Yamaha’s smart pianos work with Alexa and teach you how to play

In terms of Alexa compatibility, Amazon’s virtual assistant isn’t built into the Clavinova smart pianos. Instead, you’re able to trigger different commands by plugging something like an an Echo Dot to them. The only caveat is that you’ll need to route that through a MusicCast-powered hub, which is essentially Yamaha’s answer to Apple AirPlay and Google Cast. It’s not the most intuitive process,