Piano

Some History

Instruments can be divided into three categories based on how they produce sounds. Those categories are string instruments, wind instruments, and percussion instruments. The piano's ancestry can be traced back through various instruments such as the clavichord, harpsichord, and dulcimer. But if it were traced back even further, one would find that the piano is a descendant of the monochord. In other words, based on its ancestry the piano can be classified as a string instrument. Although the piano can be classified as a string instrument due to the fact that the sounds come from the vibration of strings, it can also be classified as a percussion instrument because the way to produce sound is by striking the strings with little hammers. The piano is characterised by its large range and enables you to play melodies and chords, as a soloist or in a group, band or classical ensemble

Piano in all kinds of music

It is a musical instrument that has broad appeal. Whether you like classical music like Chopin, Mozart, Debussy, Ravel, Rachmaninoff or other piano music, like Tango by Osvaldo Pugliese, Einaudi, Oscar Peterson, Hank Jones, Bill Evans or Elton John, the piano is a versatile and challenging instrument and, depending on your goals, you'll definitely must practise frequently to achieve the level you strive for. You will be able to clearly mark your progress, enabling you to become motivated with each and every lesson.