Learning Piano is Great for Humans – and Robots!

Jun 2, 2023 | Spotlights

I’m constantly advocating piano lessons for all sorts of people, young and old, experienced and novice. But I had a thought today: piano lessons could be helpful for not just humans, but also robots. Teaching humanoid robots to play piano could give them the...

Are Acoustic Pianos Green & Sustainable?

Apr 22, 2023 | Spotlights

We love our planet! We’re really weary of greenwashing — otherwise known as lying — so we’re admittedly quiet in going about our own pro-sustainability efforts. But we have been making strides! In the past few years, we’ve been:...

Remembering Mark MacLeod

Nov 23, 2020 | Spotlights

I’d like to take a moment to remember Mark MacLeod, who started Family Piano Co with my mom Alice Alviani in 2006. Today is the 10th anniversary of his sudden passing back on November 23rd, 2010 from kidney failure.   Mark had a gregarious, larger-than-life...

How YOU Can Get “What Everyone Wants!”

Mar 20, 2019 | Spotlights

So, what DOES everyone want? Happiness? Peace? Salvation? Talent? Great health? Great love? Great bank account? Great karate chops? Award-winning pork chops? Great musical chops? How about “enough time” for “All of the Above?”   In writing...

Time Fidgets!

Jan 10, 2019 | Spotlights

My father’s family enjoyed deliberately mispronouncing things like, “hysterical society” (Historical Society). They also often said, “Time Fidgets” instead of “Tempus Figidus,” which is Latin for “time flies.” This...

What Did Brendan Buy for HIS Family?

Mar 12, 2015 | Spotlights

As the son of a piano technician, a lot of folks assume that I can’t like digital pianos. After all, if customers ONLY bought cheap keyboards, then we’d probably be out of business. But nothing can beat a good acoustic piano. That being said, there are...