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 ...

Today I want to tell you a personal story of mine. 50 years ago in February I went to my first piano lesson! What a big day for me and I couldn't be more thankful that my parents made sure I got to ...

As a kid, I hated taking piano lessons. I wasn’t that motivated, and I would frequently get reprimanded by my teacher for not practicing. In seventh grade, I decided to stop taking lessons altogether.

In this article, we're putting that theory to the test. We’ve enlisted a relative piano novice who will embark on a thrilling eight-week journey that includes both one-on-one in-person lessons and the ...

My 10-year-old has been studying piano for five years now, and for five years, we have been struggling to get her to practice. Bribes, threats, and bargains are the currency of necessity. I think ...

Truth be told, I set out to do the same mission last year — and a similar version of it the year before that. And maybe even the year before that. This summer, finally, I’ve put my full effort into ...