While learning the piano in and of itself is a great skill to have, and one that is increasingly useful in music production with so many different synthesizers and electronic keyboards now used, there are other benefits to pianos as well. If you are tossing up which instrument you want your child to learn, or perhaps are weighing up whether you should enroll them in extra-curricular piano lessons or just leave it to regular school band, then here are a few tertiary skills they can learn from this process that will ensure you don’t regret your decision.…
If you look around the web, you can probably find variations on the same sentiment. What it means is that if you focus on developing your playing hand, then your fretting hand will naturally develop alongside it. Therefore, it’s critical that you choose a private guitar teacher based on the right-hand playing style you wish to learn.
As you search for private guitar lessons, whether you’re a total novice or an advanced player, keep the above statement in mind.…
Piano tuning requires a technician who has plenty of experience and training as well as a good musical ear, the right tools, and lots of patience. Here are a few fun facts about the piano tuning process.
1. For some notes, a tuner has to tune multiple strings
Larger strings are used for lower piano notes, and smaller, thinner ones for higher piano notes. The lower strings tend to have a full, rich tone because when they’re played, many overtones (supporting notes mathematically related to the main note) are present and detectable in the sound, causing a complex and full-sounding tone.…
