It takes a certain amount of dedication to learn to play the piano but it used to take a great deal of money. Not too many years ago, it used to cost a small fortune just to buy a piano never mind the weekly cost of piano lessons for years. Today there are many music [...]
On your first piano lesson whether it be with a teacher, piano software course or tuition book you want to memorise what the notes are called on a piano. It doesn’t matter whether you are learning piano, accordion, electronic keyboard or even harpsichord. All the notes are the same and they are incredibly easy to [...]
There are so many good reasons why you should buy a digital piano. Here are just a few of the reasons why you should consider going digital: Cost: Digital are generally less expensive than acoustic pianos. This includes both the initial investment and the future maintenance costs: a digital instrument never requires tuning or regular [...]
I remember when my family bought our electric keyboard. I must have been about ten years old, and I remember thinking that our family was going to be the coolest one on the block. All the different sounds it could make! All the different beats it could produce! I was sure that I’d be producing [...]
In these times of the internet, it’s never been a better time to learn how to play the piano. Why is that? I hear you ask, because, information on virtually any subject you can think of is available, with a little research on the internet, and learning to play the piano, is no different than [...]
Okay let’s get started with your first lesson. First, we are going to look at the keyboard. There are many sizes of keyboard. Traditionally a full size piano keyboard is 88 notes. Electric pianos and workstation keyboard are normally 76 notes. Electronic keyboards such as the popular Yamaha Tyros are 61 notes and finally beginner [...]
Piano lessons have changed over the years. Now you can download a full piano course to your computer and learn to play in a new and modern way. With the cost of electronic keyboards and pianos becoming easily affordable, especially if you buy a second hand keyboard, now is a good time to start learning [...]
If you are prepared to do a little searching and have a little patience, you can grab a cracking bargain. Buy your electronic keyboards at online auction sites like eBay. Electronic keyboards have become very popular over recent years. The cost of a top end keyboards such as Yamaha Tyros 2, Korg PA2x Pro and [...]
Have you ever wanted to learn how to play a musical instrument but do not know which instrument to take up? Do you know that being able to play a musical instrument well is a very satisfying lifelong experience? The feeling is even more satisfactory and thrilling if you are playing with a band or [...]
