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Piano music for children
Travelling the world is the best classroom you can have.There’s no such thing as an unbiased education, so the next best thing is a multi-biased education. — John Smart If you want to realize your potential it is essential to listen to a wide variety of music styles. Here are a selection of 50+ pieces from…
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Digital Piano Software
Synthesising / Sample-playback software Digital pianos usually include several built-in piano tones, however due to hardware costs these are unlikely to produce the highest quality sound. If you want to listen to or record the best audio quality then you will need to invest in software piano products. These range in price from about USD…
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History of the Piano
The piano was born in the city of Florence in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now part of Italy), in the year 1700, more than 320 years ago. Bartolomeo Cristofori invented and built the first pianos (Cristofori music stores in Singapore are named after him). The invention of the piano was paid for by the…
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Digital Piano Buyer’s Guide – 2024 Edition
This guide provides an updated version of ‘Introduction to buying a digital piano‘ from Piano World, with the goal of providing information that is more than a decade more up-to-date. Matching the player’s needs Over the past couple of decades, like with most technology, digital pianos have improved in quality whilst at the same time…
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Top headphones for digital pianos – 2024 Edition
A common mistake when purchasing a digital piano is to forget to invest in a pair of headphones of sufficient quality to enhance the playing experience. In addition to providing high quality audio reproduction, headphones need to be both comfortable to wear for extended playing sessions and suitable for the ambient temperature (hotter environments may…
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Best Digital Pianos – 2024 Edition
2022 and 2023 have seen a large number of new digital piano models released by the top three manufacturers: Kawai, Yamaha, and Roland. Therefore 2023 presents the perfect opportunity for consumers to either upgrade their digital piano or to enter the market! Here are some suggested digital piano models to compare when you are out…
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Piano music from my later life
A fellow of mediocre talent will remain a mediocrity, whether he travels or not; but one of superior talent will go to seed if he always remains in the same place. — Mozart, 1778 If you want to realize your potential it is essential to play a wide variety of music styles. Here are 200…
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What piano means to me
I have played piano for more than 40 years and over that time I have come to realize that for me playing the piano provides the best form of stress reduction in existence. It is the only activity that can completely transport my mind away from the world and into a new one. Whereas reading…
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My childhood piano journey
The piano keys are black and white but they sound like a million colours in your mind. — Maria Cristina Mena. Piano has always been an important part of my life. From as early as I can remember, my parents were always playing a wide variety of piano music on both vinyl records and CDs.…
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Piano music from my childhood
I believe so much in the beauty, the construction, the architecture invisible, the importance for all generations, for young people to come that it will help their minds, develop their attitudes, and give them values. — Van Cliburn, 1958 Just the same as with literature, one’s music preferences are a very personal thing. No two…