Various Music genres and styles. While classical music ruled the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the twentieth century saw the emergence of many more styles of music. Most music styles differ from one another depending on – things like scale, rhythm patterns or instrument used. Introduction to Music Genres Music is an art form that uses […]
Hanon: The Virtuoso Pianist in Sixty Exercises, Complete (Schirmer’s Library of Musical Classics)
Hanon: The virtuoso pianist in sixty exercises is a great technical book for improving the dexterity of your fingers. Its great for beginners to get your fingers moving on the piano keys. If you’re taking piano lessons from a private piano teacher, chances are that you’ve already seen this book in your music teacher’s library. […]
Learn to play Pop Piano, play your favorite hit songs now
Learn How to Play Pop Piano and play your favorite songs with added style and flair. Pop piano playing techniques can be used for almost any song (in any language) – whether you want to improve your general piano skills, or wish to learn improvisation, or want to write your own pop, rock, or ballad-style […]
Touch-sensitive (velocity-sensitive) in keyboards / pianos explained
While most high-end keyboards and pianos come with touch sensitive keys, the cheapest (entry-level) keyboards may not have touch-responsive keys, even though the keyboard may have 61 keys. Music teachers recommend that you buy a keyboard with touch sensitive (also known as velocity sensitive keys) to begin your learning. Here’s why you need a music […]
Best Keytar Reviews: Keytars for beginners and pros
Best Keytar Reviews: Keytars look cool, hanging around the neck/shoulders giving you the freedom to fly around the stage and entertain. The earlier keytar models were more like a midi controller; a cable used to go from the Keytar to a sound module to trigger the sounds. However, recent models are wireless and can also […]
Yamaha Graded Hammer Standard (GHS) vs. Graded Hammer Effect (GH / GHE) vs. Graded Hammer Effect 3 (GH3)
Yamaha uses terms like Graded Hammer Standard (GHS), Graded Hammer Effect (GH / GHE), Graded Hammer Effect 3 (GH3), NWX to refer to the keyboard action on its pianos. Here’s more on the various actions found on Yamaha digital pianos. Introduction Every brand (Yamaha, Casio, Roland, Korg) uses different terms to refer to their piano […]
Touch sensitive vs weighted keys for piano playing, what’s the difference
In pianos and other keyboard instruments, the touch of the keys matter to the players. There’s a wide range of keyboard instruments available today, and its easy to get confused when you hear terms like touch-sensitive keys, velocity keys, weighted keys, hammer action keys, etc. Here we decode this concept and try to explain the […]
Improve piano fingering for better piano performance
Understanding how to use correct Piano Fingering is an important aspect of piano technique. It is important that you learn to use the correct fingers right from the beginning. What Do You Mean By Piano Fingering? Piano fingering basically means the correct use of your fingers while playing the piano! Using the correct fingering is […]
Keyboard Manuals / Instruction Manuals
Find keyboard manuals / instruction manuals online for electronic keyboard, synthesizer, organ and digital keyboard piano. Check this place out if you have lost your keyboard user manual. A user manual helps you learn a lot more about your keyboard instrument, and its several features. Introduction If you have bought a new digital piano/keyboard, you […]
Free Blank Guitar Sheet Staff & Tab Paper
Looking for blank guitar sheet staff / tab paper? Its available right here (Double Sided PDFs) for instant use. You can print this blank sheet music (guitar tab) for free, so go ahead and use it for writing great guitar music. If you’re a beginner who wants to copy the notes of your favorite song, […]