The Yamaha CP73 and Yamaha YC73 are two keyboards in Yamaha’s stage piano range of instruments. Here we compare the two so you can decide if either is right for you. Main Specification Overview Model CP73 YC73 # Keys 73 73 Key Size Full Full Key Weight Piano Piano Polyphony […]
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AUDIOMODERN has launched version four of its AI-powered drum designer: Playbeat 4. It features new, cutting-edge algorithms and revolutionary genre-based pattern generation, which offers users endless new patterns, sounds and grooves. Musicians can select a genre and then randomisation, which then generates patterns based on that. Controls include complexity, length […]
Over the past few years, Roland has introduced its GO series of keyboard instruments, aimed at more beginner musicians who want to learn how to play the piano. There are now five models in the lineup. All have similarities, but two have a greater focus towards pure piano learning, while […]
We’ve just had wind that KORG is soon to be reviving the iconic PS-3300 analog synth in a full size unit. The original PS-3300 is a legendary and ultra-rare synthesizer designed by legendary Korg engineer Fumio Mieda and produced by Korg in very limited numbers from 1977 to 1981. It […]
Introduction Getting stuck in to a comparison of Yamaha‘s range of digital pianos has the potential to be rather overwhelming. Renowned for its high quality acoustic and digital pianos, with the first Clavinova being launched over 40 years ago in 1983, Yamaha currently has three distinct categories of digital piano: […]
The Kawai ES line of digital pianos are entry- to mid-level instruments with a decent set of features, a good keyboard feel and high quality sound. Currently four models are in the lineup offered by Kawai: the ES920, ES520, ES120 and ES60. The higher numbered models tend to have better […]
Kawai recently announced the beginner-friendly ES60 portable digital piano, offering an affordable way for budding pianists to begin their journey of musical learning and discovery. The ES60 features Kawai’s signature keyboard action and sound technologies in a highly portable instrument. The Responsive Hammer Lite keyboard action has graduated keys (heavier […]
Sound Workshop has announced its Quord synth is nearly ready for sale, with a first batch coming in April this year. Describing it as a “soundbath synth” and a “harmony exploration machine”, it works with just four sawtooth waves which can be controlled for evolving sound. Each wave can be […]
In a bid to overcome the “ceiling effect” — a phenomenon in which performance and skill improvements plateau after significant amounts of training — Shinichi Furuya of the NeuroPiano Institute developed a tool to help pianists who experience this frustrating effect. He and colleagues built a motorised exoskeleton that fits over […]
In an interview at NAMM, ROLI’s head of products Tom Ford envisioned a not-too-distant future when every piano would have a camera on it. Claiming it not to be purely a marketing tagline for ROLI’s new Piano and AI-learning through app combined with the Airwave, he suggested that no-one would […]
The NAMM show runs from January 21-25 in Anaheim Convention Center, Southern California. It is one of the premier music trade shows and the first of the calendar year. This article will be updated with highlights of the show and links to more in-depth articles on new products from the […]
by Dr Wayne Earnest Invariably, organists begin their keyboard training at the piano. Keyboards for the organ, harpsichord, pianoforte, and piano are all essentially the same. In studying harpsichord and a bit of pianoforte with Dr. George Lucktenberg years ago, along with other research on keyboard technique, I have concluded that the […]
As if you hadn’t had enough Stylophone goodness in your life already, along comes the Stylosette Keys, sounding just like what it is — a mixture of stylophone with a compact cassette design (no actual cassettes were harmed in the making of this instrument). No stylus required here, either. Just […]
Foldable music keyboards don’t always exude a feeling of quality or features, a sentiment KORG is hoping to overturn with the launch of its nanoKEY Fold MIDI keyboard. The size of a smartphone (147 × 73 × 17 mm / 5.79″ × 2.87″ × 0.67″ when folded and 282 × 73 […]
In this article we show you how to play a simple version of Chopin’s Prelude Op. 28 No.7, here presented in G major. Purists will be shouting at the screen that Chopin composed this piece of music in A major, and that’s correct. It’s provided here in G major as […]
Duolingo, best known for its language learning programs and apps, has teamed up with the team who created the Loog Piano (and successfully had it funded on Kickstarter last year) to offer a bright green version of the mini keyboard instrument for those looking to start their piano-playing adventure. For […]
The ability of a band to play accurately at sight depends upon the discipline of the group. Many persons become unduly alarmed when the word discipline is mentioned. This is unfortunate, for discipline means nothing more than an orderly, efficient way of getting things done. To always associate the word […]
We begin this routine explanation of scales and chords with a word of advice to teachers. The effectiveness of this chapter as a teaching device will be reduced if it is presented to young students in its entirety. The teacher should be thoroughly familiar with all the material to be […]
Let us agree that the term “Counting Time” used in music means to locate the beats, and measure, and determine the value of notes and rests in the measures. This implies an actual measurement of time duration. When a metronome is set at 60, each beat is one second long, […]
1. Key Signatures The ability to recognize the meaning of tonality as related to key signatures comes through practice. The best routine to follow is scale practice, emphasizing ALL major and minor scales. Special drill will be valuable. For example, place various key signatures on the board, and have the […]