One of the strangest things about children is how quickly, instinctively and downright enthusiastically they take to music You might struggle to make them do the things essential for life, such as eating broccoli or wrapping up in winter, but hand them a ukulele and you’re almost guaranteed to have an occupied child for long enough to clean your windows

Until the late 1980s, there were two options when it came to buying a piano: grand or upright The advice was always to buy the one that fit its eventual home the best, suited its purpose the most appropriately and satisfied budgetary requirements