By: Michael Waters A creation of the Hupfeld Company, at the time the largest global distributor of automatic instruments with an employee count reaching into the thousands, the creation capped off a growing trend to automate increasingly complex musical instruments. Though player pianos had already attained widespread usage, the Phonoliszt-Violin was revolutionary for its addition Read more about The Self-Playing Violins That Mastered Chopin[…]
By: Diane Wakoski Poet’s Introduction: When I had been living in New York several years after I had graduated from Berkeley, I heard from my mother who lived in Southern California where I grew up. During the call (I hate telephones and almost never talk on them), she said, “All those years I paid for Read more about Thanking My Mother for Piano Lessons[…]
Yuja Wang is ridiculously talented and a genius.
By: Amy MacKenzie Through machine learning, specifically neural network technology, a computer can now respond musically to a melody played on your keyboard. Google has launched a new musical experiment which uses artificial intelligence and machine learning, specifically neural network technology, which allows users to make music with their computer. [Read more…]
By: Tom Barnes If your parents forced you to practice your scales by saying it would “build character,” they were onto something. The Washington Post reports that one of the largest scientific studies into music’s effect on the brain has found something striking: Musical training doesn’t just affect your musical ability — it provides tremendous Read more about Science Just Discovered Something Amazing About What Childhood Piano Lessons Did to You[…]
By: Daniel Owen van Dommelen The piano is a beautiful instrument. Its players often come across as mysterious; these people who have spent hundreds of hours practicing scales and repeating phrases over and over again to reach sheer aural perfection. To an audience member it can have a similar effect to watching a magic trick Read more about Science Says Piano Players’ Brains Are Very Different From Everybody Else’s[…]
In 1993 Rauscher et al.1 made the surprising claim that, after listening to Mozart’s sonata for two pianos (K448) for 10 minutes, normal subjects showed significantly better spatial reasoning skills than after periods of listening to relaxation instructions designed to lower blood pressure or silence. [Read more…] Source: NCBI
Very interesting fusion.
By: Brendan Lai-Tong There are few activities more rewarding than learning to play the piano. While it is an amazingly complex instrument that takes years to master, it can also be fun for players of all levels. One of the greatest aspects about the piano is that it is immediately approachable and very versatile. This is due Read more about Top 10 Little Known Facts About The Piano[…]
One of the best interpretations I’ve heard of Chopin’s Nocturne in C sharp minor.