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I can’t really afford a piano and we haven’t got any space for it just now.
So I’m wanting to get him a keyboard at Christmas, but I dunno if it’s suitable. Is it good for him to learn on keyboard or would it be too different from learning piano?
If you are on a budget, it is a good idea to start on a keyboard as they are much cheaper!
Get minimum 5 Octaves (61 keys); "Piano-sized Keys" and touch-sensitive/velocity-sensitive. You can pick up something for $200 or £100.
The piano and the keyboard are two totally different instruments. Piano is all about tone and the pressure you place on the keys. The keyboard doesn’t afford that luxury
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Its exactly the same!
Except for the feeling and all that
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Keyboard, Piano, what is the difference?
A keyboard is just an electronic one and you can do other things.
Piano is well, a piano.
As far as learning, its all the same as far as note reading. If you can put a real piano there, get a keyboard. He can learn on that. The whole point of the keyboard was to emulate the real piano.
That is why people get them.
BTW, you can get keyboard that feel like pianos. They have weighted keys now to simulate a real piano.
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Piano is so much better, it makes a beautiful sound. I first learnt to play the piano when I was 4, it wasn’t as great then. You play them exactly the same except piano has pedals and sounds much better.
And even if you get an electric piano with weighted keys it still doesn’t play or sound the same
Basically, its all about the sound that pianos make.
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The big disadvantages of learning on a keyboard are: (1) Keyboards usually don’t have all three pedals that pianos have, and (2) The keys on a piano are heavier, so going from keyboard to piano can be a very rough transition. One alternative is a digital piano — if you can afford one. Williams makes relatively inexpensive digital pianos (the starter model is around $500.00). The keys are weighted and are velocity and aftertouch sensitive, which means it’ll "feel" like a real piano. They’re also a lot smaller than even the smallest "regular" piano.
If a digital piano is cost-prohibitive, you can get him a keyboard so he can learn the notes and keys. Just bear in mind he may have trouble playing the piano if/when you get one.
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If you are short of space, a keyboard with Touch Sensitivity, will help.
They are completely different, but as the keys are the same the practise can be done on a keyboard.
For the most success he will need a teacher, who will teach him on a piano.
To explain the differences, piano contains alot of two handed music, and keyboard is about left hand chords and right hand melody. As you can see they are totally different, the only thing that is the same is how the music is written. He will find learning to read music is the best first step. One you can read music, you can learn to play everything.
Wish him good luck.
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I have been playing musicial instruments since I was 7. I am grade 8 standard on the Flute (highest level). I can play all the brass instruments excluding the Trombone. I acheived all this by learning to read music.
its very good.anything that helps him gain complete control over his hands and fingers is useful.even stupid stuff like eating rice with chopsticks.few people can afford piano’s.most people learn on keyboard first.you can get keyboards that are pressure sensitive, just like pianos,but theyre usually a little expensive also.even if you get a plain keyboard, its extremely useful, your boyfriend will learn the same fingering techniques and stuff.however i think its very advisable to get him a real piano when he reaches an intermediate level.the piano has a very particular feel to it that takes time to master.
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For my opinion of course it is better to start on the piano. It is the better way to get right skills, feel the instrument. If somebody starts on keyboard it is very important the quality of the keyboard. There is very wide range of them. Try to find the keyboard in wich the power of sound depends from the power of blow of the finger. But it may be much expensive than plain piano.
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It doesn’t really matter, although learning on a real piano would probably be better. However, you can learn the basics on a keyboard and then transfer the techniques to an actual piano.
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If he wants to learn piano, he should get a piano. However, you could get a fairly cheap keyboard for him to start off on while you save up for a piano?
Keyboard music is very different to piano music. Even digital pianos with weighted keys or keyboards with touch sensitivity sound rubbish because they don’t have that resonance.
A keyboard will be fine to start on. But if he wants to get any good at it then he will have to get a piano at some point.
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If you are on a budget, it is a good idea to start on a keyboard as they are much cheaper!
Get minimum 5 Octaves (61 keys); "Piano-sized Keys" and touch-sensitive/velocity-sensitive. You can pick up something for $200 or £100.
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Teaching Piano since 1982.
A keyboard isn’t that bad but you don’t have the feeling of a real piano…Frankly I prefer getting a digital piano for your boyfriend and I learned on the keyboard before switching to a real piano…Luckily the keys were rather light and it had hardly any difference…
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