Self-playing pianos are essentially a simple, analog robot that’s programmed with a paper roll that had perforations to activate the specific keys. They’d start and stop, even use the foo pedals that work the machine’s bellows. The machine’s speed, music’s tempo, and choice of music were all controllable. About half of the homes in America …
Bradley Bartlett-Roche, a young musician from Boston had the rare privilege of playing with his idol, none other than the legend himself, Billy Joel at a Thursday night performance at Fenway Park. Bradley is a special talent himself, having performed at the esteemed Faneuil Hall Marketplace when he was just ten! The now-thirteen-year-old described his …
Pianos were first created approximately 300 years ago, and were most recently rebuilt with additional advanced components and sounds as late as 150 years ago. Since the addition of Octaves, sound reaction and toning, string-reaction, and tone effects some might argue, such as Acoustician Nicholas Giordano, dean of Auburn University’s College of Sciences and Mathematics …
Way back in 1973, musician Billy Joel cemented his music into the hearts and minds of people all over the globe with the debut of his album “Piano Man”. The hit single of the same name is now like a national anthem for Billy Joel fans all over. It’s a favorite of concert goers and …
Sometimes just wishing for something isn’t enough. Sometimes it takes some effort on one’s own part to make that dream come true, especially when it comes to a piano, a big piano, that would have cost a fortune. In this case the dreamer is one Justin Neilsen. He owns and operates his own music school …
Famous pianists are usually forgotten with time, then again when you think about it everything gets forgotten with time. Playing a piano isn’t a skill that many have, especially when you want to say that you play it well. Sergei Vassilievich Rachmaninoff knew what he was doing whenever he got his hands on a piano, …
The piano is an instrument we all know by now, we can pick out the sound in the most muffled of environments and tell you that the traditional black and white key set-up is something that’s created amazing pieces for a long, long time. The piano itself was developed about 300 years ago, and ever …
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