Today I want to tell you a personal story of mine. 50 years ago in February I went to my first piano lesson! What a big day for me and I couldn't be more thankful that my parents made sure I got to ...

In the early 1980s, my father got a Baldwin upright electric piano. My dad had played piano as a child and in college. He’d performed live, improvising soundtracks to silent movies at an art-house ...

My earliest memories of my father, composer Paul Sheftel, are at the piano. After each lesson, I would draw a small picture to accompany the piece he had just composed for me, and together we would ...

As a kid, I hated taking piano lessons. I wasn’t that motivated, and I would frequently get reprimanded by my teacher for not practicing. In seventh grade, I decided to stop taking lessons altogether.

Like most children, I was naturally drawn to music at a young age. Unlike most children, I was dying to learn how to play it. My father is a skilled rock guitarist and was always playing in bands when ...

The show stars Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington and Danielle Brooks. Thirty-two years after its original Broadway run, August Wilson's "The Piano Lesson" is back with a buzzy revival. LaTanya ...

The piano on the set of “The Piano Lesson” was not a mere prop. It could be played and the cast members often did. It was adorned with pictures of the Washington family and their ancestors. It was, ...

Warning: This article contains major spoilers for "The Piano Lesson." The stars of “The Piano Lesson” had quite the spiritual experience by the time the Netflix movie came to its dramatic end. Based ...

It's the third movie to be adapted from August Wilson's 10-play series. If good intentions were all, this screen version of "The Piano Lesson" would earn high marks. But wishing doesn't make it so.