Music

"Bella's Lullaby" is a song from the "Twilight" saga. This best-selling series of books recently has been made into a global film franchise phenomenon. In the first film this song jumps from the...

Besides the extensive cleaning that you should do yourself several times a year, you need to do a basic, quick cleaning of your piano every day. It should only take about two or three minutes.

A grand piano is a major investment, and it needs proper care to remain in good condition. It's a good idea to deeply clean your piano several times a year and do a brief spiffing once a day; the...

Playing "Sunburn" on the piano keeps your fingers agile as they fly over the keyboard. Bring the popular alternative rock song from the Muse stage to your own living room and let the haunting...

The digital age has put a new spin on music. If you had a specific piano piece you wanted to learn 30 years ago, a piece like "All My Life," you would have to either play it by ear or purchase...

Have you always wanted to be a great singer but thought that your vocal chords just weren't quite up to par? Think again! Anyone can be a good singer. It is all about finding your own style, and...

Anyone who plays a keyboard or piano would like to play perfectly. While you may not always be perfect, you can certainly learn to play more accurately and make much better music! Here’s how:

If you wanted to learn a piano piece 30 years ago, you would have to play it by ear or go to a store to purchase sheet music. To really excel, you would have to own a piano and spend money on...

We've all heard that practice makes perfect. But what happens when a piano student is not particularly motivated to continue lessons, let alone practice? Fortunately, all is not lost for you or...

The Turkish March (or, more correctly, Turkish Rondo), composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), is actually the third movement of his Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 331. This piece is...

Whether it's a gorgeous grand or an antique upright, an old piano is a beautiful thing. But selling an old piano can be tough. It's hardly an impulse purchase, and there is much to figure out...

Sight reading is a valuable skill for keyboard or piano players. It makes it much easier to learn new music. In addition, it makes accompanying others for a sing-along or choir practice more...

Memorizing piano scales is one of the most effective ways to thoroughly learn and understand what it is you are playing. Scales form the basic parts of nearly all songs, and they are a major...

If you have a difficult piece to accompany on keyboard or piano, you need to prepare properly so you can use scarce rehearsal time to advantage. You may only have one brief rehearsal just before...

A few years ago, very high gas prices had took a big dent out of private piano teachers' budgets who use cars a lot...often eating away piano teachers' profits that come from charging lesson fees....

Chords are the building blocks of music. A chord is a combination of two or more notes played together. Typically chords contain at least three notes to form what is called a triad. Chords on a...

Jazz piano requires a basic knowledge of piano theory, including chord formation, scales and modes, and a rhythmic feel. The basic concept of jazz piano is getting the sound and feeling of the...

So you've got music dancing through your head do you? But you don't play an instrument? You can learn to do both simultaneously. Play the piano by writing songs. This is how I learned to play the...

Piano keys on a baby grand piano, or any piano, can easily deteriorate over time. It most likely happens when a piano is stored away for many years, not so much when it sits in someone's living...

Learning to play piano takes patience, dedication and plenty of practice. Different people have different learning capabilities. Some do well with teachers, while other may excel working from...

"How to Save a Life," is a song by a pop group known as The Fray. It appears on a CD of the same name, which was released in 2005. The song, which speaks of dealing with a troubled youth, begins...

If you play the piano, you have probably played Hanon exercises. I'm referring specifically to Book One of The Virtuoso Pianist. The first book is easy enough for students past the beginning...

A piano is a fun instrument to play and probably the best way to start your musical journey. From sleek, beautiful Grand Pianos to old wooden clunkers that have seen better days, they put out a...

A piano audition program is a selection of music chosen by a pianist to represent him or her during an audition. The music a pianist may select for his or her audition varies depending upon the...

Many music book lists CHORD SYMBOLS along with the melody. These books are sometimes called FAKE BOOKS and they use the chord approach to playing piano. Other books such as movie tunes or church...

Deep Purple's "Smoke on the Water" is a rock and roll classic that you can easily translate to the piano keyboard. The song can be played in a variety of keys, and features a simple rhythm and...

The piano accordion is the perfect instrument for any adventurous musician looking to expand their repertoire. The instrument produces a distinctive, familiar sound that blends perfectly within a...

Chords on the piano are the foundation for playing rhythm and accompanying other musicians. Solo piano players often develop good chord-rhythm techniques because they have so much musical space to...

The thumb piano is known for its rhythmic plucking sounds often heard in traditional African music. Wooden or metal keys are positioned on a soundboard and struck with the thumbs to create the...

A slur in piano music is two notes or more played together, one right after the other, in a smooth fashion. A slur marking, indicated by a curved line that begins at the first note of the slur and...

Gospel music, a style that grew to popularity in the early 20th century, merges elements of traditional hymns with the spontaneity and heart of African-American spirituals. According to afgen.com,...

Learning how to play the chords EM and DM on the piano is very easy if you have a person who is at all knowledgeable about the piano on hand to show you where the chords are. Learning how to play...

The thumb piano is an ancient instrument that has its roots in traditional African music. The instrument has a set of wooden or metal keys of varying lengths positioned over a soundboard. A...

Many talented musicians claim that they first learned to play piano by ear. "By ear" means that they listened to music and copied it on the piano without using sheet music. It certainly is...

The piano is an instrument with 88 keys capable of playing notes in both the treble and bass clefs. Piano players often play as soloists, handling chords, melody and bass lines by themselves. A...

Amazing Grace is a well-loved hymn. The lyrics were written in 1772 by a former slave trader, John Newton, who was converted to Christianity after experiencing the grace and love of God. The...

Recitals help students, young and old alike, to have confidence to play in front of people. This is the main purpose in having a piano recital. You want your students to have this experience on...

This article will show you an easy way you can improvise blues and with many different possibilities!

There are many obstacles to learning to play the piano. Many of these obstacles involve our emotions and beliefs. Getting past these may be what finally gets you playing.

The modern piano has 88 keys and a range of about seven octaves, with notes spanning both the bass and treble clefs. Learning the notes on a piano keyboard can seem like an impossible feat for a...

Learning simple chords on a piano is a useful skill, but it can sound empty without some sort of melody line. The melody is another word for the "tune" or a song. It's what you sing, hum or...

A concert grand piano weighs about a half ton, has more than 12,000 moving parts, and takes more than 400 people to construct. All the parts of a piano must work together to give the instrument a...

Pachelbel's "Canon in D" is an extremely popular piece for stringed instruments that is often played at weddings and other social gatherings. Johann Pachelbel, a famous composer of the baroque...

Are you a novice who wants to learn to play piano? Or a music teacher who is a bit rusty? Maybe an experienced pianist who is considering playing professionally? How does the idea of an adult...

Learning to play piano used to consist of sitting next to a piano teacher who was often very strict and put so much emphasis on reading notes that many students ran away in fear. Learning piano...

What a person should look for when trying to find a piano teacher for themselves or their child.

Learning music is a multi-step process. To master an instrument or a vocal technique takes hours of practice and usually special lessons. Music stands are essential for beginners in music. Stands...

The serial number on a piano is primarily used to determine its age, which can be useful to you, for example, when trying to assess its overall value. As with most pianos, finding the serial...

Do you have a piano student who just won't practice, doesn't pay on time, or consistently misses lessons? If you have a lot of students, or a busy schedule, you may not have the time or energy to...

Super Mario Brothers is the best selling video game franchise in history. As a result, the Super Mario Theme song is one of the most recognizable songs ever created. Since its inception this...