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| | Do Not Have The Space For An Acoustic Piano? Try Out A Digital One! | The piano is one of the most expressive instruments a musician can play. The subtle and harsh variations in timbre, all of which are under direct control of the player's fingertips, have kept this instrument to the fore of musical creation and performance. The instrument also allows the musician to play more than one musical part at once - something lacking in most instruments. The popularity of this musical instrument with both amateur and professional musicians has led to great technological developments in recent years. One of the problems associated with the piano is its size and weight; this has led to the design and manufacture of more compact acoustic pianos, along with the present day digital piano. However, which instrument best fits your needs? Read More about Do Not Have The Space For An Acoustic Piano? Try Out A Digital One!
| | Selecting the Right Electronic Keyboard | If you are looking for the right electronic keyboard, you have probably been bombarded with a plethora of choices. How will you know exactly which one is right for you? It may be easier for you to make a decision if you determine not only what you want in your digital piano but also what is available.
You can find an electronic keyboard from many well known names in musical instruments including Casio and Yamaha. Most of them are relatively inexpensive costing only between $50 and $300. Furthermore, they all tend to be portable designs, which is possibly one of the most important features when choosing a keyboard.
Casio's LK100 model is a 61-key personal keyboard that has a lighted keyboard. It features 100 tones and 50 rhythms programmed into it already as well as a three-step lesson system that helps you learn to play. There is also an auto accompaniment feature that allows you to play a chord and get automatic bass, chord and rhythm parts automatically. This makes it a great keyboard for both novices and seasoned players. This Casio costs about $160. Read More about Selecting the Right Electronic Keyboard
| | What to look for when buying an electronic Keyboard | Before you buy an electronic keyboard consider the following points:
How many keys do you need:
Keyboards come with varying numbers of keys, the most popular is 61 keys, with a smaller number of
keys, usually 49, on children's and starter keyboards. A full size keyboard will have 76 keys and digital pianos will have 88 keys.
How do
you decide ? It depends four factors - the music you want to play, the space you have available, whether you need the keyboard to be portable and the
price you are willing to pay.
A 61 key keyboard will let you play most music, it will have 5 octaves in the middle of the range, which will allow you to play most
music, but if you want to play some classical music, in particular The Moonlight Sonata you will find you run out of lower range keys. Some keyboards
allow you to transpose the pitch up or down an octave so if you do want to play this type of music occasionally you can use this function to gain an
extra octave and allow you play it. A 61 key keyboard is smaller than a 76 key keyboard and more portable so if your space is limited or you want to
take your keyboard out on gigs this might be the best keyboard for you Read More about What to look for when buying an electronic Keyboard
| | How to Play an Electronic Keyboard | An electronic keyboard consists of black and white keys grouped into octaves of 12 keys each. A 61 key keyboard will have just over 5 octaves. The
notes in an octave are:
C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#, A, A#, B
where the black keys are the sharps (#) and the white keys the rest (naturals). As you look at the keyboard you will see the black keys within an
octave in a group of two and a group of three.
The first thing to do is to find middle C. On 61 and 76 key keyboards middle C is the white key immediately before the 3rd group of two black keys
from the left hand edge, on an 88 key keyboard middle C is the white key immediately before the 4th group of two black keys from the left hand
edge. Read More about How to Play an Electronic Keyboard
| | What is an Electronic Keyboard ? | An electronic keyboard is a musical instrument that works by replaying sound samples when you hit the keys. This makes it extremely
versatile as it is able to emulate any instrument, not just a piano, by selecting the samples from different ranges according to the type of
instrument selected.
The electronic keyboard is made up of the following components:
The musical keyboard which consists of the black and white piano keys, plus a keyboard matrix circuit than picks up the key
depression and initiates the process of selecting and amplifying the sound.
Software to control the menus and switches to allow the user to select instruments, play sample tunes, record and playback, connect to a computer and
other functions. Read More about What is an Electronic Keyboard ?
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