Ideas required for musical instrument – keyboard?
Hi,
I am planning to buy a keyboard since it has been my passion since childhood to learn playing the keyboard. I need your suggestions for the following questions:
1. What configuration of keyboard would be ideally suited for a person like me who would like to learn & play this as a hobby? What brand would you suggest?
2. Will it be possible for me to learn the keyboard on my own if I buy some books for the same? Or would it be required for me to get myself enrolled in some music class?
Kindly suggest.
I absolutely hate keyboards, however, if you’re going to get one, get one with a full keyboard and weighted keys. That being said, one of those is going to run you as much or more than an inexpensive upright piano. If you decide to go the piano route, they generally retain their value–that being said, if you really like it and want to upgrade, or if you hate it and want to get rid of it, you’re around breaking even…rather than a keyboard which begins losing value faster than a computer.
i’ve always despised keyboards and believe personally that nothing beats a real piano so i think it would be very wise to talk to a person about what would be best for you at a music shop.
secondly you can learn from books and self teach but you will excel for more greatly if you have a teacher and they will be able to correct any bad habits you may make in the beginning. =]
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buy a Casio–they are not expensive & in a little while you can always buy a better instrument
a beginners model will be under $100–for a 61 note keyboard–that is really enough to get started
yes–you can learn some what on your own-but you would do better if you had some lessons to guide you in the right direction
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Without despising keyboards (or any musical instrument for that matter) I agree with the responder who advised a decent piano. If you don’t like the piano sound, get yourself a small harpsichord or spinet.
If you insist on a keyboard, my advice is to ignore "features" and fancy gimmicks and go for the one with the most convincing sound, even if this means a reduced number of voices. Choose one, too, with a decent-sized keyboard with full-size keys and a range of as many octaves as possible.
Any electronic instrument sounds better, of course, through decent speakers. The ones in most keyboards are pathetic little squeakers which do nothing for the music.
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I absolutely hate keyboards, however, if you’re going to get one, get one with a full keyboard and weighted keys. That being said, one of those is going to run you as much or more than an inexpensive upright piano. If you decide to go the piano route, they generally retain their value–that being said, if you really like it and want to upgrade, or if you hate it and want to get rid of it, you’re around breaking even…rather than a keyboard which begins losing value faster than a computer.
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