Piano Blog by Skoove – Piano Practice Tips Composing music is one of the most enjoyable and rewarding experiences you can have as a musician. Every beginning piano student should try composing piano music. However, learning how to compose music on piano can be a little overwhelming at the beginning. You might ask yourself questions … Continue reading Composing piano music can be simple and fun!
Pianos – Keyboard and Synths – Music Instrument News Sequential have announced two major enhancements for their acclaimed Prophet-5 and Prophet-10 Rev 4 synthesizers. The first is a new OS that adds bi-timbral, stack and split capability to the Prophet-10. The second is an easy-to-install voice expansion card for the Prophet-5 that increases its polyphony to … Continue reading Sequential Adds Stack and Split to Prophet-10 and Voice Expansion Card for Prophet-5
Piano Blog by Skoove – Piano Practice Tips Music is a language. Like all languages, music incorporates a set of characters and symbols to communicate meaning. Quarter, half and whole notes are three of the basic note types we use in music to communicate the duration of notes. Think about them like basic units of … Continue reading Quarter, half, and whole notes: the foundations of rhythm
Piano Blog by Skoove – Piano Practice Tips Singing and playing piano is one of the most powerful things we can do as musicians. Think of the impact of musicians like Elton John, Alicia Keys, John Legend, and Freddie Mercury. Their strong piano skills combined with the emotional depths of their voices has produced some … Continue reading 10 tips to sing and play piano at the same time
Piano Blog by Skoove – Piano Practice Tips Alto clef is a lesser-known clef that we use in music theory and notation. Like its cousins the treble clef and bass clef, the alto clef helps us to orient ourselves on the staff. It is like a compass that we can use to maneuver the realms … Continue reading Alto clef: the hidden gem of reading
Pianos – Keyboard and Synths – Music Instrument News Hal Leonard has announced the publication of the Bud Powell Omnibook, a collection of 35 full piano transcriptions of his most popular recordings. Hal Leonard Omnibooks have become the books to turn to when you want to master a particular artist. These comprehensive collections feature the most accurate … Continue reading Hal Leonard Releases Bud Powell Omnibook
Piano Blog by Skoove – Piano Practice Tips Have you always wanted to learn to play the piano or are you thinking about enrolling yourself in piano lessons? The piano is an extremely beautiful and versatile instrument. Learning to play the piano should be done in a focused and methodical manner. Having some idea of … Continue reading Know these tips before starting piano lessons
Pianos – Keyboard and Synths – Music Instrument News Sequential have introduced the Take 5®, an all-new, compact and portable five-voice VCO/VCF-based poly synth designed with both synth newcomers and space-conscious pros in mind. A full-featured subtractive synthesizer, the Take 5 sports two VCOs and a sub oscillator per voice, a classic 4-pole, resonant analog … Continue reading Sequential Introduces Take 5 Compact 5-Voice Poly Synth
Piano Blog by Skoove – Piano Practice Tips Skoove has made playing in acoustic mode an exceptional experience, however you can still get even more out of your piano lessons! Plug your keyboard into the iPhone or iPad and watch your Skoove experience improve in the following ways! (For more information on how to connect … Continue reading How Plugging your Keyboard into the iPhone/iPad will Help You Learn Faster
Pianos – Keyboard and Synths – Music Instrument News Modal Electronics, a leading global synthesiser manufacturer, has just announced their 2021 summer promotion and it’s a big one. Whether it’s synth captains looking to expand their sonic arsenal, a producer seeking the pinnacle in modern synthesiser technology or a novice looking to dive into the … Continue reading Modal Electronics’ Exclusive Summer Promotion
