Scale degrees and tonal functions on the piano shown on a keyboard.
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Scale Degrees and Tonal Functions: How to Understand Them on the Piano

Learn what scale degrees and tonal functions mean on the piano, with C major examples, exercises and practical progressions.
Notas editoriales Información actualizada el 18 de septiembre de 2026. Los datos sobre los finalistas, el programa y el horario de la final proceden de la organización del Concurso Internacional George Enescu. La información relativa a la elección del Fazioli F278 por los semifinalistas ha sido facilitada por Fazioli. Fuentes: Concurso Internacional George Enescu y Fazioli Pianoforti.
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Two George Enescu Competition Finalists Choose a Fazioli F278

The Piano Section of the 20th George Enescu International Competition reaches its final with three young performers from China, South Korea and Taiwan. Two of them, Jeongwoo Lee and Pin-Hong Lin, have chosen a Fazioli F278 for their journey…
Hybrid piano for home: student practising with headphones
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Hybrid Piano for Home: Study, Listen and Enjoy

A hybrid piano can be an excellent option for anyone who wants a serious touch for study, quiet practice and an instrument that fits naturally into home life.
Chord inversions on the piano practised by a pianist at a grand piano
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Chord Inversions on the Piano: How to Avoid Clumsy Changes

How to recognise and practise triad inversions, join chords with less movement and create more natural accompaniments.
Circle of fifths for pianists: musician studying harmonic relationships at the piano
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Circle of Fifths for Pianists: Stop Memorising Keys

A practical guide to using the circle of fifths at the piano to find keys, key signatures and related chords.
Two illuminated keys represent the distance of a musical interval on the piano
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Musical Intervals on the Piano: How to Understand and Recognise Them

A practical guide to understanding, naming and recognising musical intervals on the keyboard, and beginning to identify them by ear.
Young pianist practising minor scales on a grand piano
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Minor Scales on the Piano: Natural, Harmonic and Melodic

Discover how natural, harmonic and melodic minor scales are built on the piano, what changes between them and how to practise them musically.
Young woman practising major scales on an upright piano
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How Major Scales Are Built on the Piano: A Practical Guide

Learn how to build and practise major scales on the piano using the tone and semitone pattern, examples in several keys and helpful fingering advice.
Grand piano prepared for a lesson on how chords are built
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How Piano Chords Are Built: A Step-by-Step Guide

Learn how to build piano chords from any note: major and minor triads, diminished and augmented chords, inversions and seventh chords.
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AI Piano Learning Apps: The Ultimate Guide

Learning to play the piano has never been more accessible than it is today. Thanks to advances in artificial intelligence, a new generation of apps has emerged that can listen to your performance, detect mistakes in real time, and help you improve…