A hospital in Taiwan has installed a ‘piano staircase’, encouraging patients and staff to take the stairs and get more exercise. According to news sources, the staircase, found at Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital in Taiwan, stretches 11 stories and each individual stair plays a note...
What makes a better gift than learning to play the piano, right? That's why Savvy Living, a TV show on CBS in New York interviewed 6X Emmy Winner Scott "The Piano Guy" Houston this weekend! Check out the show right here. Scott's interview begins at...
Did you know that your brain can recognize a familiar song within 100 to 300 milliseconds? A new study from University College London reports that our favorite tunes are deeply held in our minds.For this study, researchers at the UCL Ear Institute wanted to find...
Thousands of people are having fun learning how to play their favorite songs on the piano with Scott Houston’s Piano in a Flash online method. One question Scott gets frequently involves chord movements or jumps. Here’s the question and Scott’s answer to help everyone along as...
Yay for Knoxville!Some very cool painted and playable pianos have popped up around the city in Knoxville, Tenn. Apparently, The Piano Project of Knoxville, founded by jazz pianist Brian Clay, placed the pianos.According to news sources, the launch party included Clay, the Downtown Knoxville Alliance,...
We know that people play music for fun. But did you know that some dogs do as well?Buddy Mercury, a lovable Beagle, is quickly generating massive online fame (almost 5.7 million views on YouTube) as a video showing him playing the piano and “singing” appears in...
According to news sources in Australia, an abandoned piano has been spotted on top of a cliff in Sydney Harbor—and ever since it was spotted, locals can’t seem to stop playing it. But unlike other pianos in the area, which are usually found tucked away...
A Piano in a Flash student recently wrote in saying “….God bless you if you have the gift of both being able to read and play by ear.” But is it a gift or something else entirely? Scott “The Piano Guy” Houston has a few...
One of the most powerful stories in music got even bigger last week. Kodi Less, an America's Got Talent contestant who is blind and has autism won the competition after impressing judges and the country with his singing and piano-playing talents.Lee will be awarded...
We all know that playing the piano is REALLY big fun. But on occasion, some REALLY big pianos have been used to bring some joy to the world. Classic FM recently shared some great moments including:Chopsticks by Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock — Inspired by...
