| In these times of the internet, it's never been a | | | | do need to buy one, but you defiantly don't need |
| better time to learn how to play the piano. Why is | | | | to buy a new keyboard. Again, the internet |
| that? I hear you ask, because, information on | | | | comes to the rescue. There are thousands of |
| virtually any subject you can think of is available, | | | | auction listings offering second hand electronic |
| with a little research on the internet, and learning | | | | keyboards, electric pianos, in fact all kinds of |
| to play the piano, is no different than any other | | | | keyboards. For a beginner, there really is no point |
| subject you might wish to learn. | | | | in buying an expensive keyboard because when |
| Do I need a piano? | | | | starting to learn to play the piano you will only use |
| Obviously, if you want to learn to play the piano, | | | | a fraction of a piano keyboards features including |
| then a piano keyboard of some sort is essential. | | | | the keyboard. From a beginner's point of view, |
| While advanced piano playing would require a full | | | | you only need between five and eight notes on |
| size piano keyboard, normally eighty-eight notes. | | | | the keyboard to start learning. |
| To start learning, all you would need is any type | | | | So to recap, if you don't have a keyboard, then |
| of keyboard, such as a Yamaha PSR keyboard, | | | | borrow one or buy one second hand. It doesn't |
| which have forty-nine and sixty-one note versions | | | | have to be a traditional piano with a full size |
| or an electric piano, which are available in | | | | keyboard, as a beginner you will only use up to |
| seventy-six notes versions. You could even start | | | | eight notes. It's a fact, that not everybody will |
| learning with an accordion or a roll up piano, as | | | | take to learning to play the piano, so why spend a |
| long as you have a keyboard, you can start to | | | | fortune on a keyboard when you don't need to. If |
| learn. | | | | you don't take to it you haven't lost a fortune, if |
| Should you buy a new piano keyboard? | | | | you do take to it, buy a better keyboard. |
| If you don't have a piano or keyboard then you | | | | |