Whether black-and-white or white-and-black, separating the whole and half tones into repeating patterns of 12 notes makes it much easier for a pianist to play and to find the right notes on the full ...

Step 1: The layout of black and white keys has been standard on most piano and keyboard instruments for centuries, but how do you find your way around it? With 88 keys, a full-size piano keyboard ...

He has designed a grand with an unprecedented 102 keys. The Stuart and Sons grand piano has 14 more keys than most, which means its lowest and highest notes live very much on the edge.

Today’s composers usually write piano music that fits within the range of an 88-key model. Most piano makers also accept this as the limit, because anything outside is considered too high or low for ...

PIANO good enough for your living room--or maybe even the stage? We wanted to find out, so we got our hands on one.

The larger keyboard adds notes at both the bass and treble ends, and though some will doubtless consider it unnecessary, Stuart is adamant that it should be the new standard. "We want to continue with ...

Music Interviews One Key, Many Notes: Ólafur Arnalds' Piano Rig Fuses Technology And Musicality July 19, 20184:22 PM ET Heard on All Things Considered By ...

It should go without saying that the Lumi Keys by Roli ($299) is not a one-for-one replacement for a Steinway baby grand, nor a particularly inexpensive one. There are technical limits to how much ...

University of Vermont music professor David Feurzeig is aiming to perform a free concert in every one of the state’s 252 municipalities in his “Play Every Town Project.” Photo by Kevin O ...