Is The Piano Right For You?

Why should I play the piano? Why is the piano any different from any other instrument? These questions can be answered several different ways. There are many advantages to learning how to play the piano. You can learn different brands, styles, and ways of playing a piano. You can play jazz, classical, pop, or broadway. With the piano, you can play both bass, and melody. You almost have the whole orchestra right there, in your hands! Well, not exactly, but learning to play songs with both hands flying is a thrilling feeling that cannot be duplicated.

Learning to play the piano is very helpful if you plan on learning other instruments in the future. With piano, you learn to distinguish the differences of the treble and bass clefs, rhythms, and much more. The piano is one of the most common instruments that people choose to learn, because of how easy it is to learn simple melodies.

What is the history of the piano? The piano was first created in the 1700s by a man named Bartolomeo Cristofori. Cristofori was appointed to take care of harpsichords in the Florentine court, and somehow came up with the piano. The piano is actually a stringed instrument, using cloth covered hammers to strike from one to three strings at a time. In an orchestra setting, a piano is actually considered a percussion instrument, along with drums, cymbals, marimba, and xylophone.