As a child and young adult I would play my small keyboard a few days a week. Life got busy. In recent years when I did get my larger one out I would play all evening. Not often because there were easier instruments to hand ie alto recorder and guitar, that was quicker than going upstairs and in cupboards.
Yes, and it feels just like a grand (solid weighted, hammer action, 88keys).....just with more options... I mainly use it for practice.. My main instrument is the organ.....practicing with heavier keys, makes playing the lighter ones easier..
Keyboard technology is very advanced now........The keys feel just as good as the real thing.....sometimes better or worse depending on the price. The sound, whether better or worse, is also dependent on the price. I got the casio for piano feel and practice....but i also have a keyboard for it functions.....and portability.....Well, there's nothing quite like a piano; but keyboards are good, too...
In Canada, in cities like Toronto and Vancouver where micro-condos are in vogue, pianos are not really much of an option for space reasons...
People sometimes belittle the idea of children and young ppl learning to play a recorder, but it is a valuable experience.Always good to have an instrument to enjoy.
I started playing the recorder when I was 8, but I hardly play it anymore. I started playing the keyboard when I was 11, and I prefer it now.
I have two old keyboards, one from each of my grandmothers, and a newer one I got for Christmas when I was 13. One of the older ones and the newer one are actually children's keyboards but I still like them, haha.
I taught myself recorder on leaving home... everytime I got one my parents would throw it the bin within a day or two oops. Then bought a bigger one so I could look more mature, of course the lower pitch is nicer on the ears too.
Oh, I did. They had to tolerate the French horn practice. As a parent, I fully understand the torment I put them through. My son is a drummer, I need to tolerate his incessant tapping.You must have had an enjoyable childhood in this way.
Well, it just goes to show how the desire to improvise a tune seems to be part of the human condition.Oh, I did. They had to tolerate the French horn practice. As a parent, I fully understand the torment I put them through. My son is a drummer, I need to tolerate his incessant tapping.
Infact I used to try to make tunes on everything. Even those whistles, milk bottles and those things you blow at parties. I must have been infuriating.
So, how amateur are you at piano? Good amateur?Oh, I did. They had to tolerate the French horn practice. As a parent, I fully understand the torment I put them through. My son is a drummer, I need to tolerate his incessant tapping.
Infact, I used to try to make tunes on everything. Even those whistles, milk bottles and those things you blow at parties. It must have been infuriating.
