National Piano Month

September

“The Internet has everything,” I overhead one grandmother explain to another during an elevator ride. (Is it considered eavesdropping if you’re in a elevator?) I, of course, agree. The Internet even offers free piano lessons. I’m not suggesting that computerized piano lessons should take the place of IRL (Web talk for “in real life”) lessons and practice, but these online piano resources are worth a look. If you have an up-to-date browser (most of these sites require Java) and a piano keyboard (electronic or otherwise) you can start your music education right here, right now.

Internet Piano Page
Before we begin our tour of online piano lessons, we’re stopping for a little inspiration at this collection of classical piano pieces (in MIDI format) played by professional concert pianists. Organized by composer (from Bach to Schumann), you’ll find a nice sampling of each artist’s work. Some pages include a link to the composer’s biography.

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