In the early 1980s, my father got a Baldwin upright electric piano. My dad had played piano as a child and in college. He’d performed live, improvising soundtracks to silent movies at an art-house ...
When Paula Fay started taking piano lessons for the first time in her late fifties, it fulfilled a lifelong dream. "I always wanted to learn how to play as a child, but my parents couldn't afford it," ...
When Clemency Burton-Hill returned to piano lessons as an adult, she found herself in good company. Grown-ups everywhere are learning the instrument to relieve stress, focus their minds – and for the ...
This week, as we near the end of 2024, the writers and editors of KQED Arts & Culture are reflecting on One Beautiful Thing from the year. n June, after a three-decade rest, I started playing the ...
For every child who must be bribed with ice cream to practice, there is an adult who regrets not having learned to play the piano. But who says it’s too late? Certainly not the 13 people who completed ...
STRATFORD Private piano lessons for adults will be offered from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursdays at Sterling House Community Center, 2283 Main St. Anthony R. Signore of Trumbull, who has taught for ...