Piano Blog by Skoove – Piano Practice Tips A strong rhythm feel is one of the most important skills you can develop as a pianist. Fortunately, there are hundreds of piano rhythm exercises you can use to develop and improve your rhythm. All it takes is a little dedicated and consistent effort and you can … Continue reading Simple strategies to improve your rhythm as a pianist
Pianos – Keyboard and Synths – Music Instrument News Modal Electronics, a leading global synthesiser manufacturer, has just confirmed the immediate release of a new firmware update v1.1 of their critically acclaimed COBALT Series extended virtual analogue synthesisers. Featuring six new algorithms for their unique waveform architecture, alongside a number of user-requested workflow enhancements, the … Continue reading Modal Electronics Announces COBALT8 Firmware Update v1.1
Piano Blog by Skoove – Piano Practice Tips Have you ever listened to a song and been amazed by how the chords change and develop to form beautiful sounds and emotions? In music, we call this a chord progression. A chord progression is a series of chords performed in a particular order. In this post, … Continue reading How to play chord progressions on piano
Piano Blog by Skoove – Piano Practice Tips The life of a professional musician can be hectic and stressful. Unlike more traditional jobs, musicians generally work as freelancers and do not have bosses or any specific place to be at any time. While this lifestyle offers a certain degree of freedom, it comes with an … Continue reading Learn the daily habits of serious pianists
Pianos – Keyboard and Synths – Music Instrument News Modal Electronics, a leading global synthesiser manufacturer, has just announced an all-new sound library for the feature packed Argon Series synthesisers – Monster Machine. Harnessing the raw power of the ARGON Series’ supercharged wavetable synth engine, and injecting a heavy dose of inspiration from horror and … Continue reading Modal Electronics Announces Monster Machine
Pianos – Keyboard and Synths – Music Instrument News Tracktion Corporation is delighted to introduce f.’em. With eight synchronizable wave oscillators, two sample operators and a deep modulation matrix, it is one of the most powerful and versatile FM synths ever made. F’em allows for sounds associated with iconic synths such as the mighty Access … Continue reading f.’em From Tracktion Announced
Piano Blog by Skoove – Piano Practice Tips A scale in music theory is a sequence of notes played in ascending or descending order with a specific interval structure. There are many scales in music. Some are extremely common and fundamental, like the major scale or minor scale. Others are more obscure and only called … Continue reading Scale degrees: how to master the formula for any scale
Pianos – Keyboard and Synths – Music Instrument News Sister site Keys Review takes a look at the MatrixBrute. Check out the video to hear what Tom thought of this Analogue Synthesizer from Arturia. Arturia Overview As a massive-sounding and highly-specified beast of analogue avant-garde-era synth technology, it is fit for reaching the outer limits … Continue reading Arturia MatrixBrute Review
Pianos – Keyboard and Synths – Music Instrument News With the Power Handle you can take your creativity on the go. Fire up your Model:Cycles or Model:Samples in any location, and at any time. And dive into several hours of music-making. On public transport, at the airport, out in nature, in between studios, on a … Continue reading Elektron Power Handle Out Now
Piano Blog by Skoove – Piano Practice Tips The myth of natural talent leads many would-be musicians astray. It is true, there certainly are some people who are naturally drawn to music, as there are people who are naturally drawn to art, or math, or science. Of course there are people who have larger hands … Continue reading Natural talent – fact or fiction?
