Piano Articles

If you’re like me and you’ve been classically trained, then you know how difficult it is to play the piano by ear. I envy pianists that can pick up any tune and play along to it. I’ve even seen beginners … Read more

Editor’s comments/ If you play keyboard and are thinking of buying a drum machine, read this article first. Maybe you don’t have to spend anymore money.

Summary: When you are choosing an electronic keyboard, most people want to know what … Read more

I often have people ask me about playing a piano “by ear”.  What
they are referring to of course is learning and being able to
play songs just by listening to them.

When I was quite young and still learning … Read more

If you want to avoid having to pay for piano lessons, there is an effective
method which can save you both time and money. In essence it involves doing
the opposite of everyone else. I have used this principle to … Read more

A hundred years ago or so, practical music training – and keyboard musicianship education in particular – appears to have undergone a dramatic shift. During the eighteenth and nineteenth century, pianists were taught to master the skill of improvising rhythm, … Read more

Editor’s comment/ It is important to get your playing technique correct before you tackle chords. These words of wisdom come from pianist April Wright who nowadays plays mainly chord related pieces.

Kids take years and years to learn the piano. … Read more

If you work in a piano shop, here are a few tips on how to handle customers that want to buy pianos.

You walk into a piano shop and ask the question: “How much are your pianos?” Its a broad … Read more

There are many different questions when it comes to buying a
keyboard.  How much should I pay, how many keys it needs and so
on.  A lot of it really depends on the buyer and your own
personal preference.

The … Read more

The day the piano exam arrives can be a very frightening moment. Whether you are seven or seventy, the prospect of going in to face an examiner can be daunting. The piano exam, however, need not be a terrifying experience … Read more

Learning how to play the piano by ear is easier than you think…

There is no time like the present to start learning how to play piano by ear and online piano lessons are the fastest way for you to … Read more