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Playing The Piano - Part 1
By Mike Shaw · 18 years ago
The mechanism of any musical instrument must establish in all cases a law for the application of the energy to be used upon that mechanism. When energy is correctly applied, the machine or mechanism should ...
The Mechanism Of A Piano - Part 2
By Mike Shaw · 18 years ago
When a key on an acoustic piano is pressed down, the resulting sound continues for a considerable time after the press of the key has taken place, and stops when the key is released and ...
The Physical Application Of Playing The Piano
By Mike Shaw · 18 years ago
The hand in its relation to playing the piano keyboard is the final stage in a process that normally will start with the eyes or possibly the ears. While the eyes and ears are not ...
Play The Piano With Expression - Part 2
By Mike Shaw · 18 years ago
In part 1 of this two part article, we discussed that to produce a pleasing and beautiful sound on the piano, the student must learn to use his or her hands correctly.
But before any ...
The Beginning of Music - Part 2
By Mike Shaw · 18 years ago
Musical instruments are divided into three categories instruments of percussion, wind instruments, and stringed instruments. Very simple forms of these are known to every tribe on the earth, and in their simplest form may be ...