{"items": [{"author": "Victor", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/notes/jeff-kaufman/simple-contra-dance-piano-interesting-left-hand/10150195397121213/?comment_id=10150195497271213", "anchor": "fb-10150195497271213", "service": "fb", "text": "You're a bit too dismissive of octaves.  A useful easy pattern is root tonic octave on the 1st beat and single 5th on the second.  More power where you want it.  The solutions you describe(mic placement etc) can't yield the variety of sometimes playing single note and sometimes playing octaves.", "timestamp": "1307586113"}]}