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🎹 The Best Digital Pianos Money Can Buy: Yamaha, Kawai, Roland & More! 🎹Watch this [...]
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Welcome to another piano comparison blog. My name is Stu Harrison, and today we will [...]
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Hi everyone, and welcome to another piano review here at Merriam Pianos. Today we’re with [...]
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Today we’ve got two Roland portable digital pianos from the FP series that includes the [...]
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Today we’re comparing the Kawai CN29 digital piano, part of the CN series of pianos [...]
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If you’re a parent hoping that your child might have that latent Mozart or Elton John gene dying to be unleashed, you’ve probably experienced the misery of trying to keep them committed to music lessons; at least long enough before their interest wanes and the music stays trapped inside forever. The truth is that […]
How much talent do you need to learn music? It’s a question that I have been asked hundreds of times. The idea that one needs to possess a high level of talent can have a huge impact on whether or not that person chooses to study music. This thought also influences the decision on whether […]
The next time your kid becomes agitated or throws a tantrum because they want to play their favorite video game instead of participating in that family outing, try sending them to piano lessons instead of their room. Scientists have now found a direct correlation between studying music and the emotional and behavioral maturation in children. […]
Anyone enrolling their child into beginner music lessons should ask themselves a fundamental question: should I register my kids for group or private lessons? Which format is more productive, which one produces the best skill set, which is really best for my child? Many parents feel private music lessons are superior to group lessons, but some […]
A warm welcome back to our staff & students! It’s hard to believe that another summer is behind us and it’s once again time for back to school. After a whirlwind year of record breaking piano sales, exponential school growth, enhanced bands/ensembles and Enriched programs, video logs and expanded performance opportunities, it’s time to now […]
Most kids quit music lessons. It’s a fact, and parents don’t just fear it, they expect it. And they should. Children, when presented with a longterm challenge with mixed results and few immediate rewards, will beg to quit. It’s just not fun. And what parent wants to spend years and years dragging their kids around to something […]
Success in music equals success in life. We’ve heard it time and time again, whether it’s a New York Times article, or a Columbia University study. It would seem that the same traits that are required to succeed in music, lend themselves quite well to becoming leading scientists, visionaries, directors, entrepreneurs, and doctors. After all, […]
Children are capable of learning musical principals from a very early age- research has proven it. Yet there remains a pervasive bias against starting children “too young”. The benefits of music lessons on young minds is significant and broad based. Parents who have figured this out can help their children lead happier, more successful lives. Musicians, on average, […]
As the owner of a large music school in Canada, I have closely observed over twenty thousand beginner students (including my own 5 children) during the past 30 years. I am one of the fortunate few that has been able to gain a unique perspective on this issue; what works, what is least […]
Learning how to play a musical instrument is not an easy task. Book an apointment with one of our Admissions Specialists Today X X X Music is a complex language that requires significant amounts of mental energy, patience and dedication on the part of students and parents along with lots and lots […]
