This week I decided to take a break from describing and commenting on the different genres of piano and instead I will talk about how pianos are made. Try to imagine a world where there is no such thing as instruments or pianos. Now imagine you see this obtusely shaped big object made out of […]

Although I do not think this is an official genre of piano, I think funk piano is one of the more interesting types of music that includes the piano. I have not heard many funk songs with just a regular, upright piano sound, but I do hear a lot of electric and acoustic piano in […]

Rock piano probably ranks in my top five favorite genres of piano to play. Sometimes this genre is referred to as pop/rock piano because of the great intersection of these two genres in popular music such as music by John Elton or Billy Joel. Artists such as these are able to play the rock piano […]

Although not my favorite genre of music, musical theater piano can be quite interesting to play. Musical theater songs tend to repeat often and serve as intricate background music that supports the singer. I do not have extensive experience with playing different types of musical theater pieces, however; I have played a few and they […]

Instead of giving a little overview of a genre of piano music and my experience with it this week, I thought it would be interesting to talk about how technology is becoming more present in music, specifically the piano. I would consider the piano itself a technology of sorts, but not by the means we […]

It is always nice to be able to play or listen to a song that you already know or is popular. I believe a lot of people get satisfaction from being able to sing along to a song or at least play the melody in their head. I know I do! I like to find […]

Classical music was the first type of music I learned how to play on the piano. I believe that this is also the most common type for beginners to learn due to the plethora of pieces out there that range from very simple “beginner” to extremely difficult “advanced”. In my opinion, even the beginner pieces […]

I had always thought that the best sounds that could be made by the piano were those that stood out. However, after being introduced to jazz I began to see that the piano could be played at any level and still be crucial to a song. In my opinion, any jazz song just does not […]

I could not imagine a life without music. As cliche as this may sound, music can be found in every nook and cranny of life. Even when a person is not listening to anything through headphones, people still find musical inspiration all around them. I remember in my elementary school, pencil tapping was really popular. […]