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A Foot Piano Makes a Fun Gift

When I first saw a performance on the foot piano, I was quite impressed. Here was a way to make music and to move and have fun. It can be a lot more work trying to play a foot piano as compared to playing an ordinary piano, but when it comes to music more work isn't necessarily bad. Music uplifts us and gives us energy. Playing the foot piano is enticing for both young and old. Toddlers love to step back and forth on the keys and even babies who can crawl like to move across the keys. The music is a great reward to them. Older children can start to learn what keys to press to play certain tunes. Teens and adults may work together with others to play more elaborate tunes. Being able to create music is a great feeling for most everyone.

Foot pianos are a fun way to make music. A foot piano would make a great gift as it would be both a gift of physical exercise and a gift of being able to create music. Foot pianos encourage working together as one can perform for another or both can work together to create music. Foot pianos encourage creativity.

Foot Piano Keyboard Fun

When I first saw a video of the big piano at FAO Schwarz in New York City being played, I was most intrigued. I thought what a fun way to learn to create music. Creating is a joyful process. A foot piano allows one to dance and to create music. For a young child it can be a delight to just walk across the keyboard. For older children, youth and adults practice can allow one to give a stunning performance.

Giving a foot piano as a gift at Christmas or for a birthday is giving a gift of creativity. Many wonderful memories will come from the experience of creating music and dancing. Music can uplift and encourage us. This gift will be a most memorable gift.

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Playing a Piano Mat

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Piano Stairs Fun

It is interesting how turning a staircase into a piano motivates people to take the stairs. Having a little fun in life does make a difference. Maybe we should all take time to have a little more fun.
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What's Your Opinion About Foot Pianos?

Are foot pianos serious musical instruments?

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Foot pianos make playing a musical instrument fun and will encourage more practice and will increase musical ability.

familystorykeeper says:

Above are links where you can buy piano mats at Amazon and eBay.

dennis says:

where can i buy one of those??? need ingo my email is novos.dennis@gmail.com PLEASE

skiesgreen says:

They are amazing. The stairs certainly proves a point.

Tipi says:

I'm fascinated!

familystorykeeper says:

Having fun playing music will increase one's musical ability.

Foot pianos are too much fun to be serious musical instruments.

 

Have You Ever Played a Foot Piano?

  • skiesgreen Nov 10, 2011 @ 3:43 am | delete
    What an incredible innovation. I would certainly take the stairs if one was in my shopping center or mall
  • CanadaREVIEW Oct 28, 2011 @ 2:30 pm | delete
    In the old church when i was little there was a foot piano and I forgot about it! I recall it all too well, but I never got the chance to play it! Thank you for sharing this lens!
  • Tipi Oct 18, 2011 @ 10:52 am | delete
    I have never even heard of a foot piano until this moment, I travel around Squidoo a lot and have never seen these anywhere. What a fun way to encourage those musical outlets and even get a little excercise!
  • Pastiche Feb 15, 2011 @ 8:15 am | delete
    Never tried a piano mat but I want one! I can must imagine the grandkids loving this and dancing with me on the foot piano.
  • javrsmith Jan 14, 2011 @ 9:06 am | delete
    No, but it looks like fun. My granddaughter has a small mat piano that she really likes.
  • kt_glasses Dec 29, 2010 @ 6:49 pm | delete
    yes i tried playing one in a department store, that was fun.
  • scar4 Dec 13, 2010 @ 9:42 pm | delete
    Foot piano seems like interesting.

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