Characteristics of Folk Music: An Introduction
To be completely clear from the outset of this article, the term ‘folk music’ covers an immensely broad and diverse selection of music from across … Read more
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How Hard Is It to Learn Banjo? (Beginners’ Challenges and Useful Tips)
How Hard Is It To Learn BanjoThe banjo is a unique musical instrument that is a member of the string family, like the guitar. A … Read more
How Hard Is It to Learn Clarinet? (Beginners’ Challenges and Useful Tips)
How Hard Is It To Learn ClarinetThere is not a whole lot of musical instruments in the world that a person can simply pick up … Read more
What Age is Best to Start Piano Lessons
This is a question I have been asked and heard asked numerous times over the years I have been in education. It is a fully … Read more
How Hard Is It to Learn Saxophone? (Beginners’ Challenges and Useful Tips)
How Hard Is It To Learn SaxophoneNot everyone can be a musical savant and be able to pick up a musical instrument like the saxophone. … Read more
How Hard Is It to Learn Classical Piano? (Beginners’ Challenges and Useful Tips)
How Hard Is It to Learn Classical PianoThe piano has long been considered one of the more challenging of all musical instruments to learn how … Read more
What is a Weighted Piano Keyboard?
Pianos come in a broad variety of shapes, sizes, and prices. Each instrument is unique and has its own particular timbre and touch. This is … Read more
What is the Action and Time Signature on a Piano?
There is a dual focus in this article. On the one side I am going to explore the concept of a piano’s ‘action’ and later … Read more
Characteristics of Pop Music: An Introduction
I feel it may be important to begin this article with a brief exploration of what is understood by the idea of ‘pop’ music. It … Read more
5 Beautiful Pieces of Christmas Jazz Piano
It is now December and the shops here in the UK are filling with stacks of chocolate, fake snow and discounted Christmas gift options. This … Read more
6 Most Popular Classical Piano Songs In The World
It is sometimes quite a task to single out particular classical pieces from the extensive piano repertoire and label them as most popular, however, there … Read more
5 Awesome Intermediate Piano Pieces For Intermediate Pianists To Master
The word intermediate can mean many different things to different people; especially when considering pieces for the piano. As a yardstick, I have chosen to … Read more
6 Pieces of Classical Piano Music For Studying
There seem to be two distinct camps of thinking when it comes to studying classical music. Many people feel it is an excellent idea and … Read more
How to Play Classical Piano
Being able to play an instrument or to sing is a skill accessible to almost anyone. The great difference is not being able to play … Read more
Jazz vs Classical Piano (Difference Between Jazz Piano and Classical Piano)
If we compare these two genres of music purely in historic terms, then Classical piano music can be considered to stretch back several hundred years … Read more