Fans of the 2018 winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang were pleasantly surprised to see and hear all ice skaters performing to inspiring music. This year’s games allowed all ice skaters to do so. This is a difference from other games where only ice dancers are allowed to perform with music soundtracks playing. Which music tracks would be inspiring for the Continue Reading

The first piano was invented in Florence, Italy in 1700 by Bartolomeo Cristofori. Since then pianos have evolved many times over the decades in shape, size, features, and functions. Some of these changes have increased the quality of sound, and many have made owning a piano more affordable.   With over 3,000 years after the first piano was invented, classical musicians Continue Reading

Is it more important for students to learn to play from memory or sight reading? There are varied opinions depending on which music teacher you ask.  This is more so for piano learners where performing classical pieces from memory is highly valued.  But some music teachers feel that memorizing discourages students who want to learn music for the fun of Continue Reading

Most students just starting out are apprehensive about sight reading. While the fear may be unfounded, sight reading takes time to muster, and even experienced musicians will have a hard time performing some difficult music pieces by sight reading. But the fact is that sight reading is an essential skill for being a good musician. Practicing sight reading makes performances Continue Reading

NAMM 2018 starts on January 25th, every year they host the music trade show in California (for trade only) at the Anaheim Convention center.  The organizers have promised this year’s event to be bigger and better.   There will be 4 days of the event with 5 stages featuring over 140 music bands. This definitely is an exciting music event for all Continue Reading

Five Loaves Two Fish II: Wood, Steel, & Song is the 2nd full-length music album by Caleb Sturgis a musician based in Katy, Texas. This album comes out following the first one in 2014. The album has 13 songs, 10 of which are gospel songs, and 3 which are folk songs. Caleb has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds Continue Reading

Many people are surprised to learn that some grand pianos can cost as much as a supercar.  With some performance grand pianos costing as much as $150,000, there is a world of difference between these works of sophistry and your living room upright piano. There are numerous piano brands and models, but the gaps in price, prestige, and performance are Continue Reading

In the new year of 2018, let's plan to have music empower our day, no matter what styles, types or genres they all can affect the need for a successful mindset and attitude. Music is universal human language. Apparently, humans made music before they could learn to speak to each other. This is not far-fetched considering birds and other animals make Continue Reading