When CPR Classical host Matt Weesner is not behind the microphone he's behind the piano. An accomplished jazz musician, Matt usually spends his spare time practicing music for his next gig. Now that ...

The piano, with its timeless allure, continues to captivate music enthusiasts worldwide. Its versatility makes it a beloved instrument for beginners and virtuosos alike. Embarking on a journey to ...

When starting to learn a musical instrument, one thing that can put people off is the basic nature of the tunes on hand to get you off the ground. Of course, it makes sense that the simplest music is ...

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You don’t need a full band to bring a jazz standard to life, just three key techniques. In this video, I’ll show you how to ...

On this week's episode of "The Scoop with Tracy Briggs," Tracy teams up with pal Penny Andrist to recreate the famous scene from Tom Hanks film "Big." Penny Andrist of "Penny and Pals" (left) and ...

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 ...

In the early 1980s, my father got a Baldwin upright electric piano. My dad had played piano as a child and in college. He’d performed live, improvising soundtracks to silent movies at an art-house ...

As a kid, I was given a book about a famous doctor who may or may not have been Albert Schweitzer. The first chapter is how he, as a young boy, learned the value of practice from his music teacher. It ...

Back in the days the norm was to consult book recipes when cooking and to get lost in infinite pages of giant dictionaries when reading. Today, we use the internet to perform all these tasks. As ...

“I would suggest any musicians of any instrument undertake piano lessons. Not for the intention to become great at the instrument but rather for perspective.” That’s what Grammy Award-winning ...