Make Music Day is the one day a year we celebrate the central role of music in our lives and our country through free, open and accessible events throughout the U.S. and the World.
Category: Keyboards
The Making Music Guide to Keyboard Shopping
For recreational pianists, keyboards are smart investments. They’re cheaper than full-size pianos, require no tuning, and are way easier to carry up staircases. Plus: Connect a pair of headphones, and you can hammer away in your apartment without Gladys from upstairs complaining.
Matthew Kenney
Raised an only child, Matthew Kenney of Edgewood, Kentucky, was tasked with finding ways to entertain himself. The baby grand piano in his parents’ sitting room was his first inspiration. He began piano lessons in the third grade, but bored with the formal training, he quit after six months. Instead, he played by ear, learning everything from commercial jingles to the pop songs on his mom’s favorite radio station.
All of Me loves “All of Me” – Learn to Play it!
So, here I am driving my car on Cambridge Street like I do 3 times a day in my town. My radio is on and I am listening to a top 40 station outside of Boston when a song comes on that I have never heard. The man’s voice astounds me and I am transported in another way entirely. It’s such a beautiful ballad and I need to find out who is singing it.
Privia Pro Piano
The Privia Pro PX-5S stage piano is packed with remarkable sounds and 88 keys in a 24-pound package. It’s easily transported and will perform flawlessly on battery power. It features Casio’s proprietary AiR sound source, which provides incredible realism, detail, and expression for award-winning grand piano sounds. PX-5S has an arsenal of newly developed sounds […]
How to Restring an Electric Guitar
Todd Hobin gives a video demonstration and dictates the key steps to restring an electric guitar.
How to Restring an Acoustic Guitar
Todd Hobin goes through a step by step process to teach you how to restring an acoustic guitar.
How to Tune Your Guitar with a Piano
Todd Hobin sat down to explain and demonstrate how you can tune your guitar by using a piano.
How to Play the Song ‘Happy’
I don’t know about you, but just listening to the song “Happy” by Pharrell Williams makes me want to smile, sing and dance. Even after hearing it so many times! Well, guess what? It’s not hard to play on the piano and this video will teach you how to do it.
Rich Ridenour Shares his Passion Through Concerts and Street Pianos
Rich Ridenour has had an impressive career. After studying music at the University of Michigan and Juilliard, he went on to perform around the country. But his greatest passion—spreading his enthusiasm for piano and music—is what drives his career. To perform around the country. He also arranges, tackling music ranging from classical to ragtime to rock ‘n’ roll. But his greatest passion—spreading his enthusiasm for piano and music—is what drives his career.