History of Piano
This podcast, "History of Piano" is a lesson that navigates from the beginning of keyboard instruments and the development of harpsichord, then the invention of piano by Bartolomeo Francesco Cristofori. In the second part of the podcast, I have also included the evolution of traditional piano and modern electronic piano and their uses in our daily lives, including the concert grand piano. This podcast can be used in the general music classroom as well as the keyboard lessons for a better understanding of the development of keyboard instruments.
The following slideshow will serve as an aid to the podcast above
NafME Standards:
- Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.
- Understanding music in relation to history and culture.
- Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.
Massachusetts Arts Framework:
5.2 Listen to and describe aural examples of music of various styles, genres, cultural and historical periods, identifying expressive qualities, instrumentation and cultural and/or geographic context.
- Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.
- Understanding music in relation to history and culture.
- Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.
Massachusetts Arts Framework:
5.2 Listen to and describe aural examples of music of various styles, genres, cultural and historical periods, identifying expressive qualities, instrumentation and cultural and/or geographic context.