This article may help you to learn the sound of different musical intervals, listing songs that contain that interval.
A mini-rant about the virtues of 'real piano music', the ability to play by ear as opposed to from printed score, and elitism...
This article discusses seven simple ways to develop your finger strength and dexterity and so improve your piano playing technique.
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 […]
