piano..............?

Question

i really want to learn how to play the piano i am so confused on where to go what websites to look at. what are price ranges for pianos.

Answer 1

It depends where you go.I got a practice casio at walmart for 88 bucks.If you want a good piano,they range from 97-1000 dollars.As for help,Learn chords.Just search "piano chords" on yahoo.Learn them,and chords are universal.Go to ultimate-guitar.com and use chords to play your favorite songs on the piano.

Answer 2

second hand is the way to go if you really want a PIANO and not more than £600 (or the equivalent of that for whichever country you're in) i'd personally recommend starting with a keyboard because they're more portable, (you can spend the money it would cost to move it on the actual thing you're moving instead) they're less cumbersome, they generally have more uses and are less expensive depending on where you're going to buy them and the neighbours might forgive you for playing a keyboard much sooner than they would for playing a piano.

keyboards are especially good if you can connect them to a computer and run a programme off them... but pianos have more keys and they're more naturally weighted and you can sit with someone and learn better posture wise perhaps...

Answer 3

If you are just beginning, the best thing to do is to get hold of a second hand piano. They are usually cheap (or even free). If you like it, you can move up after a couple of years. Contact new piano stores or local churches that are often glad to get rid of them for the price of the movers.
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Answer 4

if your just begining i suggest getting a keyboard first. though, i learned to play on a real piano at age 7, i've tought my little sister how to play better on our keyboard rather on our piano. i guess it's becouse some keyboards have ready recorded songs on there that light up the keys your suppose to play. but if your doing piano lessons and you stick to them for a year and you want to keep going get a second hand piano.

luck

Answer 5

As a piano teacher, I have to tell you, DO NOT get just a cheap little keyboard to begin to learn piano if you can afford more. You can rent pianos, buy used pianos (make sure you get it tuned by a professional), or there are nice digital pianos. A nice digital piano should include weighted keys and a sustain pedal. Also- make sure it has a full size keyboard (88 keys). If you can't afford to invest that kind of money right now, then go ahead and get the inexpensive keyboard. Just realize that as your skills increase, you will soon outgrow the keyboard (usually within the first year or two)- and in order to continue your education, you must have access to an accoustic piano or a digital piano. I've heard of some piano students working out an arrangement w/ local churches or community colleges that have pianos so that they may practice the piano. I always encourage anyone with a desire to learn piano- or music in general- go for it! It is well worth it. As for websites, I'm not really sure. I personally don't like websites that "teach" you how to play- nothing compares to the one-on-one with a person. Not only do you have someone there to show you everything step-by-step, use different teaching approaches if need be, there's also a special friendship that usually develops between teacher and student. I still keep in touch and look up to my former piano teacher. I took from her from age 6 to age 17. Check your local colleges/music schools/music stores- some of them may have student teachers that offer discount tuition rates for piano lessons. Good luck!!!!

Answer 6

Start with a secondhand one. You never know, it might not be what you really want to do. Look around locally. Check your newspaper classified. Ask around. Sometimes people just don't want theirs anymore. Good luck.