Is It Expensive To Have Your Piano Tuned?

When I was a kid I always loved playing piano at my friends houses. It was always fun to see what the different pianos sounded like and how they played differently. One major way the different pianos sounded different was how in tune they were. Some of my closest friends' pianos were so out of tune! Some of them got so bad that they were not even salvageable… you certainly don’t want to do that to your piano! You may be wondering, is piano tuning expensive? How much does it cost to tune your piano?

**It costs between $100 - $200 to tune your piano. The price depends on what area you live in and if you have had your piano tuned sometime in the last year or so. The further out of tune your piano is, the more expensive it will be to get it back in tune.**

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## How Do I Find Someone To Tune My Piano? ##

When you finally decide that you're ready to tune your piano the next task is finding someone who can tune your piano. It's important to find a trained piano technician to service your piano. You don't want just anyone opening up the lid and messing around with your piano. They're very delicate instruments and should be treated as such. The last thing you want is someone to damage or hurt your piano. Luckily there are few good ways to find a good piano technician.

My favorite way to find a good piano technician is when I move to a new area I call the local recording studio and see who they use. Of course the place that specializes in sound like a recording studio will only hire the best piano technicians. Especially because they have vintage and very expensive instruments sometimes. They also often have many instruments. I used to work in a studio that had six pianos in it. All of them are different ages, different types, different sounds in different styles. 

So calling up local recording studios is a great way to find a great piano technician. Make sure you call up a recording studio that specializes in recording acoustic instruments. You don't necessarily want to call up a one room pop studio or hip hop studio where they don't specialize or even own many pianos. You should also make sure that the studio you're calling has been in business for many decades, not just a studio that's popped up over the last year or two.

Another way I like to find a piano technician is to call up local churches and see who Tunes their pianos. Ideally it would be a church that you go to or have played at so you know that their piano sounds good. But in general churches have many pianos and a lot of their practices are based on music, so they want to make sure their piano sounds good. They will also most likely hire a good piano technician because they really care about their instruments. 

Another great place to get the names of piano technicians is to call up the local piano gallery or piano store. They obviously have loads of pianos that need to be in tune for When customers come in to try them out. They will certainly have a list of many of the best piano technicians in the area. This is a great way to get a recommendation.

Plus if all else fails you can always call up the local orchestra. If you live in a large city or a large Metropolitan area you most likely have some kind of professional orchestra. In the larger cities with the larger orchestras they tune their pianos before every performance. They most certainly hire only the best piano technician in the area. Because the pianos they use are most likely tens of thousands of dollars. They only want the best people handling them. *Just incase you are considering tuning your piano yourself, check out this article about tuning your own piano:*

[Can You Tune Your Own Piano?]( https://www.morningsidemusicacademy.com/features/can-you-tune-your-own-piano )

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## How to Prepare to Have Your Piano Tuned? ##

Once you find a piano technician you might be wondering what is involved in the up piano tuning. You might be wondering what to expect. I get this question a lot when I'm teaching [in-home piano lessons in Beaverton]( https://www.morningsidemusicacademy.com/beaverton/piano ).

When a piano technician comes to your house they will be making noise. The way piano technicians tune the piano is they will have to tune every string on the piano, which involves playing a lot of notes. It actually involves playing more notes than you even believe, because every key on the piano strikes three different strings. So technically for every key on the keyboard they will have to tune three strings. So they basically have to tune every key three times. They will also be playing the notes at different volumes.

So don't have a piano technician come over if you were going to have a zoom meeting. The piano technician will open up your piano and take a ribbon made out of felt and weave it in between the strings in the piano to isolate the one string that they are tuning. They will then strike that key many times as they tune that string, then they will remove part of the ribbon and they will tune two strings together and then they'll remove the other part of the ribbon in tune all three strings together. Then they will move across the keyboard in whatever way they see fit to start tuning the entire piano.

Another bonus of hiring a very skilled piano technician is they will be very concise with their tuning. Unfortunately, if you hire an inexperienced piano technician it might take them hours to tune the piano, and that's hours of time that you'll have to listen to repetitive piano notes being struck. So make sure you hire a very skilled technician who can get in and out and not cause too much ruckus. 

Also when the piano technicians are there they'll just take a look at your piano and see if everything is functioning well. They might have some suggestions about how you can take care of your piano a little bit better. This can be really beneficial, they want to make sure the piano is well taken care of. It is often nice to offer the piano technician something to drink while they're tuning the piano.

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You're probably wondering at this point how often you are going to have to have some stranger come to your house and tune your piano. The piano technician that is looking at your piano will know best, but usually You only need to get your piano tuned once a year.

If you're regularly servicing your piano you will probably only have to get it tuned once a year which is a benefit of keeping it in good tune. When the piano technician is done tuning your piano they will be able to suggest when they should come back. Sometimes when a piano is way out of tune they will have to do a pitch raise to get the piano back into tune. Update raises the process of pre tuning a piano to get a closer to the correct pitch. This is basically a rough tune and it can take half the time I'm a regular tuning.

Your piano technician will tell you before they start tuning if they're just going to do a pitch raise. If they're doing a pitch raise they'll have to come back sooner to finish the tuning. They will have to wait for the piano to settle into the raise tuning before they can take it the rest of the way. 

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## When Does My Piano Need To Be Tuned? ##

Here's some things to keep in mind about when you need to tune your piano. Once a year is a good rule of thumb for piano tuning, but always listen to your piano technician's advice.

You also need to tune your piano if you move your piano recently. This generally is from large moves like from building to building. Not necessarily if you just roll it across the floor. But moving the piano at all can throw it out of tune if you're not careful. So think twice before moving your piano around your house. And thirdly use your ears after you move your piano to see if you've knocked it out of tune.

And of course if your piano doesn't sound good in general it's probably time for a tune. Or if some of the keys aren't working you should service those as soon as possible. So if your piano sounds like the piano in an old cowboy movie, it's time to call the piano technician!

I hope you've learned a thing or two about piano tuning in this article. I'm really passionate about piano help and keeping our pianos healthy. 

How Much Does Piano Tuning Cost?

What Pianist Was Famous For The Style of Boogie Woogie?

Boogie-Woogie might be the most fun style of piano. It’s full of energy and joy plus it’s great to dance to. It’s common for people to forget which artists play boogie-woogie piano. Sometimes I get asked, which pianist was famous for the style of boogie-woogie?

**Jerry Lee Lewis was a popular white rock and roll artist who made use of the boogie-woogie piano style. Boogie-Woogie piano was an African-American art form played by artists like Albert Ammons, Peter Johnson, Meade Lux Lewis and Jimmy Yacey.**

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Boogie Woogie piano is a type of Blues music. It became very popular in the 1920s. It was developed in African-American communities in the 1870s. Even though it started with just the piano it eventually expanded to two pianos and then to big band music. It also expanded into country and western music and gospel. You can see it was a very influential style of playing piano.

Even though Blues typically only expresses a small variety of emotions, boogie-woogie is mainly associated with dancing and Boogie Woogie dancing. The really defining part of Boogie Woogie piano is characterized by the left hand bass.  when you're playing Boogie Woogie piano you're jumping around with your left hand. The chord progression is typically I-IV-V-I. And for the most part boogie-woogie Tunes are 12 bars Blues.

*Check out this early Boogie Woogie record:*

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*If you're interested in Boogie Woogie dancing you can also check out this video:*

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Boogie Woogie piano is a really exciting genre. It's pretty much impossible to listen to it and not feel happy and want to dance. I once played a Boogie Woogie piano showdown in Iowa City Iowa.

Here's the story of me playing a boogie woogie show in Iowa City. I was playing with a jazz band at that time and we were invited to play a boogie woogie showcase. We were super excited to go and see all the other pianists. It was going to be a Showcase of a bunch of different Boogie Woogie pianists from all over the country.

It was really exciting to meet all those different pianos. There was even a brother and a sister that traveled all the way from Sweden that were experts at dancing Boogie Woogie. It was two nights of shows and it was great to see everyone perform.

We had so much fun hanging out together and going out after the shows. It was really cool to talk with the siblings from Sweden, because it was their first time in the United States. They were super excited and they were huge boogie-woogie fans. Everyone was super nice and all the shows went really well. This is one of the best parts about being a musician, you get to travel all over the place and meet all sorts of really cool people.  All the pianos were super talented. Plus the Swedish dancers were incredible.

I learned they were the second best Boogie Woogie dancers in the world. They came in second place at the world championship for Boogie Woogie dancing. I didn't even know there was a competition for that! Apparently their mom wanted them to get along better so she signed them up for a dance class together. They had to practice together all the time and they started to get along better. They were really close by the time I'm at them. I had such a great time in Iowa City!

It was so cool to meet some of the best living Boogie Woogie piano players. They were also talented. And after each show we go out dancing too.This is one of the really cool parts of music is that it brings people together. Everyone was so enthusiastic about what they were doing, it was contagious! But in general Boogie Woogie piano is contagious. It's so cool!

It's amazing how really great music spread so quickly. Boogie Woogie piano influenced all sorts of other genres of music. It really spread throughout the entire United States very quickly. It's amazing how one type of playing piano can affect so many different musicians all over the country. Then it eventually spread all over the world. And that's how you end up with Boogie Woogie Champion dancers in Sweden. Great art is loved by all humans. Now there are people who listen to Boogie Woogie piano all over the world.

It gives me a lot of hope that art can cross borders and Nations. Music and art might be one of our best chances to unite the whole world in a common interest. I know that might sound ridiculous but if you look at how Boogie Woogie spread it might be possible. Because everyone wants to dance when they hear Boogie Woogie piano. *If you're enjoying this article, check out this one too:*

This is one of my favorite parts about being a musician. You get to spread joy wherever you go. Then you get the to lookout off the stage and see people smiling. And that makes you happy too.

Thank you so much for reading this article, and thanks for reading it all the way to the end.  It's fun for me to write about piano and it's fun for me to write about my experiences as a musician. It really means a lot to me that you would read this all the way to the end. I had a lot of fun writing it and reminiscing about that Boogie Woogie piano showdown.

It's experiences like that that make me want to share the joy of music and teach music lessons. When I teach [music lessons in Bethany](https://www.morningsidemusicacademy.com/bethany), I don't necessarily want all my students to become musicians. But it would be nice if they could have some of the cool experiences that I have had. Music really is something that opens the door to lots of different experiences. Music and allow you to travel all around the world and share your art! 

In my early 20’s I was teaching a bunch of music lessons. They were mostly [in-home piano lessons in Bethany]( 
https://www.morningsidemusicacademy.com/bethany/piano ). A good portion of my students' pianos were out of tune. I started to wonder, is piano tuning a good career? I could only teach students when they were home from school, but in theory I could tune pianos all day and then teach my regular lessons during after school hours. So is piano tuning a good career?

**Yes! The average income for a Piano Tuner/Technician is $40,000 to $60,000. This is a solid income in most places in the United States. Being a piano technician requires dedication, persistence, people skills and in most cases an entrepreneurial spirit.**

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So you're thinking about becoming a piano technician, but the first question you should ask is what exactly does a piano technician do. Piano technicians can do a wide range of things when it comes to working with pianos. This can be everything from tuning pianos in people's homes to repairing people's pianos. Or even working on pianos for a symphony orchestra or a local piano gallery.

Some of the most common problems with pianos would be, sticking sluggish keys, pianos going out of tune and he's not even working at all. There's also the ever-present problem of notes buzzing in a strange way when the key is struck. And even damaged or dirty keys pianos. There are all sorts of things that a piano technician has to do. *If you are curious how much it costs to have your piano tuned check out this article:*

[How Much Does Piano Tuning Cost?]( https://www.morningsidemusicacademy.com/features/how-much-does-piano-tuning-cost )

The first thing piano technicians have to do is be a decent people person. You'll be going into people's houses doing this job in most cases, unless you end up working for a piano factory. When you think about it there's no situation or at least very few situations where someone will be bringing their piano to you to work on. This is not like being a guitar repairman where everyone brings their guitar to you. You're basically a door-to-door technician, much like an electrician or plumber you will be entering people's homes. So it's extremely important for you to develop some level of  interpersonal skills.

This might seem like a silly requirement and that the main requirement is to be very good at servicing pianos. But the unfortunate truth is, it is a little bit of both. If you are not a pleasant person to be around chances are your customers will not refer you to other potential clients. Granted if you don't do a good job repairing their piano they won't refer you either but both are very important.

This is often overlooked by most piano technicians. They think skill alone is enough to keep them busy. But no one likes a grumpy person coming into their house no matter how talented they are.

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## Should I Become a Piano Technician? ##

So, should you become a piano technician? There are a few things you should think about before going into this profession.

As I discussed earlier in this article it's important that you get along with people and make a good first impression. If you aren't an awkward or shy person this will be a very difficult job for you in most cases. Of course there's a chance you can find a job working for a larger company and they will deal with all the scheduling in marketing and getting you clients, but either way you'll be going into people's houses. Unless of course you work in a piano Factory. so think long and hard if you consider yourself a people person.

2) Do you have the entrepreneurial spirit?

Are you good at selling yourself? If you decide to become a piano technician chances are you'll be working for yourself. This can be really great and really fulfilling but you also have to remember that you will be in charge of getting your own work. This means you have to have the drive and know how to get clients. The toughest part is always getting the first 10 clients. Once you establish yourself in an area and show that you are capable, people start to refer you and slowly you can build up a decent sized clientele. Until that point though it will be an uphill battle to get people to want to hire you. The first client is always the hardest, unless it's just a friend.

Believe it or not, not everyone is good at working with their hands. You should think long and hard if you have a knack or talent for working with your hands. Because he will be doing that all day. Pianos are very delicate instruments and you will have to establish a feel for how to repair a piano. Sometimes you'll be sticking your hands in tight spaces and having to do very meticulous work in a very cramped space. So think long and hard about if this sounds like the kind of work you enjoy. For many people it is extremely enjoyable.

Piano technician is one of those jobs that even though you are around people most the day you're not actually with people. You're going into people's homes but you're not necessarily working with the people that you're surrounded by. Oftentimes someone will let you into their house and then they will go into the other room and you will be alone. So make sure that you are comfortable being alone with your thoughts all day.

5) Do You Follow Through With What You Start?

It can take anywhere between two to five years to become a piano technician. So you have to think really hard before starting down this road, it's a long path. You have to really like doing all the above things listed and then you have to follow through and learn how to do it. If it is something you really think you would love, it certainly is worth pursuing, but that is an awfully long time to work on one thing. You don't want to get 2 years into it and realize you don't like it.

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A very common way to become a piano tuner or piano technician is to have an apprenticeship. This is where you become an apprentice with an experienced piano technician. You can also participate in specialized training programs. And of course you could undergo rigorous self education. I strongly caution you against taking that third option. Pianos are very valuable instruments and often carry a lot of sentimental value. You should think twice before teaching yourself how to repair them, you don't want to break or hurt someone's piano. And it is certainly embarrassing if you are tuning someone's piano and their house and you're getting it more and more out of tune and they are hearing this.

I have an acquaintance who went through a piano tuner apprenticeship. It worked out okay for him but he started tuning customers' pianos too early. He ended up losing a lot of his initial customers and starting to spread a bit of a bad name for himself around the community.

I would strongly suggest making sure you are more than qualified before you take on your first client. Also think really hard about who will be your mentor. You want to mentor who is dedicated and committed to you. You don't want someone who will teach you the basics and then say you're ready to go out and do it yourself. When looking for a mentor it's often good to find someone who's not an autodidact. Sometimes autodidactic people aren't the best teachers because they learn things very quickly themselves.

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## How Much Does a Piano Technician Make? ##

The average piano technician charges $100 per hour. This is a really solid income. It's important to remember though that you will not be able to necessarily work 40 hours a week as a piano tuner. There is travel time, client acquisition and paperwork that is involved such as billing. You will most likely not be making six figures doing this job but it is still a very solid income.

Just remember that it does take entrepreneurship and drive to become a piano technician. You also have to be comfortable billing people, this can actually be a problem for some people.

Thank you so much for reading this article. I hope you have found it helpful. I really enjoy writing articles about teaching piano and piano maintenance. Please check out some of my other articles on this site.

Is Piano Tuning A Good Career?

Is Piano Technician a Good Career?

Nowadays people are using classical music more and more for different creative projects. I often get asked about copyright and public domain when it comes to classical music. Is classical music copyrighted?

**Copyright duration lasts the author’s lifetime + 70 years, so most popular classical pieces are in the public domain. Most recordings of popular classical music are still under copyright though! This means you cannot use a recording of a classical song in your video.**

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## How Does Copyright Work With Music? ##

So the first thing we should talk about is what copyright is. Copyright is a type of intellectual property that gives the owner the exclusive right to create and distribute a creative work. This typically only lasts for a certain amount of time. After that the work enters the public domain, we'll talk about public domain later in this article.

Purpose of copyright is so that people can retain ownership of what they create or cell ownership of what they create. Some types of art cannot be easily recreated and other types of art can be easily recreated. Music is one of those types of art that can easily be recreated. For example, it is very hard to recreate a statue, but it is technically possible. On the other hand it is very easy to listen to a piece of music, write it down and then sell that music. This is where copyright comes into play. This means when someone writes a piece of music they now have exclusive rights to it. This makes it much easier for people to profit off of their artwork.

Once you obtain ownership of your own artwork through copyright you could then sell it. You could also sell the ownership to someone else as well. This is how Michael Jackson ended up owning some of the Beatles songs for a while. He was able to buy the rights of the songs that have been copyrighted.

In the case of music copyright typically lasts 70 years after the death of the author. It is not that way in all cases but in most that is how it works. This way after an artist creates something and then passes away their family can still profit off of their work. Oftentimes artist work ends up being owned by a foundation or estate. Or nowadays it can be owned by a record label. 

An example of this is Duke Ellington's compositions will be in the public domain in the year 2044. That means anyone will be free to record or use Duke Ellington's songs without permission from Duke Ellington's of State. This now takes us to classical music which is certainly much much older than Duke Ellington's music. At this point all of the music that was written by the master composers is in the public domain. *Have you ever wondered if classical music was for the rich?*

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The public domain consists of all the creative works to which no exclusive intellectual property rights apply. This means all creative works that are no longer under copyright are in the public domain. So anyone can use anything in the public domain. This can be really useful if you're working on some project and you need to use someone else's artwork.

It makes sense that there would be a public domain because it would be crazy if everything was under copyright forever. Can you imagine a world where you need written permission to use Twinkle Twinkle Little Star? That would be totally crazy.

So you might be thinking if most traditional classical music is in the public domain it's free for the taking. Well that's only partially true. The actual music, is in the notes written on paper are in the public domain, but most recordings of that music are not in the public domain. Even though music was written hundreds of years ago it was probably only recorded 30 years ago. That means that that recording is under copyright. This is one of the more confusing aspects of music.

People are often confused by the difference between the music as a concept and the music as a physical thing. When someone records an album they own that recording. So someone can record something in the public domain and still own the recording of that piece of music. If you recorded Twinkle Twinkle Little Star today you could sell that recording, but you do not own the song Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.

The reason I'm explaining this is if you are interested in using some old classical music in some project you were doing you would have to record it yourself. The vast majority of recordings are not in the public domain. This is because recording is still a relatively new technology; it is only about a hundred years old. The good news is every decade that goes by new recordings will be entering the public domain. Your best option for using classical music in a project would be using royalty free music.

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Royalty free music is music you can use without having to pay the owners of the music. Royalties are payments made to the owners or creators of a certain piece of art or media. There are many libraries online that are full of royalty free music. These libraries can be extremely helpful if you're working on different projects and you want some music. YouTube even has their own royalty free music that you would probably recognize. It's in a lot of different YouTube videos. When I'm teaching [music lessons in Bethany](https://www.morningsidemusicacademy.com/bethany) my students sometimes learn music that is royalty free.

The downside with royalty free music is it's normally low-quality. Either the recording is low-quality or the music that was written was low-quality. This is because most people who create art or record music like to be paid for what they do. Typically professional artists do not offer up their art for free. To be honest I don't know who creates all this royalty free music, but at least someone is doing it.

*Some places offer royalty free music for a subscription:*

[Premium Beat](https://www.premiumbeat.com/)

*Other places offer royalty free music for completely free:*

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## Why Do People Create Royalty Free Music? ##

I've decided to look into why people create royalty free music. Some people make it for fun, others probably do it for the same reason that someone might do an internship. It's a great way to practice what you're doing and get feedback on your creations. 

Another thing to keep in mind is not all royalty free music is free. Some people sell the music and then you don't have to pay the royalties. Royalty free means you can purchase it and use it as much and however you want. You won't have to pay the owner every time you use it. You buy it like you buy groceries.

The opposite of this would be “rights managed” music.  This is where an artist may be owed a huge range of money depending on how their music is used and how often it's used. I personally have a piece of my music in a major motion picture and receive royalties a few times a year.

The people make royalty free music to make money because the company will buy it and use it. They make a lot less because they aren't receiving royalties but there is a higher chance that people will pay them a one time fee to use their song.

This is a great way for young composers to start getting some traction when it comes to their music. As you slowly start to amass more and more placements of your music you can get more attention. Someone might hear your song somewhere and like it and try to figure out who wrote it. This is where apps like Shazam is very useful. 

It will listen to any song you're listening to and tell you who wrote it. This way the composer could eventually make more and more money as more people want to place their music. Hopefully eventually someone will outright pay them to compose something for them. This is where composers make most of their money, if they are successful.

Thank you so much for reading this article. I really enjoy writing about music, music lessons and piano. It really means a lot to me that you would take the time to read this article all the way through. Feel free to check out any of my other articles on this website. 

Is Classical Music Copyrighted?

If you're a musician who's fortunate enough to get to go to music school, it's important that you make the most of out it. It's surprisingly easy to find yourself at graduation with tons of regrets, and not nearly enough to show for your 4 years at a school where you're supposed to be learning to become the best musician you can.  

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The following is a list of things that you should think about so that you don't let your precious time at music school slip away from you. 

I was lucky enough to get to go to Berklee College of Music. My biggest regret from my experience there is that I didn't make nearly as many connections as I could have. In fact, I was a bit of a hermit, which is seriously foolish at a school like Berklee. I regretted it a bit as I was leaving school, but every year that goes by, the realization gets bigger that I really missed a huge opportunity (partly because I'm seeing more and more old classmates on TV every year). 

Making connections with other awesome musicians is probably the most important aspect of music school. Not only because many of these people end up doing great things (I went to school with Adam Neely, Betty Who, 3 of the guys from Imagine Dragons, Charlie Puth and many others), but more importantly, you're surrounded by so much talent, inspiration, and just simply amazing people at music school - missing out on making those connections is missing out on great friendships, musical inspiration, personal growth, and maybe even the world's next favorite rock band. 

Most music schools have some pretty amazing ensembles. Getting experience playing with other musicians is actually the number one thing that you can't fake. This is something you can only get at music school. If you're at a school that offers a lot of ensembles, you should take as many as you can, and make sure they're as diverse as possible so you can get real experience in many different idioms. Why not take that Bossa Nova ensemble on Tuesdays and the Heavy Metal ensemble on Thursdays?

Learning to play well with fellow musicians is not something you can skip, so if you don't have a lot of experience yet, sign up for as many as you can your freshman year. 

You're at music school. There are so many people that want to join a band, there's no excuse for not making it happen. And who know, you might just be the next Queen (who formed at London's Imperial College). 

Even if the band doesn't make it for very long, this is not only a great way to improve as a musician and practice playing with others, but it's also a great way to meet the other musicians at your school. 

If your school is in a big city like New York or Boston, what an opportunity to get some experience playing in the big leagues! And if you're already starting your career (read #12), this is an opportunity to get some real exposure that you definitely shouldn't miss out on. 

If your school is in a smaller town, that's still great. You'll still get experience playing real shows for real audiences, and there's nothing wrong with creating a following in a small town - fans are fans. If anything, small town fans are more fun and more loyal, so don't be a snob about it!

If you're in a city with good live music, go see as many shows as you can. Take your new friends that you're *totally* making at music school, and create some musical bonds. If you are in a big city, that's even more reason to get out of your dorm and get some inspiration from musicians that are doing what you would like to do. 

Some music schools have some pretty crazy majors to choose from. At the school I went to, there was MP&E (Music Production and Engineering), CWP (Contemporary Writing and Production), Jazz Comp, and a whole bunch of other crazy options. When choosing, you have to balance out what you want to do with your career and what you really want to do. 

If your school offers music business, please, take as many classes as you can. One thing they don't tell you about a career in music is that no one will hold your hand. Even if you don't want to be a music manager, you'll likely have to be your own music manager, at least for a while, so in a way, this is the most important thing you can learn, assuming you're already pretty amazing at actually playing, writing, or singing. 

The most special thing about music colleges is the teachers that they hire. Chances are, there are some pretty legendary people teaching at your school. Ask around, figure out who the best teachers are, and take the classes they teach. Obviously you should take things that are on the right path for your major, but you can totally piece together an epic schedule of classes that you'll remember for the rest of your life with the teachers that every one's talking about. 

9. Practice constantly, but don't let it stop you from socializing

You should be practicing all the time EXCEPT when there's a party. Don't miss out on opportunities to connect with the other musicians at your school... That is unless you're getting invited to like 7 parties a week, in which case you gotta find your balance. But don't be a hermit!

This isn't a popular opinion among musicians, but the best thing you can do is carve out a consistent time in the mornings for practice. I guarantee you won't be getting invited to anything fun between 8am and 11am each day, so why not commit to that time to be for practice only. 

Everybody thinks it's romantic to practice late at night, but that's how you end up missing out on meeting those amazing people.

10. Make a good impression on your teachers

I know it's hard to wrap your mind around when you're only 18, but you have to look at your teachers as professional peers. Of course you shouldn't act like you are actually peers, but do realize that they aren't just oldies there to scold you, but fellow musicians that are going to help you get to their level and beyond. And if you do things right, they're the ones that will be calling you for gigs, or passing your name along to *their* peers, so make a good impression. You want your teachers to look at you like a professional musician, not a snotty kid. And if you can be amazing enough that they remember you after you leave, now you're really talking! 

Colleges normally have a plethora of professional resources, and Music Colleges are no exception. Spend some time in the Career Development Center. Are there jobs or internships that could give you a head start in your career? Are there other resources that could help with your career or education that you weren't aware of. I bet the answer is yes. And don't wait until your senior year. In music, there's no time to learn, you need to start your career now! Speaking of which...

Kids going to "normal" college are allowed to wait until their graduation to face their futures, but not you. If you are pursuing a career in music, you have to start thinking about your future career as early as you possibly can. You can learn music at the same time as pursuing it. It may sound crazy, but it lines up perfectly. A music career usually starts off pretty bumpy and grungy - wouldn't you rather be getting that out of the way while you're still in college? My classmate [Betty Who](https://open.spotify.com/artist/0t3QQl52F463sxGXb1ckhB?si=sVu_gRN-QxuJxjRuMHIwGQ&dl_branch=1) was talking to record companies while we were at Berklee (I was watching Netflix in my room).

Do not allow yourself to believe that you get to just chill until you've graduated. It's always hustle season for musicians - what perfect training for the kind of career that's ahead of you. 

Now hopefully if you're about to go to music school, you'll heed my advice and really make the most of it. If you're still trying to decide if music school is worth it, maybe this advice will give you some more things to think about.

For those of you that choose to go to college for music, make the most of it, and enjoy every minute!

How to Make the Most of Music School

I was at a dinner party with some friends this past weekend and one of them mentioned he was in the market for buying a piano. He asked me if I would go with him to look at some pianos because he wanted to make sure he was buying one that is a good investment.

**As a financial investment, pianos are not a good investment. They require yearly maintenance and proper care, which can be expensive. It is near impossible to get an annual ROI of 7% or great by purchasing a piano.**

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Financially speaking pianos are not a good investment. I know this must sound strange coming from someone who teaches [private piano lessons in Hillsboro](https://www.morningsidemusicacademy.com/hillsboro/piano). There's a chance you've heard rumors about people investing in very expensive grand pianos. Rumors that say they have gained value as the years go on, like fine wine. These cases are very few and far between. Plus the pianos that this applies to are more expensive than most cars. If you have that kind of money lying around and it's burning a hole in your pocket, sure, maybe go for it and buy a $100,000 grand piano and hope that it will appreciate in value. 

The thing about pianos is, even if they are not financially good investments, they are very good investments for personal development. They are also great investments when it comes to educating a child. Playing piano can be extremely beneficial for a young child's brain. Plus it can develop self-discipline and show a child that hard work is worth it. Plus they're just fun to have around if you're having a holiday party or you want to spend some time by yourself. This of course relies on someone knowing how to play it.

So, in a roundabout way you could say the pianos are a good investment if you're investing in yourself. But this also means you can buy a second-hand piano that holds a decent tune and has been taken care of for a few hundred dollars. You will still get all the benefits of self improvement from a free or used piano. The first piano I owned cost me $100. I later took the piano apart to see how it worked and practiced and learned how to tune pianos. But that's a story for another time...

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If you find the right piano for the right price, buying a piano is absolutely worth it! The right piano is a piano that's been taken care of and is in tune. Piano should be tuned regularly so they can maintain their tuning. If you're looking at a piano that's horribly out of tune, chances are it will take months to get it back in tune. 

By that, I mean you will have a professional tuner come to your house and tune the piano. Sometimes, if pianos are really out of tune, a piano technician will have to tune the piano halfway. Then you have to wait awhile for the instrument to relax into that tuning, and then return to your home and continue tuning it back to where it should actually be. 

That's why it's important when you're shopping for a used piano that it should be relatively in tune. If you're not able to tell if a piano is in tune or not, make sure to bring a professional with you or at least a friend with a musical ear. A good trick to tell if a piano is in tune is to play the same note an octave apart all over the piano and see if you hear any waves of bad intonation. By this I mean play two C’s an octave apart all over the piano.

If the piano is relatively in tune, doesn't have too much cosmetic damage and is in your budget it's absolutely worth buying. As long as you have the space in your house. Luckily there are different styles of pianos. They can fit in all sorts of different homes or apartments. There are grand pianos which are very large and then upright or spinet pianos which are quite compact.

So really there's the perfect piano out there for anyone especially considering so many people are giving pianos away for free nowadays on websites like Craigslist. So, basically any place you live and whatever your budget is you can own a piano. As long as their neighbors don't mind. Keep in mind that you might have to pay for moving the piano and you'll probably have to pay for tuning once you move the piano because pianos can lose their tune a little bit while being moved. Personally, I moved my first piano myself with a small U-Haul trailer, it was an upright piano. It only took two people and wasn't that hard to do.

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People buy pianos for all sorts of different reasons. Some people think they look nice in their home and other people love to play piano. Also there's some people who don't even buy pianos, they just move into a house that already has a piano in it, which is a great bonus! My friend is currently in the market for a piano because he wants his son to start taking lessons. Another way people get pianos is sometimes grandparents pass them down to them. These instruments typically have sentimental value and have a nice story with them and end up being a family heirloom.

The main reasons people buy pianos are they like to play piano, they want to learn piano or have their child learn piano or they look at it as a piece of art to make their home look nicer. All of these reasons are great reasons to buy a piano.

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There are a couple things you should think about before buying a piano:

1) Do You Have The Budget to Buy a Piano?

You very well might have the budget for a piano because many people give away pianos for free. But just keep in mind that you will have to pay for moving the piano. In most cases you can do it yourself or you can pay movers which can be more expensive. You'll probably also have to pay for a piano tuner which can be anywhere from $100 to $300. This is a must if you're buying a new piano, it can be detrimental to your musicality if you practice on an out-of-tune piano. The last thing you need is to have out of tune music be normal to you. *If you want to learn more about practicing piano check out this article:*

[How Many Hours A Day Should You Practice Piano]( https://www.morningsidemusicacademy.com/features/how-many-hours-a-day-should-you-practice-piano )

2) Do You Live in a Place Where You Can Play Piano Without Disturbing Your Neighbors?

The last thing you want to do is buy a new piano and get it home, start playing and realize your neighbors hate the sound of piano. So think twice if you live in an apartment before buying a piano. pianos might seem quieter than an electric guitar but in reality they're quite loud. They were designed to match the volume of a full Symphony Orchestra so keep that in mind because that's pretty loud.


The thing about buying a piano or acquiring a piano is once you have the piano, you have it. By this I mean you now have to move it if you move. This can be another expense. Sometimes you can leave your piano where you live but you have to check with your landlord or the people you're selling your property to. So, if you're in the mood to buy a piano right now just think how long will I be living in the place where I'm currently living. 

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Are Pianos A Good Investment?

I remember when I was growing up going to different friends' houses, they almost all had pianos. This was years before I started teaching [private piano lessons in Tigard]( https://www.morningsidemusicacademy.com/tigard/piano ). Have you ever wondered, why are pianos so popular?

**Pianos are so popular for three reasons, they are the perfect first instrument to learn, they are an instrument you can play and sing at the same time, composers/musicians love them because they cover almost the whole spectrum of frequencies, from low to high.**

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**Pianos were invented by Bartolomeo Cristofori in Italy. Bartolomeo invented the piano because up until then most people were playing harpsichords, and you cannot control the dynamics of a harpsichord.** This is because a harpsichord is plugged. So he invented the piano. When you play the piano the string is struck by a small felted hammer and this way you can control the dynamics of the instrument. 

If you want to play loud you press the key down hard and the hammer strikes the three strings strongly, creating a loud note. If you want to play quietly you press the key down softly in this strikes the three strings gently creating a softer note. And if you want to be really quiet when you're playing the piano you can press down the damper pedal with your foot, then press the key down softly this only strikes one of the strings creating the softest know you can on the piano.

Italy has such a rich musical tradition that of course the piano was beloved when it was invented there. It was also very useful for classical composers because they cover the full range of notes an entire orchestra can play. Beethoven even used a piano when he was deaf. He cut the legs off of the piano  and rested on the floor so he could feel the vibrations through the ground.

We should all be really grateful for Bartolomeo’s invention because the harpsichord is kind of a painful instrument to listen to. The piano, on the other hand it's a very beautiful sounding instrument with many different tones and colors.

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Pianos are so popular because they're awesome! But seriously, pianos are popular because they are so useful for professional musicians and beginners alike. Pianos are great instruments to learn on because you can see all the notes laid out in front of you.

This is unlike an instrument like the flute where there's nothing to look at or even the trombone where there's very little to look at. Even with the violin it's hard to look and see the notes laid out in front of you. The first instrument I Learned was the trombone, and it was very confusing for me to learn about whole steps and half steps in music. This is because on trombone sometimes when you want to play a half step you actually have to move the slide really really far. So I didn't understand how two notes can be a half step away if you have to extend your arm to full-length to go between the two notes. But on the piano this is obvious.

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## Why Are Pianos the Perfect Instrument to Learn Music On? ##

Pianos are the perfect instrument to learn about music on because everything's laid out in front of you. You can even if you need to put little stickers on the keys with the names of the notes.  You can see the patterns of music laid out in front of you and this makes it easier to grasp. Music is an abstract thing after all and it's helpful to have a visible representation, especially when you're learning. Even though pianos are incredible for learning about music, they are not necessarily a good *financial investment*. If you want to learn more about that check out this article:

[Are Pianos A Good Investment?]( https://www.morningsidemusicacademy.com/features/are-pianos-a-good-investment )

Another great thing about pianos is the relatively easy to play…  or at least make it sound on. Some instruments take time and practice just to make a simple sound, but not the piano though. I guarantee you can make a beautiful sound of a piano with one second of practice. This is why they're also great for children. Any child can walk up to the piano and press down a key and hear the sound. Not every child can walk up to a violin and make a beautiful sound on their first day.

Pianos are also very beneficial for learning how chords work. Yet again because you can see the notes laid out in front of you you can see the structures of common chords. You can see the difference between a major chord and a minor chord, that's the difference between a happy sounding chord and a sad sounding chord. 

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Musicians love pianos because the piano covers the full spectrum of notes, well almost the full spectrum of notes. If you want to write a complex piece of music such as an orchestral piece it's very helpful to have a piano. This way you can play the notes that the bases will be playing and you can play the notes with the cellos will be playing and you can play the notes that the flute will be playing. it's all laid out in front of you.

Pianos are also very popular with contemporary musicians as well. They're beneficial for singer-songwriters because they can play a chord and sing at the same time. You could also just play the melody that you are going to sing out on the piano. It's very difficult to write a pop song if you only play trombone. You would have to play a note then sing a little and then play another note. But Elton John can just play chords and hum and slowly write a song.

Keyboards are even more popular nowadays with contemporary artists because you can make them play any sound. Lots of popular artists play their drums out on a keyboard. You just program the keyboard to play different drum sounds for each different note and then you can play a whole drum set. You can also program music into a computer using a keyboard; this is very helpful as well. You can create many different sounds on the computer using digital synthesizers and the way you make those sounds is by pressing the keys on a keyboard hooked up to your computer. 

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An even crazier way to use a keyboard as you can use it for sampling. This is when you take a pre-recorded piece of music and play it by pressing a key on a keyboard. But maybe that's a topic for another time.

## Why Do Most People Use Pianos to Compose Music? ##

Most people use a piano to compose music because you can play chords and Melodies at the same time. That's something that's very difficult to do on a guitar, which is another instrument that you can play chords on.

When I'm composing a new song I like to play chords in the left hand and play the melody in the right hand, this way I can hear how they sound together. Or another way I like to compose is playing chords with both hands and humming the melody. Then another convenient part of the piano is if you want to do harmonies with the melody you can easily play those with two fingers. At this point it should be very obvious why people like to compose music with pianos. This is why pianos are so popular.

Another benefit of composing music on a piano is you can easily show the song to a fellow composer. It's quite common when you write a new piece of music to show it to someone else by playing on the piano. It's a little more Awkward to show someone a new song on a horn or string instrument because they can't always hear the context in the chords below the melody. Another added benefit of showing someone a new song on a piano is they can see as well as hear the harmonic structure below the melody and follow along with the different chord changes.

In conclusion, I hope this article has shown you why piano is such a popular instrument. I recommend that anyone who is interested at least buy a keyboard and start playing around. And if that is fun for you maybe you should go out and buy a piano, or at least pick up a free piano that people are giving away. I certainly know that my musicality improved greatly once I started playing piano. It really is a beautiful and very useful instrument and we should all be thankful that it was invented in Italy way back when. I don't know what we would do if it had never been invented. We would probably miss out on a lot of great music!

Why Are Pianos So Popular?

My friend's mom moved last year. She owns a beautiful baby grand piano that has a lot of sentimental value to her. She really wanted to keep her piano and move it. I decided to do some research for her and find out, how much does it cost to move a piano?

**Piano moving companies charge by the mile, locally it can cost anywhere between $1.50 - $2.50 per mile. Cross country moves cost even more, usually $2.50-$10 per mile. There is often a baseline fee attached to these figures. You most likely will not be moving your piano for less than $300.**

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So you've decided to move, and you want to move your piano with you. This is often a big decision because you have to figure out if your piano is worth moving. This often comes down to how emotionally attached you are to your piano or how much value is there in your piano. It is also often very difficult to sell a piano so don't necessarily think you'll just sell your piano and buy another piano where you move easily. If you do want to sell your piano before moving though make sure to put it on the market for at least six months before you plan on moving. This gives you enough time to find a potential buyer, hopefully.

If you want to find a good piano mover there are few places you can look. First thing you should do is call local places that have pianos and ask them who they had help move there. This could even be a friend. Or you could call your local church or you could call local music studios or even call a local symphony. When someone has a piano mover that they're happy with they are often very happy to share their name. Don't think you're putting these people out by calling them and asking for a referral.

You should also check online forums in your local area to see if anyone has recommendations on piano movers. There are multiple piano forums online and you can also check Reddit. of course you can also Google and read reviews.

It is important when you're looking for a piano movers that you find a mover who specializes in pianos. You don't just want a regular old moving company to be handling your piano. Granted some moving companies have experience with pianos and that is a great thing.

A piano is not just like a sofa or an end table. It is a complex fragile instrument that needs to be treated likewise. It will need to be secured a certain way in the truck and obviously it should not have stuff piled on top of it. It also shouldn't be warped or put under pressure in any way because this will cause it to go more out of tune. And it might take you a long time to get the piano back in tune. I know all this stuff sounds like it's not a big deal but trust me it is, you should make sure that the movers you have moving your piano is an expert at moving pianos. *If you are feeling brave, with smaller pianos it's possible to move them yourself:* 

[Can I Move A Piano Myself?]( https://www.morningsidemusicacademy.com/features/can-i-move-a-piano-myself )

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Quiz: Match these Beatles lyrics to the song!