A piano is a musical instrument classified as a keyboard, percussion, or string instrument, depending on the system of classification used. Playing the piano is widespread in western music for solo performance, chamber music, and accompaniment, and is popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal.
The piano produces sound by striking steel strings with felt hammers. Vibrations are transmitted through the bridges to the soundboard.
The word piano is a shortened form of the word pianoforte, which is seldom used except in formal language and derived from the original Italian name for the instrument, gravicèmbalo col piano e forte (literally harpsichord with soft and loud). This refers to the ability of the piano to produce notes at different volumes depending on how hard the keys are pressed.
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The Piano Page - Official site of the Piano Technicians Guild. Extensive sections on buying, maintaining, and learning to play. Includes links to notation software, MIDI resources and image galleries. Directories of manufacturers, dealers, tuners, teachers and technicians.
Blanchet - Family biography of the noted French keyboard makers, active from the late 17th to the mid 19th Centuries from the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.
Creative Keyboard - Monthly e-zine exploring various facets of piano music.
Meta Description: [ Mel Bays Creative Keyboard is a monthly webzine offering free lessons and music for Piano and Keyboard. ]
Early Piano - Fortepiano Information - Information about early pianos and registers of surviving instruments.
Meta Description: [ Information for Early Pianos and Fortepianos, including instrument registers. ]
History of the Piano Forte - A collection of articles about the creation of the piano, including tunings, patents, and manufacturers.
Meta Description: [ The History of the Piano on the UK Piano Page, we are one of the largest sites devoted to piano history . ]
How to Care for Your Piano - Information and advice from W. Gertz Pianos, on maintaining your piano in good condition.
Piano Chord Finder - Detailed finger settings for hundreds of piano chords and scales, displayed in a graphical manner.
Meta Description: [ Finger settings for any piano chord. Easy to use, fast, and complete. You get: finger positions, actual notes, optional notes, note names, scales, and more, all clearly displayed. ]
Piano Forum - A discussion board for pianists and piano teachers. Includes competitions and book recommendations.
Meta Description: [ Download and print professional quality piano sheet music. Piano Street has now over 1000 of the greatest classical piano pieces and the world renowned Piano Forum. ]
Piano World - A large resource of piano information. Includes history, free sheet music, FAQs and a directory of piano tuners, teachers and dealers. Also sells piano parts and accessories.
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Piano-Playing - Three essays covering technique and style.
Meta Description: [ A pianist has only three fundamental elements in
his control: tone, timing, dynamics. Essay I- A new scientific explanation of how
the pianist controls tone and the shape of the sound curve. II-The implications for
piano technique. III.-Detailed analysis of how timing and dynamics are used t... ]
Pianoland.com - Information on piano maintenance, tuning, moving, and care. Contests, newsletter and links to piano related shopping.
Meta Description: [ Pianoland.com - Everything Piano! Your complete online piano resource, for information, piano care products, books, sheet music and more ]
PianoMedia - An online community for classical pianists and enthusiasts. Includes information about featured artists, a discussion forum, directory, articles, reviews, pianist profiles, events calendar, FAQs and MP3s. Members can submit soundclips and artist information to be included.
Pianopedia - Search engine allowing queries on a database of piano works from the classical piano repertoire.
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Pianotabs.net - Offers online piano tabs, tutorial, chat room, bulletin board, request form, and newsletter.
Pocket Piano Chord Name Finder - Offers a program that will display the names of chords entered note by note, and also display on a keyboard diagram, the individual notes of any chord chosen.
Meta Description: [ piano chord name finder, find name of any chord ]
Pulse Patterning for Pianists - Learn to move the lower torso in a musically appropriate and biomechanically correct way to maintain freedom in the body, and to engage and enhance the metric and phrase rhythm of the music.
Meta Description: [ Learn to move the lower torso in a musically appropriate and biomechanically correct way to maintain freedom in the body, and to engage and enhance the metric and phrase rhythm of the music. ]
Robert G. Kelly - Piano technician and tuner offers detailed advice about piano care, moving, evaluation, buying and selling along with facts, figures, and technical drawings for the instrument.
Suite101 - Piano - Online lessons, history, email and newsgroups, maintenance tips, manufacturers, teaching and related links.
Meta Description: [ This site concerns all things piano, including online lessons, history, email and newsgroups, maintenance, manufacturers, teaching and anything else related to the acoustic piano. - dewey decimal 786.2 ]
Washington International Piano Arts Council - Non-profit organization founded in 2001, presenting piano concerts at embassies of other nations located in Washington, DC as well as an annual piano competition. Calendar of events, membership forms and photo gallery.
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