What does 2012 hold in store for digital pianos?
Classical Pianist Yana Reznik was amazing playing on the new Roland Digital Pianos.
As I prepared for my whirlwind trip to the NAMM Show – the music product industry’s biggest trade show and the biggest trade show on the West coast – I loaded my trusty backpack, [...]

On November 3, 2011, my great-aunt Ruth Billings passed away in much the same way that she lived; peacefully and surrounded by family and music. While many of my friends in the piano community have heard stories about my Aunt Ruth, there are two things about my favorite piano teacher that almost nobody knew.
One amazing [...]

The Billy Joel Steinway Hall Portrait was unveiled December 12, 2011.
Steinway Artist Billy Joel has found his place among the greatest pianists of all time – gracing the walls of legendary Steinway Hall in New York.
A Paul Wyse portrait of the world’s most famous Piano Man was unveiled at the iconic showroom on December 12, [...]

2011 Sonatina Festival Finalists
On November 19, 2011, 140 piano students from throughout Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa took part in the Eleventh Annual Sonatina Festival.
Top Senior Finalists
Finalists in each age category received trophies and each top finalist performed their competition piece for a packed audience at Full Compass Systems. The top finalists in each of the [...]

The Parent’s Simple Guide to Starting Children in Music
To help your child down the path of becoming a life-long music maker, simply think of a three-legged stool. Remove one leg from a three-legged stool and it tips over. And just like that stool, there are three things every student needs to be successful; committed [...]

Billings Piano Gallery of Madison was presented with a “Top 100 Dealer Award” by NAMM – the National Association of Music Merchants. Judged by an anonymous group of peers, the Top 100 Dealer Awards spotlight the very best music retailers in the United States. Businesses were chosen based on a variety of criteria ranging from customer service, [...]

Why change your store’s name?
Since opening our Madison showroom, we’ve made changes to meet the needs of our community. Everybody loves Steinway & Sons pianos, but there certainly has been a demand for quality new and used pianos in a wide range of prices. Since there was no place else in Madison with that kind [...]

Grant and Colleen with Jon Nakamatsu
I was talking with an old friend this week and recalled this inspiring speech by the great Steinway Artist and Van Cliburn Gold Medalist Jon Nakamatsu featuring his ‘startling confession.’ Watching this is a must for anyone who wants to realize their dreams.
Jon performed for our first Steinway Piano Society [...]

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Now more than ever, it’s important to let our representatives in Washington know that every child in America deserves a complete, well-rounded education that includes music and the arts.
Grant speaking at the 2010 Music Education Fly-in
Next month, I will again join a team of my peers from the Support Music Coalition (and a surprise guest) [...]