by Sonja Lynne | Jun 1, 2024 |
When it comes to player piano systems – especially on the higher-end where there are really only two choices – Yamaha’s Disklavier Enspire Pro (also available on Bösendorfer Pianos) and Steinway’s Spirio system (only available on select Steinway pianos), piano...
by James Harding | May 1, 2024 |
In 2009, Apple informed us that – no matter what we want to do – “There’s an app for that.” …and WOW were they right! Today almost every product has its own accompanying APPlication. Kids can scan their Happy Meal toys and...
by James Harding | Jun 29, 2023 |
In 2009, Roland changed the digital piano industry forever with the introduction of the V-Piano – Roland’s very first fully-modeled digital piano. At the time, nearly every other digital piano for the home or stage used a technology called “representative sampling”...
by Gary Gordon | Jun 17, 2023 |
One of the questions I often hear in the piano business is “Can I teach myself how to play the piano?” Whether you’re struggling to find room for piano lessons in your schedule or your budget, we have more – and better – options than ever for at-home learners. Is a...
by Sonja Lynne | Aug 15, 2022 |
Recently, I had the opportunity to interview Julie Hackmann from the Kyrene School District. Mrs. Hackmann is the Coordinator of Kyrene’s Visual and Performing Arts Department. It has been a year since her district replaced nearly all of their old school pianos with...
by Gary Gordon | Aug 1, 2022 |
If you grew up the way I did, you probably heard someone in your household overuse the whole “right tool for the right job” cliché. Then – to your horror – you found yourself saying the same thing over the years. We’ve all been there. The fact is that there...