Category archives: Articles

Vertical Spotlight: Mason & Hamlin 50" Professional Upright

Check out our special deal on this Mason & Hamlin professional upright! Built in 2002, this performance-grade piano has seen minimal wear. Its powerful tone is exactly what you[...]

August Sheet Music: Bernstein

In honor of this month's featured composer, Leonard Bernstein, we've found our favorite Bernstein books on sheetmusicplus.com. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do! Music for[...]

Grand Spotlight: Kawai KG-1 Polished Ebony Grand

Here's your chance to own a stellar baby grand piano for less than half the price of a new one! Granted, you could easily mistake this for a brand new piano, but that's what makes [...]

Vertical Spotlight: Petrof Polished Walnut Studio

This stunning instrument has it all, a gorgeous polished cabinet, a crisp singing tone, and take a look inside: this might as well be brand new! You'll notice some slight fading on[...]

Mark O'Connor: Appalachia Waltz

While this doesn't directly involve piano, we thought it was worth sharing. Mark O'Connor is a renowned American composer and writes jazz, bluegrass, and American classical music, [...]

July Sheet Music

Need music before the 4th? Avoid the wait (and the shipping costs!) now because Sheet Music Plus is offering a great selection of digital print patriotic sheet music! [here] For[...]

Composer's Corner: Stephen Foster

As one of America's principal and most influential songwriters, Stephen Foster shares his birthday with that of the nation. Born on 4 July 1826 in Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania, near[...]

Piano and the Brain

Will you become smarter if you play the piano? Does piano study increase the capability of your brain? The question is whether there is a correlation between mastering a musical in[...]

Composer's Corner: Igor Stravinsky

Igor Stravinsky, born June 17, 1882, is a highly celebrated composer and conductor. One of his most famous works, Rite of Spring, premiered 100 years ago and caused quite a riot --[...]

Milestones of the Millennium: Igor Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring" with Thomas Kelly

Almost no musical work has had such a powerful influence or evoked as much controversy as Igor Stravinsky's ballet score “The Rite of Spring”. The work's premiere on May 29, 1913, [...]