What piano should I buy if I want to learn to play?
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What piano should I buy if I want to learn to play?
And how much should I spend on it? Are the different numbers of keys in a piano (66 or 88) a big difference when learning? I have no idea in what should I buy. Please help!!
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Hi. I am a recently retired piano teacher in northern Rhode Island. There is no really simple answer to this question but when a new student (usually the parents of a new student) would ask this question, I recommended a "touch sensitive" digital keyboard with at least 1 pedal available (usually sold separately and jacked in to the back of the instrument). Also, the 66 keys is sufficient for considerable learning. DO NOT buy a keyboard with the little (narrow) keys. The reason I like to start with a decent digital is that we don’t know just how long the student’s interest will last and a 66 key is relatively inexpensive…check Best Buy, Guitar Center ,BJ’s wholesale…places like that. Easily under $200…and often much less. I bought 20 "reconditioned" 66 key keyboards fopr my classroomt for $89 a piece at Guitar Center 3 years ago and they are still perfect! If you want to go up just a bit without totally breaking the bank, I have used with great success the Yamaha DGX 500 (I believe that there is now a 505 or some other newer model, for about $600. This is an 88 key, decent sounding instrument (often offered on a nice stand and matching bench…I got mine at B’J's) about 3 years ago but Guitar Center also had them for a good price. You have to buy the pedal, about $30 from a music store or online, but this keyboard has rhythms, numerous great sounds and a zillion possibilities, as well as a very acceptable piano sound. This would be my #1 recommendation if it is in your budget. Eventually, if you progress and become "serious", you can invest in an acoustic (regular non-electric piano) but I would start with a digital. If you care to e-mail me with a phone number, I would be happy to talk to you more about this. I AM NOT a music store, just a teacher who has been asked this question a zillion times. By the way, "touch sensitive" means that the harder you press the key, the louder the sound (simply stated). This is a very important "piano characteristic".
Alan
alglasser@cox.net
i would just start out playing a piano with 88 keys, even though it might be more expensive right off, but if you got a piano with 66 keys, you might end up playing harder things which involve more keys… so you would end up buying the piano with 88 keys… and i would reccomend that you buy a digital piano, it saves you a lot of money by not having to get it tuned all the time