Click here to jump down to the piano scales generator Piano scales are an important part of developing your playing skills and understanding the building blocks of music. They help enormously to understand key signatures. If you have ever wondered why pianists play them, how they work and what the benefits are then … Continue reading Understanding piano scales: major, minor and blues scales
If you’re just starting out on the piano, this article is for you! Maybe you just bought a new keyboard. Maybe you have owned a piano for some time. Maybe you just never had the time to learn the note names of the ebonies and ivories underneath its lid. Maybe, you’re ready to start learning … Continue reading Should you label your piano keyboard ?
Pianos – Keyboard and Synths – Music Instrument News IK Multimedia has expanded the iRig® Keys 2 series of mobile MIDI keyboard controllers with the addition of the compact iRig Keys 2 Mini. It features 25 mini keys for backpack portability or use in a small studio workplace, and is designed to inspire on-the-go creativity. … Continue reading IK Multimedia adds iRig® Keys 2 Mini to its mobile MIDI keyboard controller series
Recently, we released the exciting new course “Chords and Scales” to add a different dimension to our ever-expanding courses. With this course, you will learn how to accompany many songs with piano chords and even improvise and create your own music using beautifully sounding scales. So, what are piano Chords and Scales? Before you venture … Continue reading How to understand piano Chords and Scales
Used to be that if you wanted to learn to play the piano, you’d sign up with a local piano teacher for weekly lessons and start a lengthy process of learning from boring beginner books interspersed with drilling scales. It often took a long time to get to the point where you could play a … Continue reading Best Piano App in 2020
Many people ‘wish’ they could play the piano. Many people start, then other factors get in the way. Some people achieve their goals. If every new pianist knew how to make piano practice fun, all of the time, every learner would fulfil their musical ambitions. This article covers all you need to enable better understanding … Continue reading How to Make Piano Practice Fun
Blog | Electronic Musical Instruments | Casio | Electronic Musical Instruments | CASIO Casio’s lighted key system has been a firm favourite with home players for over twenty years. But can it really teach you to play properly? The LK-136 with lighted keys gets you PLAYING straight away. What are lighted keys? First of all, … Continue reading Will lighted keys teach me to play properly?
Blog | Electronic Musical Instruments | Casio | Electronic Musical Instruments | CASIO So, you’re thinking of buying a new piano or keyboard. Imagine it’s unwrapped, out of the box and switched on. You’re ready to go, but how do you know where to start? Wouldn’t it be great if your new instrument came with … Continue reading Get playing and stay motivated with CASIO and Rockschool!
Blog | Electronic Musical Instruments | Casio | Electronic Musical Instruments | CASIO After three days of intensive discussion, product testing and examination, 78 of the world’s leading independent experts gathered at the recent iF Design Awards in Hamburg to award prizes for excellence in product design. Amongst the winners, the world’s slimmest digital … Continue reading PX-S1000 wins 2020 iF Design Award
Blog | Electronic Musical Instruments | Casio | Electronic Musical Instruments | CASIO By RVBY I’d like to look at two aspects of Smart and Stylish that I think have played a key part in my journey. Being a singer-songwriter, Smart and Stylish has some very powerful meanings and something which has resonated with me … Continue reading THE STYLISH AND SMART SERIES – EPISODE 4
