TETHERED to electronics, we forget that for centuries individuals were expected to read, write and perform for one another, in the flesh. Music enjoyed a particularly intimate history. Until the 17th century, secular music was played solely within one’s home (hence: “chamber music”). Read more…
Musicians as Entreprenuers
Finding True Love: Helping Your Kid Choose the Right Instrument
Whether it’s learning saxophone in school band, taking Saturday piano lessons, or participating in a top-flight youth orchestra, there are tens of millions of kids in the United States learning to play instruments. Way back in 2003, Gallup pollsters figured that at least 84 million Americans play an instrument — and at least a third…
The Piano Guys: Waterfall (Jon Schmidt Original)
Hailing from Utah, The Piano Guys became an Internet sensation by way of their immensely successful series of strikingly original self-made music videos. They’ve made 35 since joining forces a little more than a year ago, including their most recent hit video, an innovative 10-handed version of One Direction’s “What Makes You Beautiful.” But it’s the…
Improve Your Piano Playing While You Sleep
Playing music while you sleep can help improve your ability to play the same tune, new Northwestern University research suggests. The research supports existing evidence that memories can be reactivated during sleep, and storage of them strengthened in the process. “Our results extend prior research by showing that external stimulation during sleep can influence a…
Grand pianist: 12-year-old plays through blindness
Photo by Nick Krug. Enlarge photo. Twelve-year-old Luther Fuller, a pianist who is blind, navigates his way around a grand piano that he will soon practice on during a tour of Murphy Hall, Monday, July 2, 2012. Fuller spent part of the day with his mother, Brendy Latare, learning the lay of the building in preparation for…
Top 10 Greatest Pianists of All Time
The most influential legendary pianists, as voted by modern day masters of the instrument. multi page 10. Artur Schnabel (1882-1951) Who was he? An Austrian pianist who specialised in core German composers and made the first complete recording of the Beethoven sonatas. What makes him great? A commitment to plumbing the intellectual and spiritual depths of…
