When starting piano, we often hear about scales. They're present in all styles of music and constitute an essential foundation for pianists. If you've ever wondered why certain pieces seem to flow naturally under the fingers, or how to develop better ease at the keyboard, scales are the key to the answer.
When you open a sheet music, one of the first things you notice, just to the right of the clef, are these sharps or flats aligned at the beginning of the staff. This is what we call "key signatures". But what exactly are they for? And how to interpret them on piano?
When we talk about "tessitura," we often think of singing. Yet, this term also concerns musical instruments, including the piano. If you've ever wondered why certain notes sound better in one region of the keyboard than another, or how a pianist can play such varied pieces moving from bass to treble, tessitura is the key to the answer.
What is the sustain pedal? How does it work? How to use it? What are its main characteristics? What pitfalls to avoid? This article will tell you everything.
The MIDI standard (acronym for Musical Instrument Digital Interface) was designed in 1983, and allows capturing, encoding, and transmitting various musical information.