How to improve your solo piano playing. Want to improve your solo piano playing (and improvising)? Here are the basic steps to follow. Learn your scales: Helps a great deal to improvise, provides you sort of a blueprint as to what notes should be used when soloing. Scales that are commonly used – major, minor, […]
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Electromagnetic piano can be performed hands-free, guided only by brain waves (developed by DXARTS)
DXARTS develops electromagnetic musical instruments that can be performed hands-free, guided only by your brain waves. DXARTS is home to several faculty laboratories, classrooms, and auditoriums. The media production and instrument laboratory is where a Yamaha grand piano rests, but this particular piano is unlike any other though: It is electronically communicating to a nearby […]
Rolling Stone Sheet Music Classics (Volume 1 & Volume 2)
Rolling Stone Sheet Music Classics: Selections from Rolling Stone Magazine’s Greatest Songs of All Time. Rolling Stone Sheet Music Classics, Volume 1 Sixty of the best songs of the early rock era (Chosen from Rolling Stone magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list), from the 1950s to the ’60s, arranged for piano/vocal/chords. Songbook prepared […]
Bollywood Hindi Songs: Piano Notes, Sheet Music
Piano notes / sheet music for Bollywood hindi songs. Find the music notes for your favorite Bollywood song, and play it on the piano keyboard. Bollywood is the film industry based in Mumbai that churns out several Hindi language films every year. Most Bollywood films are like musicals; every film has at least 5 songs, […]
How to Play Piano Arpeggios: A Useful Accompaniment Pattern
Here’s how to play Piano Arpeggios, a simple, yet useful, accompaniment pattern As you start learning the Piano, you will soon realize that one of the challenges is to know what needs to be done with the left hand. The left hand is normally used to play rhythmic patterns while the right hand is busy […]
Top 5 Carl Czerny Books: Exercises & Etudes for the Piano
Carl Czerny: Exercises, Etudes & Books for the Piano for the beginner student. When it comes to piano practice, most teachers recommend exercises by Hanon and Czerny (the Czerny school of velocity is very popular). Carl Czerny is best known for his books on piano exercises, etudes and techniques. Skip to the [easyazon_link identifier=”0793552907″ locale=”US” […]
Learn Indian Desi (sa re ga ma) or Western Style (C D E F G A B)?
Question: I am planning to learn digital music keyboard – Self help for time being since I want to avoid commuting time. 1) What style I should adopt to start first – Indian / Desi (sa re ga ma) or western style ( C D E F G A B ). Which style (Indian / […]
Music Motivation: Publishes songs and music books that helps students learn piano
Meet Jerald Simon, piano instructor and creator of the company Music Motivation that publishes songs and music books to help students learn piano. He also recently released a motivational book, “Perceptions, Parables, and Pointers. I currently live in Fruit Heights with my beautiful wife, Suzanne (Zanny), and our three wonderful children: Summer, 10; Preston, 4; […]
Easy Piano Lessons
You will find easy piano lessons that will get you started right away with the basics of piano playing. Eager to start playing the piano? Here You will find easy piano lessons that will take you through the names of the notes, how the various black and white keys are identified and so on. You […]
Piano lessons, keyboard lessons, and learning resources
Piano Lessons for various skill levels and ages. If you have decided to learn to play the piano, here are some useful Piano lessons (keyboard lessons), resources and learning materials for all skill levels. If you have a piano or a keyboard at home, here’s what you need to get started right away. […]
How to Play ‘Someone Like You’ on Piano
Learn how to play someone like you on the piano using these videos and sheet music. This is a very popular song, and most beginners would love to learn to play it on the piano. About the Song “Someone Like You” is a pop ballad by English singer-songwriter Adele. It has a sad tone to […]
Tons of Runs for the Contemporary Pianist
Been learning to play the piano for some time now? Looking for some tools to enhance your piano playing further? This is the book that you should consider buying! Tons of Runs is a wide-ranging collection of runs, licks, and lines that you can hear in the jazz genre (though most of it can be […]
Popular Music Genres: Types & Styles
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 […]
How to Improve Sight Reading for Better Piano & Keyboard Playing
Sight Reading Piano – How To Do It The Right Way, Understand the basics, an important step in learning and playing piano keyboard. If your interest lies with classical music then you do not have much of a choice but to learn to read music. Besides, there are many more benefits of doing so. Written […]
High pressure Piano Competitions seen with suspicion by serious artists
High-pressure piano competitions, for long, have long seen with suspicion by serious artists around the world. Glenn Gould said that piano competitions left their “eager, ill-advised supplicants forever stunted, victims of a spiritual lobotomy.” Maybe yes. But one thing seems to be sure: Piano competitions don’t work, and here’s why. Heard of Van Cliburn? When […]
eMedia My Piano Starter Pack for Kids
eMedia My Piano Starter Pack for Kids reviewed here. The eMedia My Piano Starter Pack is designed for kids, and comes with an electronic keyboard (built-in speakers) sized for small fingers, a power supply, and a USB cable for connecting the MIDI keyboard to your computer. It also includes the new interactive eMedia My Piano […]