For modern composers, toy pianos are more than just child’s play. Toy pianos have been manufactured since the late 1800s, when a German toymaker started a business in Philadelphia. But in 1948, ...
This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. To perform on a toy piano, Chen sits on the floor, Schroeder-of-’Peanuts ...
Which toy pianos are best? Who said that the elegance of a grand piano was only for adults? These days, parents want to teach their children how to play music at a much younger age, and many want to ...
Phyllis Chen knew her way around a grand piano from a young age as she is a classically trained pianist. Phyllis Chen knew her way around a grand piano from a young age as she is a classically trained ...
Performances in N.Y.C. Modern pianos are central to classical music. But some musicians are learning other keyboard instruments, and feel like better artists for it. Phyllis Chen, a trained pianist, ...
On Friday, 3 May Tricia Dawn Williams, classical contemporary pianist and toy pianist, will be performing on her toy pianos at Spazju Kreattiv Theatre, Valletta, compositions for toy pianos. She will ...
When Phyllis Chen hits the road for a gig, she packs her pianos in her trunk. It’s not that she has an exceptionally large car. Chen plays the toy piano, which is exactly what it sounds like — a child ...
It’s a big show of little keys! An evening of music created for teeny-tiny pianos will plink its way onto a Boerum Hill stage this month. The Uncaged Toy Piano festival, at Roulette on Dec. 13, will ...
Toy pianos are fun to plink around on for a minute, but their small keyboards and even smaller sound make them musically uninteresting pretty quickly. [Måns Jonasson] found a way to jazz up a ...