P155 Piano Review

May 25, 2009 09:15AM

For those of you who have been wishing for a Clavinova CLP300 series piano in a portable and light package, the Yamaha P155 is your answer. It's the newest model in Yamaha's Contemporary Digital Piano series and features a new 4-level stereo sampled piano with key-on/key-off samples and 128 notes of polyphony.

The P155 pushes the envelope in portable digital piano technology even further. How? Well, how does 4-levels of CFIIIS stereo piano samples with key-on/key-off samples and 128 notes of polyphony under the hood sound? These are the same features found in the new Clavinova CLP340 and CLP370 digital pianos. And, of course, the Yamaha P155 has the Graded Hammer Effect keyboard touch for the most realistic feel possible. All of these great features come in a package that weigh in at a mere 37lbs. (18.6kg)—that's 115lbs. (52.2kg) lighter than the CLP340. Read more...

Article #2: The Three Key Steps to Learning the Piano

March 28, 2009 09:30AM

Welcome to Article #2: The Three Key Steps to Learning the Piano. What I am going to talk about in today's lesson are the three key steps for learning the piano as effectively and quickly as possible while having fun at the same time. Look, if you aren't enjoying what you are learning or doing, you are probably not going to stick with it for very long and you won't give it your all...Read more.

Yamaha YPG-635 / DGX-630 Review

March 21, 2009 11:30AM

If you read our October 2007 review of the YPG-625 / DGX-620, you'd know how much we love this digital piano. So when we heard that Yamaha stepped it up with the YPG-635 / DGX-630, we dropped everything to discover what this new model has to offer.

At first glance, the YPG-635 / DGX-630 looks just like the Yamaha YPG-625 / DGX-620. A closer look, however, reveals quite a few changes. The biggest change to the Yamaha YPG-635 / DGX-630 is definitely the big jump in polyphony—from 32 to 64 notes of polyphony. Read more...

Article #1: Learning and Mastering the Piano - Introduction

March 15, 2009 05:45PM

Welcome to my Piano Lessons page. My name is Hiram LeCedre and I created YamahaMusician.com. Before diving into what I consider is the best way of learning and mastering the piano, I would like to first thank you. In just a little over a year since I started this site, it has grown from an idea in my mind to being in the top 1% of global internet traffic. So, thank you for your support.

In the same way I approached building a successful website in a short amount of time with neither any expertise, experience or knowledge in web design, I approached learning the piano...Read more.