Learning to play the piano as an adult doesn’t mean your career will stall, or you’ll never see your family in the evenings. We’ve taught hundreds of adults with demanding jobs and musical dreams at Chara. The secret to making it work isn’t finding more hours in the day, it’s using the hours you do…
When pianos are discussed at our studio, students sometimes think that each piano key corresponds to a particular string. Of course, there are 88 keys on a piano. So, there must be 88 strings, right? Wrong! There are actually normally 230 strings in a piano, and each string is carefully crafted to produce the magnificent…
A sticky key can be very frustrating, not only in ruining your playing experience but also in ruining your satisfaction with making music. Whether you are practicing scales or playing your favorite tunes, a sticky key quickly gets in the way. Fortunately, there are ways to resolve sticky key issues with a little knowledge…