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Our Favorite YouTube Videos

Here is a continually growing list of videos that might help inspire, educate, or motivate piano and drum students: Piano Related “I’m a Barbie Girl” in the style of 6 famous classical piano composers, educational and parodic “Autumn...

The Right Piano = The Right Start = Success

Top 10 things to think about when selecting a piano to practice on Are you taking PIANO lessons or KEYBOARD lessons? If you are taking piano lessons, getting an electronic keyboard doesn’t make sense. Keyboards have 61 or 76 keys, they have a plastic...

Explaining the Roland PD-140 Digital Snare

Roland introduces the PD-140 14″ snare.  It revolutionizes and brings digital snare drumming to a new unprecedented level.  Here are some of the significant features and benefits: Standard acoustic-style 14″ snare 4.3″ deep reflective steel shell 3 ply mesh head...

Understanding Grand Pianos

GRAND PIANO is any piano that is horizontal rather than upright and therefore measured in length rather than height. It sits on 3 legs, and the pedals are mounted on a lyre underneath the middle of the keyboard. BABY GRAND PIANOS are about 5′ in length and are...

Success in Learning to Play the Piano

Capital Music Center’s business model is built around solutions to the age old statement:  Why did my mother let me quit piano lessons!  There are challenges in learning to play the piano that may include:  Traditional piano lessons seem to be musically boring....