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learning piano
So I want to learn to play piano, but I'm not sure how to go about it. I have a small house and a small room, so I don't have space for an actual piano. So I have some (stupid) questions:
Are keyboards essentially the same as a regular piano? As in, if I learn to play on a keyboard, can I also play on a piano?
What kind of keyboard should I be looking for? It needs to be cheap, but also good.
What's the best way to learn without lessons? I don't have time for lessons at all. Anyone know of any good DVDs that teach you to play? that would be amazing.
Thanks!
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Im ridiculous at piano. Ive been playing for yeaarsss and I'm extremely advanced. So if you want to start, start on a keyboard... I did. After like 2 years we got a piano, a small upright.
Some keyboards are smaller than pianos, with less keys. A standard paino has 88, but the keyboard I used only had like 60. But when your a beginner you typicallty dont use the high up /low keys, so thats nothing to worry about. You can buy dvds, or even watch youtube. You can also buy beginner books; they're pretty self-explanatory.
Go to your local music store and ask a sales person what your looking for (like you might need a small one, affordable, etc.) Then ask for books and such.
Pianos great :) I would deffinantly take it up if I were you
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Keyboards and pianos are somewhat similar, but pianos keys are really hard to push down for me. Its just weird. I find that Im much more fond of a cheap 88key keyboard. And as for learning? Google and YouTube work wonders!!! TabNabber.com has some great songs. I didnt bother to memorize chords or anything. I just sort of picked a song I liked and got started. Merry Happy by Kate Nash was fairly simple. But just watch some videos, take some notes, and see how you do.
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i've been playing the piano for 10 years so i can help you on this.
a starting keyboard to get that is good is your basic 88 key full keyboard. if you want something more like a piano, you can get a weighted piano, meaning the harder you press down on the keys the more sound you'll get and vice versa.
if you want to know the essentials to learning piano, they have books in sam ash as well as all county music. they work just as well as dvd's. ofcourse they won't be able to give you as much help as a teacher but you will learn the notes and the basic theory.
hope i helped
if you have any questions, im me
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keyboards are basically the same things as pianos but have less keys. you can also change the sound on a keyboard. you can play a piano if you play a keyboard, it's not that big of a difference
i myself have a yamaha keyboard. they aren't as expensive depending on which one you get
do not get a keyboard that's 5 dollars on e-bay or anything like that... i've had bad experiences with those. they end up playing like 4 notes at a time and dont work well
as to learning to play... i dont know of any dvd's but i do know that it is very easy to learn from a beginers piano book.
also, sometimes on a keyboard it shows you what notes you are playing through a little panel. that might help you learn too
good luck and happy playing!
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