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lkraj1
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Keyboard Vs Piano
on: December 22, 2003, 03:49:17 AM
Hi,
I am looking to buy a piano for my 7 year old child who is a beginner piano student.
Someone suggested me that my child can practice on a keyboard at home (since piano is expensive and a child going to be using it). Someone else told me that they are entirely different and practicing in a keyboard is no good for a piano student.
Could someone pls clarify this?
Thanks in advance.
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eddie92099
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Re: Keyboard Vs Piano
Reply #1 on: December 22, 2003, 06:53:36 AM
To buy a keyboard that is worthwhile to practice on would cost you more than buying some pianos. Have you considered renting a piano for a year or so?
Ed
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dinosaurtales
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Re: Keyboard Vs Piano
Reply #2 on: December 22, 2003, 08:27:15 AM
What ed said. They are renting basic uprights out here for $40 a month. The word from the street here is that the kids love keyboards for a month or so - they like playing with the different sounds. Then they want a *real* piano like some of their friends, so I'd look at renting, if I were you.
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lkraj1
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Reply #3 on: December 23, 2003, 01:07:59 AM
Thanks to U both.
If I go for a piano, which brand do U think is better to keep at home? Is there anything in particular I have to look for in a piano?
I have absolutely no knowledge about pianos. So any advice about music and piano would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
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eddie92099
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Reply #4 on: December 23, 2003, 07:32:34 AM
My advice would be to take someone who knows what s/he is doing (possibly your child's teacher) along with you,
Ed
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classicarts
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Re: Keyboard Vs Piano
Reply #5 on: October 20, 2005, 03:33:20 AM
My advice would be to buy your child a cheap acoustic piano he can play on. It's better for him to get accustomed to a acoustic than to play on a plastic keyboard for many reasons. If you are kind of serious of getting him a piano teacher, then its a must for him to have acoustic piano.
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dinosaurtales
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Reply #6 on: October 20, 2005, 05:27:51 AM
I agree. I am amazed by how many musical parents have their kids playing on cheapie electric keyboards - for several years!!!!!!
That said, a couple of music teachers I know love keyboards, because they say the kids like trying the pieces out with different sounds, and it gets them to practice more. I can't speak for that myself, but that's what I hear.
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sonatainfsharp
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Re: Keyboard Vs Piano
Reply #7 on: October 20, 2005, 05:12:03 PM
I am one of those teachers who taught a demographic where parents would spend $50,000 on a car but only $200 on a keyboard for their kid.
Once the parents attended a few recitals, they could tell who had pianos and who had keyboards at home. Suddenly, all my students had real pianos.
A cheap upright is always better than an expensive keyboard; just for the feel of the action alone and beginning nuances. You can upgrade from there.
IMO and with experiences, you would need to spent $12,000 on a keyboard to get something that would behave like an acoustic piano.
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