Tapestry Opera receives a historic gift with the donation of a 9.5 foot Imperial B 290 Concert Grand Piano, among the most highly sought-after concert pianos in the world. Tapestry now joins just a handful of venues where piano players can tickle world-class ivories. The Bösendorfer is 20 centimetres longer than the standard of concert-hall […]
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Types of Foot Rests / Stools
Foot rests/stoolsare commonly used by musicians (especially classical guitar players) to elevate their foot so that they can be in a convenient position to play the guitar while seated. Foot rests are also commonly available as furniture that lets you keep your feet and legs slightly elevated off the floor for better posture and less […]
Midi Keyboards: Work With Recording & Other Music Software With Ease
A MIDI keyboard might look like a simple piece of gadget but it is the bridge between you and the computer in music creation. It allows you to control virtual instruments with the touch of a finger. Introduction Without a MIDI keyboard, you’ll have to depend on the mouse to do a lot of things, […]
Advanced Piano Lessons for the More Serious Learners
Advanced piano lessons for the more serious learners who want to take their piano playing to the next level This is the next part of our online piano lessons series! You can go through the earlier part in this series here. Piano Lessons – I – To learn about notes, staff, clefs and durations. Piano […]
Best Musical Toys For Toddlers
Best Musical Toys For Toddlers: This is your source for toys, playtime ideas, and more. Overall, a great resource for parents, including information on toys for baby and preschoolers. You will find toys for various age groups; from sing-a-long storybooks to something solid, here are our top picks for any budding musicians. Introducing young infants […]
Yamaha FC4 Piano Style Sustain Pedal Review
Yamaha fc4 piano style sustain pedal reviewed here. We recently bought a Yamaha fc4 piano style sustain pedal for our Yamaha DGX 88-key piano keyboard. This keyboard is for our daughter who has recently started talking piano lessons, and the pedal works perfectly fine with the keyboard. We ordered this Yamaha sustain pedal on Amazon […]
Piano Action – Synth, Weighted, Graded Hammer Actions for Piano Keyboard
The piano action is one of the deciding factors for many, when choosing a piano. And similar to the various types of keyboard instruments, even the action can vary depending on the instrument. You’ll be in a better position to decide what sort of key action you need for your Digital Piano keyboard, if you […]
Kurzweil keyboards: Synthesizers, Workstation Keyboards & Stage Pianos
Kurzweil keyboards include a great range of professional synthesizer & workstation Keyboard, used extensively for onstage performances and studio work. Find a wide range of electronic musical instruments for professionals and home users Line of Products Kurzweil has a range of products to offer. Though Kurzweil is known for its synthesizers and workstations, Kurzweil also […]
Self Taught Piano – Here’s How to Teach Yourself to Play the Piano
You think Self taught piano is possible? It is not difficult nowadays to teach yourself to play piano considering the number of instructional books, CDs, and software that are available. Managing time in today’s fast paced world is the biggest challenge for most of us. We have so many things to do but very limited […]
Recording Microphones: Guide & Reviews
Recording Microphones: Types of mics, various techniques used while recording, and the best options available for your studio. Introduction Microphone is an important equipment used for live music and for music production and and commonly used for recording and amplifying vocals, music, and sound effects. Whether you’re preparing for a live performance or setting up […]
Piano Keyboard: Top features explained and how to use them.
Piano Keyboard features and other music related information! Find answers to your questions regarding features/functions on digital keyboards/pianos. Using the Various Features (FAQ) Input, Output, Jacks, Connectors on Digital Pianos & Keyboards How to connect a music piano keyboard to Laptop/Computer/iOS Device (iPad, iPhone)? How to playing standard MIDI files on Musical […]
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. […]
Importance of Music Styles on Electronic Keyboards and Digital Pianos
Introducing Electronic Piano Keyboard: The Musical styles & accompaniments is what makes the portable electronic keyboards so popular. How to be a One Man Orchestra! Styles Are Fun to Use The presence of hundreds of built-in accompaniments and sounds is what makes the musical keyboard a very popular instrument. The built-in accompaniments, also known as […]
Best Drum Throne Reviews, thrones & accessories for beginners & pros
Drum Throne Reviews for beginners and experienced drum players. Introduction Getting skilled at playing the drums requires you to hard day in and day out. And that is why you also need a comfortable drum throne. Like most drum-related components, your choice of a drum throne has to meet your requirements. Buying a new drum […]
Sound Libraries, Plugins & Soft Synths for Music Production
Its never been a better time for music makers. With access to a range of plugins, soft synths, and sound libraries, music production is within the reach of many. Plugins for Music Production Its easy nowadays to get a recording software, lay your tracks and mix them down. However, to better the overall sound quality […]
Hohner Kids Toddler Music Band
The Hohner Kids Toddler Music Band is basically a 5-piece band that will get all the kids involved in making music. The set includes musical shapes, wave drum, and toddler glockenspiel. Its durable, safe to use, and produces a nice sound. Want your toddler or older infant to begin exploring the world of music? The […]
Magic Organ – 22 Great Organ Favorites CD
This cd is a wonderful selection of great Organ Music. Wonderful sound, relaxing music, will remind you of olden days, and yes that music is still popular. This CD is a must for those who enjoy organ music. Label: Ranwood Format: CD CD contains a single disc with 22 songs. Here are the tracks. 1 […]
Super Mario Brothers Theme Song Sheet Music
Super Mario Brothers Theme Song: The video game of my generation and probably one of the most famous songs in the history of video games, and also one of the most downloaded ringtones. Who hasn’t played Super Mario Brothers for Nintendo? The game’s main theme – Overworld or “Ground Theme” – has been a part […]
Best digital piano for serious students
Best digital pianos for students who are serious about learning to play the piano or are preparing for exams or performance. We have listed options that are close to thousand dollars. These have nice action, excellent piano sounds, easy to use (access the various features), and most of these come bundled with a piano bench […]
Best 88-key synthesizers (piano synthesizer with weighted keys and synth features)
Best 88-key synthesizers: Though it takes more space, several musicians prefer to use 88-keys, when on stage or in the studio. Some of these come with fully weighted keys (hammer action keyboard) that will appeal to piano players as well. These music-production powerhouses, loaded with tons of sounds and sequencing tools help you create music. […]
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 […]
Buy Sheet Music for All Instruments, Find Music Sheets By Genre
Find sheet music source for musicians of all ages and levels, for various musical instruments, and for various genres. You can download, print, or order printed music. Find an extensive catalog of the biggest artists and songs of today, alongside all the classics. Use these printable sheet music to improve your musical skills. Are you […]
Roland RD-64 Portable Digital Piano
Roland RD-64 Portable Digital Piano: Features Roland’s expressive SuperNATURAL piano engine, 64 fully weighted keys with escapement. Its easy to use, and does not take up much space. Highlights 64 Weighted Keys Compact. Lightweight (weighs only 28 pounds) Equipped with Roland’s signature sounds. The Roland RD-64 keyboard comes with weighted keys, feels like a Roland […]
Classical Music For Dummies by David Pogue
Classical Music For Dummies is an informative guide that shows how beautiful and rewarding classical music can be. You’ll learn how great composers like Bach, Beethoven, Mozart are different from one another. It also covers the various eras of classical music (Baroque, Romantic, etc,). The book also provides useful tips on how to build a […]
Williams Allegro 2 (plus) piano: Low priced, decent beginner piano
The Williams allegro-2 plus 88-key digital piano comes with a hammer action keyboard, offers you a real piano-like feel and sound in a portable solution, at a price that is hard to resist. Before this option came out, buyers had to consider a Casio or a Yamaha, but not they have this option, which is […]
The Chopin Collection Box Set: By Artur Rubinstein
11 CD box set with the legendary Rubinsetin recordings of Chopin works. Many great performers have graced the music world but Arthur Rubinstein is still counted among the greatest. For the classical music enthusiast, who wants to hear Chopin in thrilling performances, this collection is a “must have”. The Chopin Collection by Artur Rubinstein: Counted […]
Caster Kit, wheels, sliders for moving music keyboard stands
Caster Kit, wheels, sliders for moving music keyboard stands. Its common for gigging musicians to use multiple keyboards on stage, placed on multi-tier keyboards (it could be in the studio too). It becomes a bit of a challenge to move such a setup around, in case you have to make such adjustments/movements. Instead of removing […]
Casio Keyboard Accessories – Adapter, Stand, Pedal Board, Sustain, Bench, Bag
Review of various Casio keyboard accessories including Casio digital piano stands, Power Adapters, Pedal Board, Sustain, Bench, Gig Bag and other keyboard accessories. Casio not only produces popular keyboards and digital pianos, but they also make quality keyboard accessories for their digital keyboards. Here, we take look at all the useful Casio keyboard accessories/parts. Top […]
Microphones for Recording Vocals: Beginner’s Guide
Best microphones for recording vocals: Here we look at the best studio microphones (mostly condenser and a few dynamic mics) that musicians are using to record vocals. Microphone for Vocals When it comes to recording vocals, not just any microphone will do (unless you’re just trying to figure out how music recording is done in […]
Dave Smith Instruments (DSI): Cutting Edge Synthesizers
Designed by synth pioneer Dave Smith (considered to be the father of MIDI), Dave Smith Instruments (DSI) makes cutting-edge analog and digital hybrid synthesizers. Dave Smith Sequential Prophet X Synthesizer Dave Smith Sequential Prophet X synthesizer is a bi-timbral, 8-voice-stereo (16-voice mono) synthesizer that combines samples and synthesis. Powered by two simultaneous 16-bit, 48kHz sample-based […]
Here’s why piano is so important to music studies
Most parents have this question for music teachers “what instrument should my child learn to play”? There are several instruments out there, and wind instruments in particular are quite popular and commonly taught in schools. However, if you really want your child to develop a deeper understanding of music, I would say learn to play […]
Circle of 5ths Explained: Essential Concept in Music Theory
The circle of 5ths, also known as the cycle of fifths is the key to understanding harmony and modulation. The Circle of Fifths is basically a chart showing how all the keys relate to one another. There are several versions of this chart, the more common ones use only the major keys with only the […]
Yamaha Piano Keyboard Stands & Racks
Yamaha Piano & Keyboard Stands / Racks: Find a range of X and double-X stands, as well as furniture-style stands for home pianos. Introduction A keyboard stand is an important accessory to help you maintain the correct posture while playing. For portable keyboards, X-style stands are extremely popular. To be able to maintain the correct […]
Best Recording Studio Furniture for your studio
Recording Studio Furniture: While not everybody has the option of converting a spare room into a studio, lot of budding engineers are now building their own home studios. So it does make sense to utilize space effectively. Introduction Home recording studio furniture includes all the furniture that you need in your recording studio. It doesn’t […]
Best Sennheiser Microphones
Best Sennheiser Microphones for various applications. Sennheiser Microphones are used by producers, live musicians and technicians worldwide. They make a wide range of mics, including dynamic vocal mics and wireless instrument systems. Best Sennheiser Microphones The Sennheiser mic range covers a wide range of products. Some of the popular ones include: Sennheiser E845 and E835 […]
Adaptive Instruments for music students and musicians with Physical Disabilities
Checkout these Adaptive Instruments that are now available for music students and musicians with Physical Disabilities. Switch Adapted Devices Several adaptive musical instruments like drums, tambourines, keyboards, bells (and more) are available that are designed specially for people with motor disabilities. These can be used for special education or in music therapy. Switch adapted musical […]
Kurzweil SP1 Stage Piano (New Launch)
Kurzweil SP1 Stage Piano is a mid-range stage piano, its part of their “Just Play” range of keyboards designed for “students/schools, light gigs, home recording and music lovers. German D Grand Piano and a range of electric pianos, 256 note polyphony, 88-note keybed, 16 great-sounding presets and onboard FX, split and layer functionality, and more. […]
Piano care, cleaning, polishing – Top tips to make your piano keyboard look like new
Piano care, cleaning, polishing & maintenance: tips to ensure your piano keyboard works smoothly! Fixes to the most common problems that piano & keyboard owner’s face. To ensure that your piano-keyboard stays in shape and gives you consistent performance for a long time, you need to take care of it. It does not matter if […]
Prelude in C major (by Johann Sebastian Bach)
Prelude in C major (by Johann Sebastian Bach): This beautiful piece continues to inspire generations of keyboard players. Have you been playing the piano/keyboards regularly for a year or so? You could try learning this famous prelude from the Well-Tempered Clavier. Its easy to play and sound beautiful as well. The prelude is around 35 […]
Can you hear the difference between a $600 and a $360,000 piano?
Here’s a video where this guy compares acoustic pianos of different prices. He starts with a $600 upright and then plays a few more, including a $360,000 Yamaha CFX grand piano. Lets see if you can hear the difference. Brazilian pianist Fabricio Vinheteiro begins his test by playing Debussy’s Clair de Lune on a $600 […]
Keyboard Lessons vs Piano Lessons: Can you learn to play the piano on a keyboard?
Keyboard Lessons vs Piano Lessons: Is it possible to learn to play the piano on an electronic Keyboard? Will it ruin your technique in the long run? Is there any difference between learning to play the keyboard and learning to play the piano? All your queries anwered here. Also find easy keyboard lessons to help […]
Essential Guitar Accessories for Acoustic, Electric, Bass Guitars
Guitar Accessories for Acoustic, Electric, Bass Guitars: While guitars like picks, strings and gig bags are quite obvious, there are a few other useful accessories that you are likely to require. Guitar accessories makes learning to play the acoustic or electric guitar easier, makes you more comfortable while playing, and your guitar sounds more interesting. […]
Yamaha LP-7A Three Pedal System for Grand Keyboards (DGX-660)
Yamaha LP-7A 3-Pedal system includes three-piano pedals that allow you to get authentic sustain/damping, sostenuto, and soft pedal sounds, commonly found on grand pianos, with half-damper effect on your digital piano (grand piano keyboards). Features It comes with a lead which plugs into the sustain port on the Yamaha Keyboard Damper, soft and sostenuto pedals […]
How to play La La Land theme song on Piano (Sheet music)
La La Land music theme / soundtrack: People are not only appreciating the strong acting in La La Land, but also its emotional soundtrack. La La Land is a beautiful movie with only music and feelings. And here’s the theme music (Mia & Sebastian’s Theme) from the movie La La Land that is generating so […]
Orchestra Musicians Get in Tune With Modern Dress Code
Orchestra musicians have worn the same clothes (more or less) for a century now. But for how long can they look perfect in the same black tie every night? And that too in a physically strenuous job, and in hot, cramped quarters? That’s the reason lot of musicians have decided to opt for a more […]
Yamaha PSR-EW400 Portable Keyboard
Yamaha PSR-EW400 keyboard is the latest model in the popular PSR-E range of keyboards. This keyboard brings in certain features that didn’t exist in the previous PSR keyboard models, while maintaining the price point (that users expect from PSR keyboards). Yamaha PSR-EW400: Pros & Cons Pros: 76 keys. Powerful loud speakers for a portable keyboard. […]
Top best piano concertos
Best Piano Concertos reviewed. A piano concerto is a composition in which a solo piano (or harpsichord) is accompanied by a large ensemble of other instruments (usually a full orchestra). Best Concerto For Piano Here we take a look at the greatest & the most popular piano concerti of all time, based on factors such […]
The Piano Movie
The Piano: Oscar-winning movie about a mute woman Ada (played by Holly Hunter) and her prized piano! Things You Probably Didn’t Know About THE PIANO The film revolves around a mute woman Ada, who is sent to New Zealand by her father for an arranged marriage to a wealthy landowner. Her new husband trades her […]
Best Tabletop (Desktop) Synthesizers
Tabletop (desktop) synthesizers are smaller in size and come without a keyboard. You have to plug in a MIDI keyboard in order to use the sounds; these come with several knobs that can be tweaked to make blips, bleeps and sweeps. Here, we take a look at the best tabletop synths (from modular synths to […]
Beethoven Piano Sheet Music
Music Composer Beethoven – Piano Sheet Music of His Popular Compositions. Find a collection of his most popular compositions, useful for sight-reading, practicing or for increasing your repertoire of songs. About Beethoven Beethoven was one of the most influential composers in the transitional period… between the Classical and the Romantic eras. To know more about […]