Tag: PIANO

Joseph Karam has transcribed the first comprehensive musical score for 'Super Mario Bros.' (right in time, we might add, for its 25th anniversary). Transcriptions of the game's classic music exist elsewhere, but Karam thinks they aren't as faithful as his own. The completist Karam has posted the sheet music (and audio samples) for free on his site, with everything from 'Flagpole Fanfare' to the ...

Toward the end of his performance at the Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco this week, piano master Lang Lang came out for an encore. Instead of sitting down and cracking his knuckles in front of a Steinway, though, he whipped out his iPad, and proceeded to drop jaws. Using Smule's Magic Piano app, Lang Lang performed Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's 'Flight of the Bumblebee,' which is included as one ...

There's a load of great tech news happening out there every day, and, unfortunately, we just can't cover it all. Here are a few of the other noteworthy things we saw today on our never-ending journey through the wild, wild Web. We promised ourselves we wouldn't mention Chatroulette today, but this dude improvising on the piano has got the Internet all hot and bothered. Our editors loved it, ...

Remember back when you just couldn't escape that iconic Nokia ringtone? Not only were those descending triplets softly cascading out of everybody's pockets and purses, once you heard it, it was pretty well near impossible to erase from your brain. Now, in the smartphone era of BBM beeps and iPhone Marimbas, this catchiest of catchy ringtones has become more of a cultural relic than anything ...

For just a second, imagine losing the very tool you use to make your livelihood. That sinking feeling in your gut is exactly how Maria Antonia Iglesias, a Spanish concert pianist, felt when she lost all of her fingers in 2003 after developing a health problem. But thanks to a medical and technological breakthrough, there's a light at the end of the tunnel for her -- and possibly others, too. ...

Yamaha AvantGrand N3 (Creative, Cost No Object) While we're tempted to think of Yamaha's latest invention as sort of the grandson of the keytar, that '80s rock staple that seemed the pinnacle of ebony and ivory awesomeness, in reality it's a whole new species. From afar the N3 looks like an especially mini baby grand, until you get up close and look under the hood, where suddenly you ...

The iPhone increasing lets you do many things, but playing a real piano in real time so far hasn't been one of them -- at least until this past week at CEATEC, the annual consumer electronics show held in Tokyo, Japan, which we were fortunate enough to attend. On display at the Yamaha booth was one of the more impressive iPhone apps we've seen to date: Called Finger Piano Share, since it lets ...

no Now here's a concept. A musical shirt with enough transistors to make even the hardest of hardcore nerd blush, and a long-sleeve garment fashionable enough to make even the world-class design student stop and admire. Mashed into one. The Musical toy piano shirt is that very piece, which was constructed to wow onlookers at the Electronic Textile workshop held this month in Switzerland. Packing ...

Technology allowing paraplegics to operate the right pedal of a piano has been developed by a team of scientists in Heidelberg Germany, trumping earlier systems which didn't allow for half pedal or flutter variations. The device consists of a tiny remote module that's placed inside the pianist's right cheek, and a wireless transmitter and motor attached to the pedals of the piano. A small ...

For all you OCD desk tappers out there, I Want One Of Those is offering up -- ta da -- Piano Hands. These electronic gloves with built-in sensors at the fingertips emulate musical notes upon tapping any flat surface. With eight different instruments to choose from, we can't think of a better way to be endlessly annoying on elevators, airplanes, trains and other cramped enclosed spaces -- ...

It's hard not to look cool while walking along carrying a guitar or even just a guitar case. Lugging around a keyboard, though ... far less studly (despite some noble attempts in the '80s). For this reason, keyboard-maker Infinite Response recently unveiled the new VAX 77 keyboard. It weighs just 25 pounds and folds in half, zipping into a shoulder bag, which means you can realistically carry it ...