Topic summary
Stride piano
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Stride (music).
Technique
Stride piano is highly rhythmic because of the alternating bass note and chord action of the left hand while the right hand plays syncopatedmelody lines with harmonic and riffembellishments and fill patterns. Proper playing of stride jazz involves a subtle rhythmic tension between the left hand which is close to the established tempo, and the right hand, which is often slightly anticipatory.