Electronic keyboards personal reviews and information by John Breeden
There can be many reasons why people give up playing the piano ranging from lack of time to injured wrist. But there are some very common reasons that crop up again and again and some of these reasons are avoidable. Adults and children tend to give up learning the piano for different reasons. We’re going…
So, do you love your piano? Is it a brand new glossy one just beginning its journey – or maybe it’s a pre-loved piano sporting the scars of a few decades of music making? Or it’s a modern electronic piano which you have for gigs and travelling? I’ve had many acoustic pianos in my life,…
Until the piano was invented, musical keyboards were organs or clavichords with very small keyboards and keys that just played at one volume with very little resonance. The piano was invented by the Italian, Bartolomeo Cristofori, around 1700. He invented the hammer and escapement action, which enabled the piano player to control the volume of…
Somewhere lurking around in my music studio is a dusty old wooden metronome. It hasn’t seen the light of day in quite a while. A metronome is a device designed to make a clicking sound at regular intervals so that musicians can practice with a guide to keep them in time. It can be set…
The piano is a difficult and complex instrument to learn, so when you decide to take on piano lessons, you should be made aware of the challenges you may face. But the benefits of learning this instrument are well worth the acquired skills you will achieve. If you decide to learn an instrument, the piano…
You must be a piano enthusiast like I am to be interested in this topic. Among the most confusing terms when it comes to this wonderful instrument are electronic keyboard and digital piano. These are two different things but many people do not seem to be able to tell the difference. Do not worry though,…
In the old day’s polyphony plainly meant several people who were singing simultaneously, a choir for instance. But over the years we have diversified the meaning to incorporate many tones played on various instruments. But if you asked me to define polyphony I would describe it as multiple tones or voices which make up vocal…
Polyphony on digital pianos is the maximum number of notes that a keybord can sound simultaneously. Usually it is 16, 32, 64, 128 or 256 notes. But how much is enough? This is a good question to ask when considering purchasing a digital piano. It doesn’t make a difference how good your digital piano sounds…
So you decided to learn playing piano. That’s cool! But how to choose the instrument? There are plenty of articles on the internet, and I will also tell you my experience and advice you some good options in my blog. As you know nowadays you don’t need to buy acoustic piano or grand piano, there…