14 Year-Old Piano Prodigy!

Gun Chaikittiwatana is a piano prodigy. At age 14, he already played almost all of the most difficult piano pieces that were ever composed.

If a 14 year-old boy is playing Liebestraum, (which he played), he must really practice a lot. Liebestraum, by Franz Lizt, is particularly difficult because of this one section with a bunch of grace notes. Grace notes are note that are written in small print and are not counted as beats into the measure. Grace notes are usually played extremely fast and not every grown pianist can play it. There are many reductions of the piece for people who are learning or who cannot play it correctly. Go to this website to listen to him playing Liebestraum.

Written By: Rubina H.

Website Review: The Virtual Piano

The mighty Internet has given us many shiny and intricate options for ultimate time-suckage. But the lo-fi Virtual Piano proves that bigger doesn’t necessarily mean better.

The site is exactly what it sounds like: a piano keyboard that allows you to use your mouse to hit individual notes, or learn the proper chord formations in all 12 keys. For those of us who have left our piano-lesson days behind by a few decades, it is a useful tool for a refresher course. For those who never had a chance to learn, now’s your chance!