Category archives: Articles

Learning and Teaching Tools

Susan Paradis has a great website of teaching tools and learning ideas. Click the link below to get some ideas on fun Valentine's Day activities for your students or your kids! [...]

Composer's Corner: Franz Peter Schubert

Franz Peter Schubert Born: Vienna, 31 Jan 1797 Died: Vienna, 19 Nov 1828 The son of a schoolmaster, he showed an extraordinary childhood aptitude for music, studying the p[...]

Is Music the Key to Success?

CONDOLEEZZA RICE trained to be a concert pianist. Alan Greenspan, former chairman of the Federal Reserve, was a professional clarinet and saxophone player. The hedge fund billionai[...]

Learning and Teaching Tools

Help your students, children or even yourself become more successful playing the piano with this teaching tool! With different activities for different learning levels, you will be[...]

January Sheet Music

Try your hands (literally!) at these pieces from our featured composer, Franz Peter Schubert. Ave Maria The Trout Serenade (Ständchen) And to ring in the New Year! A[...]

The History and Words of Auld Lang Syne

In sentimental American movies, Robert Burns' Auld Lang Syne is sung by crowds at the big New Year finale . . . in Bangkok and Beijing it is so ubiquitous as a song of togetherness[...]

Piano Notes Special! This piano can be yours for $16,888!

The RX-3 is an impressive, versatile grand piano that is a preferred choice of many professional musicians. This piano is 6'1" yet evokes the qualities of a much larger grand. Wit[...]

December Grand Spotlight: Yamaha DC3

Whether you're looking for a high-performance instrument or just want to enjoy the sounds of a concert-quality piano, this DC3 has got you covered. Not only is it one of Yamaha's f[...]

December Piano Spotlight: Yamaha M500

It's tough to know where to start talking about this piano. The stunning mahogany finish is almost like-new, just like the rest of this high-end Yamaha console. At 44", this pia[...]

Composer's Corner: Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany in 1770, to Johann van Beethoven and Maria Magdalena Keverich. Although Beethoven's exact birth date is not known, his family celebra[...]