Kenny Kirkland Funk Piano Solo Techniques

Brief Analysis and Transcription of Kenny Kirkland’s piano solo on Sting’s “Bring On The Night”, with video samples Ask any jazz pianist about funk piano solo improvisation, and one of the first thing that comes to mind would be Kenny Kirkland‘s piano solo on Sting’s “Bring On The Night” Here’s a video clip of a…

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Pleyel only make 25 pianos a year

Facing the competition of piano makers from China and Korea, the world’s oldest piano firm and the last still operating in France, Pleyel has stopped making the conventional piano. Instead, they are now focusing on innovative design. If you have never heard of Pleyel before, they used to make piano for the Polish composer Frederic Chopin.

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Play Beyonce Irreplaceable on iPhone

There is a very young, pretty, talented, and creative girl playing three iPhones and sing like a superstar in this video. You simply shouldn’t miss it! Meet Applegirl002. First, she program the drum beat rhythm pattern on the first iPhone. Then she plays guitar (strumming) on the second iPhone and sings in perfect pitch. So…

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Play piano with Apple iPad

Welcome to the iPad world! You are not only able to play the piano on iPhone and iPod Touch, but also the iPad!

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Am I Too Old to Learn Piano

“Am I too old to learn the piano?” This is without doubt the most asked question I have encountered throughout my piano teaching years. Studies have shown that the brain‘s speed and reasoning capability starts to decline by the age of 27. No wonder adults question their ability to learn the piano or any music…

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