piano

Archie's complaints about his piano lessons cutting into his playtime subside when his schoolteacher presents the opportunity for Archie to become a star.

When the family piano is sold, Emily tries to find it since it reminds her of the times when she sat underneath it and daydreamed about her parents not fighting, and she believes that retrieving it will bring back a pinch of happiness.

Text and photographs describe the methods and tools used in making a concert grand piano at the Steinway factory in New York City.

Eight-year-old Mabel is excited when her parents buy her a new piano and begins practicing for a concert at their house. But soon Mabel becomes worried that her jealous sister Violet has plans to jeopardize her big performance.

After Debbie tries to interest Tina in playing the piano by creating a cardboard keyboard, they discover that it does not have the same appeal, and come to realize that best friends do not have to share everything. Includes a DVD.

Looks at the different instruments that comprise the keyboard section of the orchestra, and explains how they make their sounds, how they are played, and how they are used in various types of music. Includes a selection of sound activities.

An illustrated account of the childhood of jazz pianist, composer, and arranger Mary Lou Williams in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, in the early twentieth century.

When Annie, her mother, and baby brother move to a new home, they have a lot of work to do, but Annie finds joy at the house of a neighbor who plays piano.

Step-by-step course combines theory and practice at the piano. Offers guidance on fingering, phrasing, tone production, technique, interpretation, and music improvisation at the keyboard.

An instructional guide to playing the piano, providing definitions of musical terms, and covering music notation, timing, key signatures, fingering, and chords, with exercises and tips on choosing and caring for a piano.