With the Christmas holiday season now less than a month away, there is often a call for the pianists and keyboard players to play seasonal favourites and carols. So, I’m providing a growing collection of links that might be of use to keyboard musicians, including resource sites around the web, […]
A keyboard is not just for Christmas: A Buyers Guide Introduction – Part One: Type – Part Two: Budget – Part Three: Features – Part Four: Extras – Part Five: Manufacturers Here’s a list of popular keyboard manufacturers and their websites so that you can see what sort of instruments […]
A keyboard is not just for Christmas: A Buyers Guide Introduction – Part One: Type – Part Two: Budget – Part Three: Features – Part Four: Extras – Part Five: Manufacturers You may settle on a particular keyboard, but remember that to get the best from it, you may well […]
A keyboard is not just for Christmas: A Buyers Guide Introduction – Part One: Type – Part Two: Budget – Part Three: Features – Part Four: Extras – Part Five: Manufacturers Once you have a fairly good idea of what type of keyboard instrument you want to buy, and what […]
A keyboard is not just for Christmas: A Buyers Guide Introduction – Part One: Type – Part Two: Budget – Part Three: Features – Part Four: Extras – Part Five: Manufacturers With such a wide range of different pianos, keyboards and synths on the market, it’s not surprising that there’s […]
A keyboard is not just for Christmas: A Buyers Guide Introduction – Part One: Type – Part Two: Budget – Part Three: Features – Part Four: Extras – Part Five: Manufacturers Wow, what a choice! Acoustic pianos, digital pianos, home keyboards, workstations, synthesizers… there’s a big range to choose from. […]
A keyboard is not just for Christmas: A Buyers Guide Introduction – Part One: Type – Part Two: Budget – Part Three: Features – Part Four: Extras – Part Five: Manufacturers I’ve written this guide to help anyone looking to buy the perfect keyboard/piano this Christmas, either as a gift […]
by: Duane Shinn There are roughly umpteen zillion reasons why you should learn enough chords to be able to “chord a song” at the piano. By “chord a song”, I mean the ability to play 3 or 4 chords on the piano in some sort of rhythm while you or […]
Since this article was first written, both the P-120 and P-140 have been superseded. See the Yamaha P Series digital piano comparison article for more details. Be sure to read the comments section at the end of this article for some excellent additional information and opinion. I’ve noticed a few […]
A key component of modern electronic music is MIDI. The Musical Instrument Digital Interface protocol was introduced in 1983, as a collaborative effort between major electronic instrument manufacturers including Korg, Roland and Yamaha. MIDI allows compatible devices – usually keyboards, synthesisers, drum machines, sound modules, and computers – to communicate […]
