Piano Blog by Skoove – Piano Practice Tips The more you practice piano, the faster you will improve. That is a basic fact of piano playing that we all must deal with. However, we do not always have access to the piano, even when we want to practice. Fortunately, it is possible to practice music … Continue reading Strategies to practice music away from a piano
Piano Blog by Skoove – Piano Practice Tips The first thing any good piano teacher will talk about is how to sit correctly at the piano. This is because it’s extremely easy to get it wrong at first and get into a bad habit. Correct posture, learning how to sit at the piano bench will … Continue reading A beginner’s guide to perfect piano posture
Piano Blog by Skoove – Piano Practice Tips The diminished scale, or octatonic scale, is an enigmatic and distinct scale that offers a great deal of melodic and harmonic depth and possibility. There are examples of the diminished scale in European classical music dating back to the time of Bach and also in various folk … Continue reading Explore the daring diminished scales
Pianos – Keyboard and Synths – Music Instrument News With the GEWA PP-3, GEWA presents its first Portable Piano with a specially developed keyboard, two-way speaker system, app connectivity, and high-resolution Hamburg Grand Piano Sample. The PP-3 is the first portable piano from GEWA and is based on exactly the same technological basis as the … Continue reading GEWA Introduces Its First Portable Piano PP-3
Piano Blog by Skoove – Piano Practice Tips The melodic minor scale is a variation on the natural minor scale that emerged primarily because of its melodic functionality, as opposed to its cousin, the harmonic minor scale, which developed based on its harmonic functions. In European classical music, the scale follows one interval pattern ascending … Continue reading Understanding the melodic minor scale
Piano Blog by Skoove – Piano Practice Tips Musicians are often practicing groups of notes played one at a time in order, on their instruments. This is a very common way to develop speed and skill, hand independence and practice playing at slow or fast tempos. These notes musicians are often practicing are called Scales, … Continue reading Understanding all seven diatonic scales
Piano Blog by Skoove – Piano Practice Tips Oftentimes music can express those things that we as humans can not say. Even more often when musicians write music, they will try and express something that doesn’t quite exist in the real world – a frightening image, a haunting chill, or a difficult memory or unrequited … Continue reading The harmonic minor scale: an extensive guide
Piano Blog by Skoove – Piano Practice Tips You have just bought your first digital piano. Congratulations! Having an instrument of your own that you can practice on is a great decision. Relying on borrowed instruments or your computer keyboard to learn the piano is not an ideal situation. There are many different varieties of … Continue reading Setting up your new digital piano
Pianos – Keyboard and Synths – Music Instrument News Audio electronics inventors Gamechanger Audio return to Berlin to present the newest version of their electro-mechanical desktop synthesizer – MOTOR Synth MKII. The company has expanded on features and the overall capability of its unique technology. Separate multi-mode analog filters, redesigned modulation section, and additional digital … Continue reading Gamechanger Audio Presents The MOTOR Synth MKII
Pianos – Keyboard and Synths – Music Instrument News IK Multimedia releases UNO Synth Pro Black Edition. IK’s award-winning true analog synthesizer now sports a bold new look. Featuring classic analog sound, incredible flexibility, an inspiring workflow and complete connectivity, this little black synth is perfect for every occasion. Inside and out are all the sound-shaping … Continue reading IK Multimedia releases UNO Synth Pro Black Edition
