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If you’re diving into the world of Roland digital piano actions, you may have noticed [...]
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Today we’ll be comparing the specs and performance of two entry-level models of the Roland [...]
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Introduction Why does a piano go out of tune? Generally speaking, pianos are thought of [...]
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🎹 The Best Digital Pianos Money Can Buy: Yamaha, Kawai, Roland & More! 🎹Watch this [...]
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Finally, Kawai’s much-anticipated follow-up to the massively popular and successful ES110 is here. It’s not [...]
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If you’re going to play the piano well, you must be physically and mentally flexible and relaxed. Many people want to believe that their musical intuition should be enough to help them play well. Unfortunately, this may have a negative effect on one’s health, and it becomes difficult to interact with maximum efficiency with the […]
Drummers are often dismissed as not having a lot of acumen, and they even end up at the receiving end of not-so-nice jokes. In the music world, drummers always bear the brunt of the joke. Most have the same punchline: Drummers are idiots. Take, for example, the following: “How do you tell if the stage […]
Many people believe that classical music is a dying practice, but that is only because they take a surface view of it, according to Bill Zuckerman. Admittedly, there is a host of reasons why classical music is believed to be on a steady decline. For instance, Zuckerman points out that many symphonic orchestras have in […]
Bassists are often the most overlooked instrumentalists in any musical group. In fact, there’s a chance you’ll find several members of an audience with no idea about what bassists do or why they’re even there. This doesn’t take away from the critical important that bass plays in any performance. In fact, while they may not […]
Vocalists are often at the receiving end of negative stereotypes about their abilities, particularly when they are in competition with instrumentalists. However, vocalists are just as musical as their instrumentalist counterparts, and their skills are just as difficult to develop. The major difference between the two groups of musicians is in their approach to music. […]
Most public school students will begin playing an instrument if there is a music program to facilitate this. However, one or two years down the line, more than half of them quit. As a result, they do not gain the full benefits that music education has to offer. There are typical answers you will get […]
Most musicians will focus on just one instrument and stick to that. However, the voice being an instrument, some musicians have gone the extra mile to learn how to sing while playing another instrument, reaping significant benefits as a result. As an instrumentalist, it can be incredibly valuable to learn how to sing as it […]
Budget cuts to government funding of music education seem to be a global problem – at least for developed countries. Like many headlines talking of the music cut in western countries, South Australia is no different: I read in despair reports about the shutting down of advanced music courses at colleges and universities in Adelaide, […]
The history of pianos in China goes way back to the early 17th century, when Matteo Ricci, an Italian Jesuit missionary, presented it as part of a cache of gifts to the Wanli emperor. At the time, although China boasted rich musical traditions and a host of both imported and domestic instruments, none among these […]
There’s nothing as devastating to a musician as being robbed of the ability to make music, but that is exactly what happened to Rosemary Johnson, 27 years ago. The 23-year old talented violinist was a member of the Welsh National Opera Orchestra and had a bright future as a world class musician when a devastating […]
