who is just learning piano. the one he was using just broke at the headphone jack and he can't hear it as that was the only output. any suggestions on where to get a sturdy keyboard for beginner piano that is not expensive.
2006-07-11 09:19:09 · 3 answers · asked by Suet 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Performing Arts
give us a break, Chinese, you are being unreasonable in your expectations of my budget and apartment size.
I just want the boy to learn how to read music and he just wants to play guitar. Don't be a music nazi!
ps. my mother did her schoolwork on a stone tablet in a one-room school in Ireland. Does that beat a napkin?
2006-07-12 02:28:38 · update #1
Try eBay. Lots of keyboards for sale there, some very cheap. Make sure that you get one with a guarantee or warranty from the seller. Ideally, you want weighted, full-sized keys, 88 of them, and sampled sounds rather than synthesized, *in that order*. For example, if you can't afford a keyboard with 88 keys, settle for one with weighted, full-sized keys.
(It may be cheaper to repair the headphone jack on your old keyboard. The electronics for the line out are really simple compared to the rest of the keyboard.)
2006-07-13 15:02:04 · answer #1 · answered by Dr. Rob 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want your child to learn the piano, don't use an electronic keyboard. This will cause bad habits and not develop their fingers properly. Even if the keys are weighted, it does not properly give the feel for a true keyboard. As well, your child will have a difficulty finding notes on the a real piano because it's larger and they will be disorientated.
As well, with a real piano, there is the overtones when a note is played. It's very important for a child to hear the over tones and get use to all the sounds that come from a piano. The speakers in an electronic keyboard do not produce the overtone affect.
Don't waste your money with a fake piano. Invest in your child's education by getting them a real piano. You wouldn't expect your child to go to school and write their home work on paper napkins from Mcdonald's would you? You get them a real note book.
I'm a professional pianist, trust me when I say this.
2006-07-11 19:53:41 · answer #2 · answered by Chinese Cowboy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have played piano for about 11 years, and i've had one piano the whole time. It is a yamaha. Anything by Yamaha is pretty sturdy.
2006-07-11 10:35:00 · answer #3 · answered by mevajgrt 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋