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Piano Valentine Craft Tutorial

Here's a fun craft by ColorInMyPiano.com for you and your students. We hope you enjoy! The ladies in my Bible Study decided to hold a Craft Night last Friday, so I decided I[...]

January 2013: Sheet Music to Ring in the New Year

This month's sheet music is comprised of both pieces to ring in the New Year and songs written by our composer of the month. We hope you all can find something new and enjoyable to[...]

Composer's Corner: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (January 27, 1756 - December 5, 1791) Son of Leopold Mozart. He showed musical gifts at a very early age, composing when he was five and when he was six [...]

Note by Note, He Keeps the Silent-Film Era Alive

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Stuart Oderman, who has performed alongside the likes of Rudolph Valentino and Charlie Chaplin, leaned against a piano at the Museum of Modern Art and remin[...]

Rhythms Flow as Aging Pianist Finds New Audience

THE NEW YORK TIMES: For years, the donated piano sat upright and unused in a corner of the nursing home’s cafeteria. Now and then someone would wheel or wobble over to pound out br[...]

The History of Christmas Carols

Carols were first sung in Europe thousands of years ago, but these were not Christmas Carols. They were pagan songs, sung at the Winter Solstice celebrations as people danced round[...]

Piano inspires 17-year-old to invent land-mine detector

17-year-old Marian Bechtel might live in Pennsylvania, where land mines are not a common occurrence, but she has still managed to invent the prototype for a brand-new minesweeper. [...]

Piano Lesson Myths Pt 1 - Written By: Howard Richman

Piano lesson myths are so ingrained into our culture and our consciousness that it almost seems silly to counter them. But on close examination, even the most “obvious” beliefs abo[...]

Piano Lesson Myths Pt 2 - Written By: Howard Richman

Welcome to part two of our piano myths and misconceptions. We'll cover piano hand technique, questions about improvisation and effective practice strategies in this article. Be sur[...]

Autumn Poetry

Nature XXVII, Autumn The morns are meeker than they were, The nuts are getting brown; The berry's cheek is plumper, The rose is out of town. The maple wears a gayer scarf,[...]