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Most Popular Articles
- Mastering Christmas Carols on the Piano and Keyboard: Silent Night
- My First Keyboard: Buying a child's first electronic keyboard instrument
- How to label and write notes on the piano keyboard: a basic guide
- Yamaha P155 digital piano: Complete specifications and gallery
- Songs to help you learn note intervals
Featured Articles
- 10 books to help your child learn to play piano and keyboard
- 31 brilliant piano photographs
- How to label and write notes on the piano keyboard: a basic guide
- Ten toy pianos you and your child will love
- My First Keyboard: Buying a child's first electronic keyboard
- Keyboard Buying Guide
- 7 easy ways to improve your piano-playing strength and dexterity
Piano & Digital Piano
Yamaha CF Series of handcrafted concert grand pianos introduced
Yamaha has announced its new CF Series of handcrafted acoustic grand pianos. The three models, including the full-size (9 foot) CFX concert grand, the CF4 (6′3″) and... [Read more]
- Yamaha introduces new CP series of digital stage pianos
- Yamaha intros YDP-V420 Arius Ensemble digital piano
- Korg intros minimalist SP170 digital piano
- Yamaha C7 grand piano accompanies Star Wars: In Concert
- Casio intros two new stage pianos: PX-130 and PX-330
Features
Synth Basics: What is polyphony?
Whenever you buy a new digital piano, keyboard or synthesiser, one of its key specifications is the amount of polyphony. But what exactly is polyphony? In pure musical terms, polyphony... [Read more]
- Quick Tip: Try a new voice and stir up your keyboard playing
- Mastering Christmas Carols on the Piano and Keyboard: We Wish You A Merry Christmas
- 10 books to help your child learn to play piano and keyboard
- 31 Brilliant Piano Photographs
- How to label and write notes on the piano keyboard: a basic guide
Synth & Electronic
Synth Basics: What is polyphony?
Whenever you buy a new digital piano, keyboard or synthesiser, one of its key specifications is the amount of polyphony. But what exactly is polyphony? In pure musical terms, polyphony... [Read more]
- Novation announces new Nocturn 25 & 49 keyboards
- Roland updates SP-404 sampler: SP-404SX
- Yamaha intros PSR-S910 arranger workstation keyboard
- Yamaha intros PSR-S710 arranger workstation keyboard
- Akai shows off MINIAK virtual analog synth with vocoder
Websites
Groovy Music City: music creation software for kids, from Avid
Getting kids interested in music from an early age is a very worthwhile thing to do, for its own sake and also because music has been shown to improve overall learning and skills... [Read more]
Latest News
Yamaha C7 grand piano accompanies Star Wars: In Concert
The greatest film saga and the greatest film music composed will come together this fall for Star Wars: in Concert, a multi-media touring event that will... [Read more]
Moog to end Voyager Old School production
Moog Music has announced that only 40 more Voyager Old School synthesizers will be built. If you need some encouragement to go and get a first (or second)... [Read more]
Van Cliburn 2009 piano finalists announced
The thirteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition now has six chosen finalists. They are: Mr. Evgeni Bozhanov, 25 (Bulgaria) Ms. Yeol Eum Son,... [Read more]
Lang Lang chosen as worldwide ambassador to 2010 Shanghai World Expo
Superstar Chinese pianist Lang Lang has been chosen as one of three official worldwide Ambassadors for the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, alongside NBA player... [Read more]
Steinway announces Q1 2009 results
Finances are pretty boring (to me, at least) so I’ll keep this brief. Piano manufacturer Steinway has announced its 2009 first quarter financial... [Read more]
M-Audio DCP-300 digital console piano now available from Avid
The latest in the M-Audio line of digital console pianos has arrived, with Avid’s announcement of the DCP-300. Main features include: Sixteen premium... [Read more]
iPhone musician to play Wembley Stadium
When the iPhone was first launched it didn’t immediately jump up and shout about its music creation credentials. Sure, it’s an iPod, but that’s... [Read more]