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Steinway Piano - Through the Years All pianos are the same, right? They all have 88 keys, some black and some white, a couple of pedals and a bench. But no, that’s not all. Not all instruments are held to the same standards as a Steinway piano and it is for this reason that they are so popular. [...]

Steinway Piano - A Piano as An Investment? If you are looking to invest in a tangible product as opposed to stocks and bonds, you have lots of options. You consider real estate, classic cars or maybe a piece of jewelry or gold. But how about investing in a piano? To be more specific, how about investing in a Steinway [...]

Scale Degree Chords Anytime you play a note, skip a note, and play the next note, you are playing a 3rd. The following are all 3rds. They’re not the same quality (major, minor, etc.), but they are all 3rds of some kind. C-E D-F E-G F-A G-B A-C B-D When you put at least two of those 3rds together, you form a chord. [...]

The 5 Benefits of a Music Education Music education classes can enrich the life of an adult or child in many ways. Children who learn a musical instrument or sing usually perform better on test scores at school. Here are a few reasons why music education is beneficial to both adults and children 1) Build self-confidence while having fun. For those who have music education [...]

Piano Lessons - 5 Tips to Help You When You?re Looking to Hire a Piano Teacher Nowadays, it isn’t that difficult to find a good piano teacher for your child or even for yourself. If you have no previous experience trying to get musical instruction, there are a few things you need to keep in mind so you know what to look for in a good piano teacher. [...]

How to Get Your Child to Practice the Piano When I was a child, there was not as much competition for my time as there is for kids now. I realize that, but I believe that practicing the piano should be a habit. A habit like brushing your teeth everyday, exercising, doing homework. In the beginning having a child practice Monday-Friday at [...]

How Learning Jazz Can Improve a Classical Musician?s Skills - Mozart Learned ... “…Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, and Liszt all excelled in improvisation, which was then referred to as extemporization…” Classical music is a sophisticated art form where talking during performances (much less to the musicians) is frowned upon. Yet in jazz, it is very common for the audience to speak to musicians during performances as a [...]

The Importance of Learning Classical & Jazz The average person considers music to be a singular language. It is one of the oldest vehicles of communication, capable of expressing emotion and often having a profound effect on its listeners. However, the ability to appreciate music in its multiple forms is often ignored. We agree that bilingual people have [...]

The Jazz Musician?s Great Paradox The great paradox young and less developed musicians always seem to be in a hurry to get somewhere. They are certainly not happy where they are, but someday they will “arrive” and live happily ever after. They will become great players and then their life will begin. Wrong. Even if this methodology [...]

Play Jazz Like It?s Your Job Play music like it’s your job. If you’re like most jazz musicians, you could sound better right away simply by adjusting your attitude and your “work” ethic. Now, I know you already have a great work ethic. You practice hard everyday for hours and hours. You listen to music every free minute [...]

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