo
#londoncontemporaryschoolofpiano #einaudi #pianotutorial
