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Musicland Fun Day.
Saturday 14th July we will be hosting our fun day incorporating demonstrations on keyboards, pianos, guitars and amps. Also workshops throughout the day giving you hints and tips on guitar playing techniques, how to keep your guitar in tune, maintaining your guitar and much more!
Also be amazed as we demonstrate the latest keyboards and pianos linking to Tablets and Smart Phones ! Light refreshments will provided and entry to a free prize draw so put this date in your diary!
- Musicland Fun Day
- Free Trial Lessons
- Free Prize Draw
- Free Refreshments
- Demonstrations
- iPads / SmartPhone App Demos
- Piano & Keyboard Workshops
- Guitar Loop Pedal Workshops
- Hints & Tips
- Guitar Re-String & Maintenance Workshops
Bookmark this page and keep up-to-date with times of our workshops and demos!
Who are they - Yamaha Pianos with Pete Townshend
As the lead guitarist and composer for The Who for over five decades, Pete Townshend is the driving force behind one of the most powerful, inventive and articulate bodies of work in rock and roll.
He has written over a hundred songs for The Who's eleven studio albums including the rock operas Tommy and Quadrophenia.
He has been honoured with numerous awards for his work with The Who and his rock operas, these include the Q lifetime achievement award, a BRIT award for his contribution to British Music, and a living legend award at the International Rock Awards.
Although known mainly as a guitarist, he is also an accomplished pianist and keyboard player and has a huge fondness for Yamaha pianos, having acquired an impressive fleet of the instruments over the years.
His relationship with Yamaha instruments started with a six foot grand piano for his London studio which, when moved to his home studio he fitted with MIDI outputs. He still owns this piano, citing that Yamaha pianos 'improve with age'.
Pete's second Yamaha was a Disklavier concert (9 foot) grand, which he selected because he wanted to simply use 'only a piano' to record his compositions. He would then play the songs back on the Disklavier whilst singing lyrics and bringing his guitar into the scene. Pete says this method was a huge success producing many of his wonderful songs. He found the ability to record, edit and re-record on the instrument vital to his creative process.
He is keen to emphasise that his Disklavier is much more than a 'Player Piano' and comments "I use mine creatively, however good piano samples are these days there's nothing like a real piano bursting into life in a room. I'm often sat at my Disklavier noodling around and realise what I'm playing is good, or might become good so I just hit record and I can sing along with it and knock it into shape at a later stage."
More recently Pete invested in a Yamaha AvantGrand for his acclaimed Grand Cru Studio which is housed in a vintage Dutch Barge in London's St. Katherine's Dock. He says "It sounds fantastic and looks great, and of course the keyboard is a true piano keyboard. It has 88 notes with a small footprint yet looks and feels like a grand."
One of his more recent Yamaha pianos is a C1 TransAcoustic, which is also used by his wife Rachel, a renowned orchestral composer and arranger who prefers an acoustic piano. For Pete, he loves the MIDI connectivity and internal sequencer when combined with a "Great" piano sound. Pete told us ‘The sampled sound, projected from the soundboard is extraordinary, it sounds and feels like a huge acoustic grand but with a volume control!’.
He says TransAcoustic pianos are perfect for the 24/7 modern world, where we often live in smaller homes and need to be considerate of neighbours and families when practising. With this in mind, Pete’s most recent Yamaha piano is the CLP-685, part of the company’s renowned Clavinova line which is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year.
We'll leave the last word to the living legend that is Pete Townshend "Yamaha have been making pianos for over a century and have really brought the instrument into the new Millennium."
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New Clavinova Digital Pianos Launched
New Yamaha Clavinova Pianos 2017
Yamaha have just launched a new range of Clavinova digital pianos for 2017, known as the CLP-600 Series.
These will include the CLP-625, CLP-635, CLP-645, CLP-665, CLP-675 and CLP-685 models. A new colour, dark walnut has been added for some of the models, along with traditional colours such as polished ebony, rosewood, white, white ash, polished white and black walnut available in selected models. The new CLP-600 Series captures the soul of a remarkable concert instrument in a digital piano to deliver a grand piano performance in a more personal environment.
Features summary:Real Grand Expression
You'll feel the difference from the very first notes you play. With realistic touch and response, paired with the unique tone of the finest concert grand pianos ever made, the Clavinova delivers expressive capabilities and a dynamic range that redefines the standard for digital pianos today.
With the Clavinova 600 series the subtle tonal shadings and broad dynamic range of concert grand pianos in the privacy of your home, or livening up family gatherings with an impressive library of accompaniment and instrument sounds. The amazing versatility and state-of-the-art functionality of the Clavinova exceeds all of your musical expectations.
Experience a new world of musical options with Clavinova-more than just great sound.
Two World-Renowned Piano Sounds in One
Voices from the CFX, Yamaha's finest concert grand piano ever, and Bösendorfer's legendary Imperial. All 88 keys are sampled individually.
Introducing GrandTouch
The newly developed GrandTouch keys offer more responsive touch and a greater dynamic range than previous models. Pianist's can experience a natural, balanced response from the tip to the very back of each individual key.
Connect wirelessly for Bluetooth® audio
You can play music through the audio system on the Clavinova by using a Bluetooth-enabled smart device. You can stream audio data such as mp3 files, as well as audio from apps. You can enjoy playing along with any music on your smart device, and you can even share your Clavinova performances.
Distilling the very essence of a grand piano into the feel, tone and touch to resonate with the aspiring pianist within you.
A combination of experience, craftsmanship, unrivaled expressive capabilities and unmistakable tone make the concert grand piano one of the most revered musical instruments in history.
The CLP Series captures the soul of a remarkable concert grand in a digital piano to deliver a grand piano performance in a more personal environment. From the feel of the pedals to the touch of the keyboard and the rich, resonant tone, the CLP Series provides an authentic grand piano experience that will inspire you to take your playing to new height
Bromley now teaching 41/2 year olds!!
At our Bromley branch we have a specialist teacher (Moscow Conservatoire trained) to teach piano/keyboard to children from the age of 41/2 years. Please apply using our Bromley School Number 0770 84 84 884.
Yamaha Digital Grand Piano£7399
NEW AMPS! Available To Order£69
Yamaha CSP-150 Smart PianoEssex Showroom
54 North St
Romford Essex
RM1 1BH
01708 737977
Open Monday to Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 9.30am - 5.30pm
Sunday Closed
Bromley Showroom
422 Bromley Rd
Bromley
Kent BR1 4PL
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Sunday Closed