Playing Mozart piano music is considered relatively easy for beginners, compared to other composers. The same pieces, however, have been said to be extremely difficult to interpret by professional piano players. Simplicity in notes might make it pleasing to the ear, but the music itself, when open to such interpretation, can make for significant challenges when mastering even simple phrases.

The simple sounds make every note even that much more important. If you want to play Mozart well on the piano, there are three methods to go about your quest of mastering the composer's music. Technique is one of them. Whether you are a beginner or professional, it is important to pay careful attention to the techniques you are using. For example, the flow of the notes in a phrase is as important as hitting the right notes in the right key. This legato both makes the piece unique among thousands of compositions, and can allow for individual interpretation.

Overdoing or overplaying the music can take the piece out of the context it was intended for, and can make the melody less pleasant to hear. However, doing too little to accentuate the sounds and individual taste can make the performance bland. Knowing scale is important too, as well as how to position your hands. To go up a scale with the right hand, you start with the thumb and play the keys up until the middle finger, and then cross your thumb underneath to use it again for the next note. For the left hand, the practice is mirrored on the other side of the piano. It is important to know this before learning any composition. Once you master this technique, you'll be able to learn compositions and play them with feeling.

Interpretation is also key when playing Mozart piano music. The flow of the notes is a factor here too, as it is with the technique in which you are playing. You can put natural feeling into the phrasing, but going out of the range of the composition can throw it out of balance. There is a balance to natural interpretation that takes experience to achieve.

The piano's sound comes from a hammer hitting a string, which there really isn't much control of once you hit the key. How you hit each key comes from the technique and the feeling that you put into the skills you learn as a budding piano player. Playing the music faster or slower does not work, experts believe, but you can let the notes sustain for the appropriate time. How you interpret the music on the piano involves technique in itself, so these two secrets complement one another.

Last of all, which doesn't really sound like a secret, is practice. This is the only way to master a composition, and playing within the boundaries of interpreting a Mozart piece, is to work at it. Practicing with both hands separately will help you get accustomed to the music, and then slowly work up to using them both together. You can also try to sing the notes you want to play. This will help you better understand the style and invoke more feeling inside you. Even record as you practice to see how the whole thing is working out.

Mastering Mozart piano compositions takes technique, interpretation, and practice. Once you learn the technicalities of the rhythm and scale, and begin to feel the music, your performance will fall into place as you practice over and over. Soon, you will be able to wow anyone in the room to full audiences with your take on masterpieces written hundreds of years ago.

Salzburg is like a holy name to a lot of people who love music, as it is the birthplace of Mozart who is great composer in 18 century. It is surprising to know that Salzburg enjoys a higher tourist-per-capita ratio even than Venice or Florence. Salzburg is located in the central of Austria, on the banks of the Salzach River, at the northern boundary of the Alps. Therefore, the climate here is cold and humid. However, never mind, there is music to keep you warm. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Mozart is the most influential composer during 1750 to 1820 which is called 'the Classical era'. His impact is endurable and profound. Beethoven's early compositions were completed in the shadow of Mozart, and Joseph Haydn wrote that "posterity will not see such a talent again in 100 years.

Mozart's talent had been shown in his early childhood in Salzburg. He began to write songs at five years old when he was already good at keyboard and violin and performed in front of European royalty. During years, he travelled and created a lot of works. Later, in 1781, he sought for a better development in his career and went to the capital city Vienna. In Vienna, he achieved fame but struggled to survive due to lack of financial support. It is still a mystery of this talent's early death at the age of 35 years old, which is such a big pity to the musical world. During his entire life, he has composed around 600 pieces of works, among which the most well-known and recognized are pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music.

The Sound of Music
Besides Mozart, Salzburg also has connection with 'The Sound of Music', one of the world's most popular and famous musicals. Actually, the city of Salzburg was the settings for part of 'the sound of music' which showed some famous landmark in Salzburg. When you are walking along the Salzach River, you may find it is hard not to sing 'Do-Re-Mi' and think of the scenes in the movie. Summer Special When it is summer in Salzburg, you can choose to go hiking or enjoy and open-air concert.

Best places for hiking could be: Mount Untersberg - Mount Gaisberg - Glasenbach Klamm -Hellbrunner Allee - National Park Hohe Tauern - Mount Großglockner - Krimml Waterfalls.

Winter Special
When it is winter in the city, the best thing to do is to go skiing and shopping in the Christmas market.

Airport
Salzburg W. A. Mozart Airport (SZG) is named after the Salzburg-born composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It is a regional airport located 3.1 km west-southwest from the centre of Salzburg and it may take around 20 minutes. The airport also has flights directly to the Frankfurt, Vienna, London, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Brussels, Düsseldorf and Zürich, as well as Hamburg and Dublin.

Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart was born in a house on the Getreidegasse in Salzburg, Austria, on 27th January 1756, the feast of St John Chryostom. His parents were Leopold Mozart and Maria Anna Pertl. He was the last of seven children but only himself and his elder sister Nannerl, survived into adulthood.

Later in life the boy would choose to adopt the latin 'Amadeus' in place of the Greek Theophilus.

Wolfgang's older sister (whose was called Maria Anna but always known as 'Nannerl') showed musical promise from an early age and began to learn the harpsichord in 1758 at the age of seven. Wolfgang seemed interested in her lessons and began to learn the instrument himself at the age of four and soon picked up some of her pieces. Incredibly he had, by the time he was five, managed to compose a few simple pieces of his own with the help of his father.

Leopold Mozart was at that time Court Composer to the Archbishop of Salzburg and was an accomplished composer and well respected teacher. However he realized that Wolfgang's talents were exceptional and decided to concentrate on the musical development of his two children. He arranged for Wolfgang to perform publicly at the University in Salzburg in 1761 and over the next few years undertook a number of lengthy tours of European cities where the young Wolfgang and Nannerl would perform for the entertainment of the Royal Courts.These trips had their hazards. They could be lucrative but also highly expensive. Both Wolfgang and Nannerl were seriously ill on more than one occasion contracting both Typhoid Fever and smallpox.

Mozart's first opera, La Finta Semplice, was performed in 1769, when he was just thirteen, in the Archbishop of Salzburg's Palace.

When they finally returned to Salzburg Wolfgang spent time composing and was also appointed to the post of konzertmeister. However things changed when the old Archbishop, who was tolerant of the Mozarts extended absences,died. The new Archbishop was not so amenable.

In 1777, at Mozart's request,the Archbishop released him from his post. He also took the opportunity to dismiss Leopold at the same time, although he was fairly quickly re-instated.

Mozart set off on tour again but this time with his mother. It turned out to be disastrous. Without his fathers strict discipline Wolfgang, now 21, was more interested in enjoying himself than working. At one stage they were almost penniless and had had to sell some possessions in order to continue their journey. In July Frau Mozart became ill and died. Mozart returned to Salzburg and returned to his former position which his father had managed to secure. This didn't last long - the Archbishop dismissed Wolfgang during a trip to Vienna where they attended the celebrations of the accession of the new Emperor, Joseph II. Leopold was horrified but Wolfgang regarded it as a golden opportunity to stay in Vienna. He did reasonably well there teaching and composing. Then he shocked his father again -by announcing he was to marry. Leopold protested but to no avail and the marriage between Wolfgang and Constanze Weber took place on 4th August in St Stephens Cathedral.

The couple enjoyed relative success for a few years with Mozart's music being popular and there being no shortage of pupils. However they had an expensive lifestyle to maintain and some jealousies began to emerge from other composers. A huge blow came when on 28th May 1787, Mozart's father died.

Mozart's financial situation became worse and by 1789 he was regularly requesting loans from friends. He toured again but had little success. He was working hard and earning money but their outgoings were such that they had constant financial worries.

Emmanuel Schikanader, was an actor,singer,writer and an old friend of Mozart's.He was the manager of the Theater auf der Weiden in the suburbs of Vienna and he suggested to Mozart that he write a pantomime type opera in German which would have mass appeal and, most importantly, be profitable. Mozart agreed, probably in desperation for money and worked on it ( The Magic Flute) through the summer of 1791. It was a huge success and brought temporary relief financially.

During this time Mozart received an anonymous letter asking him to compose a requiem mass. Although it was a strange request he decided to accept as there was a significant fee offered. However Mozart became overworked and his health began to decline. He was desperate to complete the commission but was becoming exhausted and on 20th November his condition worsened so much that he took to his bed. With the help of his pupil Sussmayr he attempted in vain to finish the Requiem but got only as far as the Lachrymosa.

As Mozart's condition deteriorated he suffered from fever, vomiting and swelling. On 4th December Mozart went into a coma. In the early hours of 5th December 1791, the greatest composer the world has ever known, died.

In a final ironic twist to the tale, the emperor confirmed Mozart's appointment to the post of Kapellmeister at St Stephens, a position which would finally have given the Mozarts lasting financial security.