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Pianos

What’s the Best Piano for Your Room?

A guide to selecting optimum piano size.

Here’s What to Look for When Shopping for an Acoustic Piano

Craftsmanship and innovation in perfect harmony.

Four Tips For Getting Your Child Started On Piano

Here’s how to help your kids get involved in making music.

The Benefits of Playing Piano … At Any Age

No matter how old (or young) you are, playing piano is good for you!

Evolution of the Modern Piano: From Dulcimer to Disklavier

Thousands of years in the making … and still seeing improvements today.

Best Jazz Piano Solos

Check out these seven “must-hear” performances.

Five Reasons Why Playing Piano is Good for You

From stress relief to improved concentration and dexterity, there are lots of benefits.

Yamaha and the Piano Technicians Guild

Learn about the preeminent organization for qualifying piano technicians.

Five Simple Steps for Maintaining Your Piano

Keeping your piano in tip-top shape.

What Is a TransAcoustic™ Piano?

An instrument that offers a unique combination of acoustic and digital sound.

What are the Different Kinds of Clavinovas?

A line of revolutionary digital pianos, each with its own distinctive set of features.

Dawn Chorus: Augmented Reality With a Disklavier

A conversation with the artist behind the concept.

The Yamaha Disklavier ENSPIRE™ Essentials Kit

What’s inside, and what to do next.

A Brief Guide to Piano Tonewoods

Learn about the woods that are used to make pianos.

The History of Yamaha CF Grand Pianos

More than a century of innovation leads to the pinnacle of success.

Celebrating Lunar New Year Around the World

From music to feasts, learn the important traditions of the annual holiday.

How Does a Piano Work?

Here’s what’s going on under the hood.

How to Prepare for a Virtual Piano Audition

Tips for creating compelling videos of your performances.

A Quick Guide to Weighted Keys

What are they, and why do you need them?

What’s the Difference Between a Digital Keyboard and a Digital Piano?

They may seem the same at first glance … but they’re not.

The Role of Piano in Jazz

The mainstay of jazz ensembles, and the masters of the instrument.

Which Digital Piano Is Right for Me?

Here’s what you need to know in order to select the ideal digital piano.

Under the Lid: The Custom Pianos of J. Elliott and Co.

This husband and wife team perform piano alchemy.

How to Clean Piano Keys

Guidelines for cleaning your keys and preventing damage.

Bring Music Into Your Home This Mother’s Day

Help your child build a fulfilling life through musical experience.

Apps to Help You Learn to Play Keyboard At Home

Your smart device can serve as both your teacher and musical partner.

Gershwin in Cincinnati

Recreating “Rhapsody in Blue” with the Yamaha Disklavier.

Effective Time Management for Keyboard Practice

Here’s how to get the most out of your practice routine.

What’s the Difference Between a Grand Piano and an Upright Piano?

They’re similar, but they’re not the same.

Back To School!

Choosing the best keyboard for your kids.

Introducing the CVP800 Series Clavinova

Bringing the sound of the world’s finest concert grand pianos to your fingertips.

Creating a Worship Song With a PSR Keyboard

Recreate “Endless Praise” for your worshippers.

Appreciating the Artistry of Elton John

These are the songs that made the man a legend.

21st Century Composers Choose Disklavier

With its convergence of tradition and technology, the possibilities are endless.

How to Care for Your Yamaha Disklavier

A guide to maintaining your instrument.

Pianos Without Borders

Yamaha Disklavier and Remote Lesson technology make intercontinental piano lessons a reality.

Introduction to an Old Friend

The CP88 keeps the classics alive.

flowkey and the Yamaha Clavinova

An exciting new collaboration with Yamaha that combines the best of two worlds.

The Piano Guys Come to a Disklavier Near You

Now you can not only watch their performances, you can experience them too.

Elton John’s Million Dollar Piano

It’s one of the world’s most recognizable instruments … and it’s not for sale.

Piano Lessons Can Improve Your Child’s Language Skills

The benefits go far beyond musical experience.

Using Registration Memory

Eight dedicated buttons that allow you to store and recall your favorite sound combinations.

The Sounds of Halloween

Everything you need to turn your keyboard into a haunted piano.

The Disklavier Piano Pedals

The integral role pedals play in piano performances.

Yamaha Smart Pianist App Version 2.0

There are new features galore, and we’ve got them all covered here.

Four Metronome Exercises for Developing Timing Skills

Learn to interact with your metronome, not just listen to it.

Eight Great Tips for Practicing Piano

Utilize these tips to become a better musician.

Getting the Most Out of Audio To Score

How to edit the chords, the score … and the stream lights.

A Brief History of Yamaha Pianos

They represent more than a hundred years of quality and innovation.

Kooky Karaoke

Sometimes you just gotta get a little silly.

How to Add New Songs to Your CSP

Go beyond the songs in your iTunes® library.

What Do Piano Frames and Motorcycle Engines Have In Common?

They both provide good vibrations.

Why Is a Piano Soundboard Made from Wood?

The paradox of transmitting and stopping vibrations at the same time.

CueTIME: The Software That Follows You

Put yourself in the driver’s seat when playing along to backing tracks.

You Are the Artist

Play along with your favorite songs by your favorite artists, on your favorite Yamaha keyboards.

Why Aren’t There More Than 88 Keys on a Piano?

The answer may surprise you.

Disklavier PRO Features – Part III

The differences between a standard Disklavier and a Disklavier PRO.

Four Things You Need to Know About Gray Market Pianos

“Buyer beware” takes on new meaning when it comes to these instruments.

Disklavier PRO Features – Part II

The art of capturing pedaling.

Disklavier PRO Features – Part I

Capturing key release velocity with accuracy.

Remote Auditions Are Now Reality

Disklavier Education Network provides unique opportunity to young pianists the world over.

Bring Out Your Inner Musician with the Clavinova CSP

Learn how to play your favorite songs using your smart device.

Making the Impossible Possible

AI technology digitally reintroduces past masters.

The History of Disklavier, Part 4

When outstanding instruments met stellar technology.

The History of Disklavier, Part 3

Pianos for the 21st century.

The History of Disklavier Part 2

Keeping up with the tech boom.

The History of Disklavier, Part 1

The birth of the world’s most advanced piano.

Using a Clavinova to Record Your Performance and Print Your Score

How to create a musical score with a CVP Clavinova.

Using the Free Yamaha Chord Tracker App with Your Clavinova

Record audio wirelessly and share the sound of your CVP Series Clavinova using your iPhone® or iPad®.

Recording a Favorite Song on Your Clavinova … Including Vocals!

Turn your CVP into a recording studio.

Choosing the Right Keyboard on a Budget

What you need to know about starter digital keyboards.

Choosing the Right Keyboard When You Have Space Limitations

Keyboards you can tuck away when not in use.

How to Use the Clavinova Piano Room and Session Mode

Choose your venue, choose your piano, then put together a virtual backup band.

Controlling Clavinova Styles with Both Hands: Using Full Keyboard Mode

Play the CVP Clavinova the way that works for you.

How to Master Difficult Keyboard Percussion Passages

Four steps for learning how to play challenging music.