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PIANISTS HAVE MORE EFFICIENT BRAINS

There are many benefits to playing the piano. Personal fulfillment, entertainment, social interaction, cognitive improvement, mental and physical therapy, meditation—just to name a few. Piano playing can lift your spirit as soon as you begin to play. It can allow you to express very powerful emotions. It can center you. Whether you like upbeat or melancholic […]

What is Piano Voicing?

“VOICING” is highly skilled work and it is carried out after tuning, not the other way round. We should think of voicing as the even control of the dynamic range of the piano tone. Piano tuners or technicians can sometimes be quite secretive about this work and it has been known that they will only […]

How A Piano Produces Sound?

Ever wonder: How A Piano Produces Sound? The piano player presses a key. ▼ Through a series of connections of different parts (this is called the action), the hammer strikes a group of two or three metal strings. ▼ The Strings vibrate. ▼ The vibrations are transmitted from the strings to the soundboard through bridges. […]

What is Piano Tuning?

Tuning is adjusting of strings on the piano, so they sound at correct pitch. The standard is A440 Hertz. A piano tuner makes fine adjustments  to the tension of the strings so that they sound at the correct pitch. When the piano is in tune, it has a clearer, more harmonious sound and provides a […]

Inspiration Quote of this Day….

“Inspiration is a guest that does not willingly visit the lazy.” ― Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

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Inspirational Quote of Today…..

  Without Music Life would be a Mistake – Friedrich Nietzsche –   

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Why not Piano Lessons?

There are numerous kids activities to choose from. However, not every parent knows that piano lessons are one of the most crucial activities that will benefit the child in the future in one way or another. The list of piano learning benefits is endless. Lets take a look at 5 very important points of taking piano lessons […]

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KAWAI Pianos: Endless Excellence!

“At Kawai, the quest for perfection is not just an ideal… but a duty.” − Hirotaka Kawai, the president of the Kawai Music Corp. in Japan Kawai was founded in 1927 by Koichi Kawai, a gifted piano craftsman, in Hamamatsu, Japan. Kawai, being one of the most popular piano brands with 40+ years of proven […]

Useful Information regarding Piano Sizes

Piano Sizes: Concert Grand – 8′ 11″ and larger Half Concert Grand – 7’4″ Parlour Grand 6’8″ Drawing Room Grand – 6’4″ Professional Grand – 6′ Living Room Grand – 5’10” Baby Grand – 5’8″ Upright – 51″ and up Vertical – 36″ – 51″ Studio – 44″ or taller Console to 42″ Spinet – […]

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The Most Expensive Steinway and Sons Piano in the World

Did you know that the most expensive piano belonged to John Lennon? In 2000 this used Steinway and Sons Model Z piano was auctioned off to British pop-singer George Michael for $2.1 millions! He later returned this Grand piano to the Liverpool museum. As George Michael said himself, “the piano was not the type of […]