Step 1: The layout of black and white keys has been standard on most piano and keyboard instruments for centuries, but how do you find your way around it? With 88 keys, a full-size piano keyboard ...

Build the foundation of your piano or keyboard playing with these essential scales - plus video lessons When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

James Vincent is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. Many people try to learn an instrument at one point or another in their life, and for a lot of ...

If you can handle the first few letters of the alphabet, you're equipped to get your head around the piano… When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

We've seen a few learning systems that help students to learn at their own pace by having them follow lights to form chords on a guitar or nail songs on a piano keyboard. The latest from Yamaha to do ...

Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds was in a hotel lobby somewhere in Asia when he first saw a modern version of a player piano. This particular one was tapping out The Beatles' "Yesterday." He ...

Like so many parents, I have fantasies of my children mastering musical instruments, even though my own musical talents are limited at best and memories of my short-lived piano lessons still fill me ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Modern pianos are central to classical music. But some musicians are learning other keyboard instruments, and feel like better artists for it. Phyllis Chen, a trained pianist, ...