by James Harding | Sep 1, 2021 |
As a 20+ year piano industry veteran, I have had the pleasure of working closely with piano teachers, manufacturers, professors, and print music publishers all over the United States. My work has also given me the opportunity to install hundreds of piano labs and...
by Sonja Lynne | Apr 15, 2021 |
The piano manufacturing industry has long been challenged with producing pianos that will hold up well under institutional usage. Unlike the average home piano owner, K-12 schools, colleges, universities, and houses of worship use their pianos many hours daily. They...
by Sonja Lynne | Mar 15, 2021 |
Yamaha has always been known for high quality mass-produced pianos. Indeed, their Conservatory Series (or CX-Series) pianos are the most sought-after pianos for recording studios, universities, schools and churches the world over! Solidly built and consistently...
by Sonja Lynne | Oct 1, 2020 |
When most people think of the Yamaha Disklavier, they think of a player piano or home entertainment instrument. What most folks don’t know is that the world’s premier player piano was designed to be (first and foremost) an educational tool. Introduced in 1982 as the...
by Sonja Lynne | Aug 15, 2019 |
It’s no secret that technology is quickly becoming a music teacher’s best friend. Especially with today’s shrinking budgets and increasing workloads, more and more music teachers are relying on technology and software just to get through the day. As times change,...
by Sonja Lynne | Jul 8, 2019 |
It’s no secret that today’s classroom music teachers are facing challenges as never before. Students have constant distractions, impossible schedules and widening social and economic barriers that make a universal approach to learning extremely difficult. Budget...
