Learning to play the piano (a touhou inspiration~)

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Helix ⑨:
A good music store is no problem :) My dad knows a very big one in his old home town, I've been there myself and it's where he and my bro bought their guitars.
150 dollars isn't that much for me, knowing I can combine my christmas and birthday present and willing to pay a part myself :P

So it seems like weighted keys is a must, anything else? Earphone plugs perhaps, but I can not imagine anyone would make an electronic keyboard like that and don't have earphone support.

ふねん1:
I don't know enough about keyboards to make any suggestions, other than the weighted keys issue.

Regarding actual playing, there might be a few technique-related things I could advise. Something that's basic yet crucial is to keep track of your fingering. When you play a sequence spanning multiple consecutive notes, when sets of notes "jump" from one part of the piano to another, when single notes lead into chords, etc., you need to make sure you won't "run out of fingers" as you move your hand around. Admittedly, it's a little hard for me to explain, but you can see a basic example with scales. To play the eight notes in a scale you have to do something like this, from first note to eighth: thumb-index-middle-thumb-index-middle-ring-pinky. Considering how many ways you can put notes together, getting a feel for proper fingering is something that comes with time, but if you're learning one particular song you'll soon see what works and what doesn't.

There's really a bunch of things in piano playing that come with time, like the aforementioned fingering but also controlling volume and rhythm. Just keep at it and you'll see progress.

Fightest:

--- Quote from: Helix ⑨ on December 06, 2010, 10:46:50 PM ---It produces the same sound, plays the same

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I don't want to come in the thread all negative-like, but this is something that is not true. For learning purposes, however, yeah, keyboards are a much more affordable and practical solution.

I would also recommend getting actual lessons. Books and online tutorials are all well and good, but a proper teacher will be much quicker at identifying what you're doing right and what you're doing wrong, and you'll develop much faster as a result.

Infy♫:
I started playing keyboard 6 years ago~ Just less than a year ago i bought a piano, an electric one that is. and I noticed how much more awesome it is.
i'd advise to buy a stage piano, it combines the best things of a piano and keyboard.

now, be careful with some things.
dont ever buy casio. an awesome keyboard brand is yamaha, their keyboards have surprisingly good sounds and other functionality. i'd like to notice that a piano doesnt sound like a keyboard. you'd think it does, but to me they're just two different things. the sound of a keyboard is usually very fake. take at least one with 5 octaves, too~
also- do NOT buy stuff for 'beginners'. seriously. Once you get better you'll need a serious instrument and the beginner stuff will be a waste of money. so go for a good instrument when you buy one.

i hope you'll learn it well and wont give up!!

Furienify:
I'm looking over the keyboards on Best Buy's website. Most of them seem to have 61 keys; as soon as the count jumps to 88, so to does the price by a good $200 or so. They also come with all sorts of random knicknacks I'll probably never use; just a stand and headset are all I need to practice.

Both Casio and Yamaha keyboards have good reviews. There's this Casio one I'm looking at since it has everything I'm looking for, plus more keys. I assume more keys = good up until you reach 88. Either way, does anyone have product recommendations or warnings like Sercan's?

Also; I assume 'touch-sensitive' keys are the spring or not-weighted versions?

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