Piano Practice, Rehearsal Studios Rooms in Marble Arch
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With 14 piano practice rooms we have the largest number of rehearsal rooms in central London. Our practice rooms are located in our shop near Marble Arch/Speakers Corner. You can easily get here by tube or bus (please see the 'contact us' page).
14 Airconditioned Practice Rooms for Rehearsing, Teaching, Examinations and Auditions
Our rehearsal studios are used by pianists, singers and instrumentalists and also as an examination centre for ABRSM and TRINITY examining boards. Studio 2 is the largest practice room, has a Fazioli grand piano and is suitable for small ensembles of 5 or more persons. All pianos are tuned at least once a month.
Wireless Internet and Free Tea or Coffee for Practice Room Customers
Hours
Music Festival for performers and guests Our 10th
18-06-2022 01:30PM
The Morecambe Bay Piano Group was set up to extend
11-12-2021 02:00PM
The Morecambe Bay Piano Group was set up to extend
08-01-2022 02:00PM
The Morecambe Bay Piano Group was set up to extend
12-02-2022 02:00PM
Tuning Temperaments
How many piano tuning temperaments are there?
There are countless variations, but most fall within three major categories;
1. Meantone, which generally concentrated the dissonance into a few unusable intervals (often called "wolf" intervals), so that the others could be Just. These are often called "restrictive" tunings, since there are certain intervals that are not usable. Good intervals are really good, bad ones are really bad. The Meantone era was approx. 1400-1700
2. Well-Temperament, which gives more consonance to the most often used keys, and more dissonance to the lesser used ones. Though not equal, these tunings are "non-restrictive" because all intervals can be used. The intervals range from Just to barely acceptable. Well-temperament refers to a genre, not a specific tuning. The Well-Tempered era is approx. 1700-1880.
3. Equal Temperament, which spreads the dissonance equally among all intervals.
There is no difference in consonance or dissonance between any keys, thus, there are no good ones or bad ones. Equal temperament represents a complete average. Dates of its acceptance are debated, but there is ample evidence that it was widely available by 1900 and is the predominate tuning on keyboards, today.
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