Doing warmup exercises and technique work on piano is not the most exciting part of your piano practice. That’s ay, it doesn’t have to be. Warmup is not the fun part of playing a sport, but it’s still important. in sport, the right exercises can help prevent injury and improve overall technique. These exercises […]

In the world of high-end pianos, only one brand is a household name the world over. Steinway is to pianos what the Kleenex brand is to tissues. They are almost interchangeable. There is good reason for this – according to figures collected by Steinway, over 98 percent of concert pianists choose to perform on their […]

Learning to play piano opens up a whole world of keyboard instruments. Piano skills are transferrable to synthesisers, electric pianos, harpsichord, clavs, and organ. Most of these instruments are pretty similar to the piano – they all involved some sort of percussion on a string to make sound, except the synth and the organ. Synthesizers […]

Trying to list the ‘hardest songs ever written’ on any instrument is a difficult task. Everybody has a different perspective on what makes a song ‘difficult’. On the piano, the technique, endurance, and rhythmic/harmonic complexity of these pieces are what earn them their top spots. However, some would argue that a somewhat ‘simpler’ piece can […]

One of the hardest parts about practicing piano is that you must have a piano to practice on. Acoustic pianos are not portable, and even digital pianos are often bulky, heavy and expensive. While I was loing into this problem, I came across dozens of virtual, on pianos. These aren’t MIDI keyboards, they are typically […]

Having an acoustic piano in your home is a treat. Having to move it is not. Throughout my childhood, I practiced on my grandmother’s 70-year-old upright piano – it didn’t stay in tune and some of the keys had chips in them, which would make my hand bleed. I still d playing it and whenever […]

Enrolling your children in piano lessons will give them the opportunity to develop a skill they will have for the rest of their lives. The gift of a musical education has the potential to enrich their lives for many decades to come, and it has the added benefit of developing discip, language skills, fine motor […]

Ok, so let’s lo at some of my favorite piano facts! Do you enjoy playing the piano? Do you play another instrument? Maybe you don’t even play music. No matter your experience level, you’ll be interested to know that the piano is a multifaceted instrument with many interesting facts connected to it. Some of the […]