Last Wednesday, May 29, the music world lost someone very special. Mulgrew Miller, a warm-hearted jazz pianist with a sweet and bouncy touch on the keys, died at age 57 after suffering a stroke the previous week. As a bandleader, Miller was most well-known for his group Wingspan, made up of piano, vibraphone, saxophone, and…
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Do you listen to music in your workplace? Musicians are lucky, of course, because music is essential to the work! Many people find that listening to music while they work, especially if they are well-acquainted with the tasks of their job, can boost concentration and decision-making. Experts attribute this to the idea that feeling stressed…
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When Yoko strikes one of the 88 keys, a number of things happen to produce that beautiful piano sound. First, the key itself acts as a lever, connected by other levers to lift the hammer and damper. The key, the other levers, the hammer, and the damper are known together as the “action.” The hammer,…
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