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Should I get a weighted or unweighted keyboard?

WHY ARE WEIGHTED KEYS BETTER FOR BEGINNERS THAN THOSE OF A KEYBOARD? Weighted keys will bring the beginner pianist closer to that of an acoustic piano, helping them feel the sensitivity required to push down the keys with different levels of control, as opposed to those on most keyboards that are unweighted.

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Weighted keys are a feature that digital pianos (and some keyboards/portable pianos) include in their design to help mimic the action of an acoustic piano. You can see from the example above that by pressing a key on an acoustic grand piano, a series of mechanical parts are set into motion with the aim of throwing a hammer at the string(s). This creates the familiar sound of a piano and provides a pianist with the level of control that is required to produce an array of expressive possibilities.

WHY ARE WEIGHTED KEYS BETTER FOR BEGINNERS THAN THOSE OF A KEYBOARD?

Weighted keys will bring the beginner pianist closer to that of an acoustic piano, helping them feel the sensitivity required to push down the keys with different levels of control, as opposed to those on most keyboards that are unweighted. Unweighted keys do not provide the resistance that is needed to develop piano playing skills. To make a good start in developing their piano technique, the learner needs to feel that they are pushing against they key to play a note, and also experience the sensation of the key pushing back up when returning to its resting position. On a larger scale, this is a little like the sensation of being sat on one end of a seesaw. The unweighted keys that you get on many keyboards, don't provide this sensation, and will result in a pupil practising on an instrument that doesn't resemble the key resistance of an acoustic piano. This often presents them with quite a shock when they start to play for their teacher on a weighted action for instance. The evenness of their playing can be affected due to their fingers not building up the strength to move from one key to another, which in turn will also affect the dynamic level and tone they produce from the instrument.

WHAT SORT OF PIANO WOULD BE GOOD FOR A BEGINNER ON A BUDGET?

For beginners who are on a budget, and/or may be limited for space, they may like to consider an instrument that is portable like a keyboard, but includes the type of weighted action that has been spoken about above. Many manufacturers offer a beginner 'entry range' of portable, weighted keyed instruments that provide a good basis for building a piano technique. One such instrument (at a very affordable price I might add) is the Casio CDP-S90. See the short video below for an overview:

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Sounds, content and numbers shown on the instrument interface may differ from the Yamaha PSR-I400. *The PSR-I400 has a different number of arpeggios to the PSR-I500. The transpose function makes sure you're always singing in the right key!

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The PSR-I400 makes learning to play the keyboard quick and enjoyable, and will continue to be a partner for your musical endeavors for many years. Downloading Song Book gives you instant access up to 115 Songs stored in your onboard library, as well as an invaluable instructional tool that make learning lessons prepared by your teachers easy and fun. With the PSR-I400, you can learn the rhythm and timing first, and then learn the left and right hand parts separately. You can also visit Yamaha MusicSoft online to access more of your favourite Songs and accelerate your progress as a keyboard player. The PSR-I400 even offers a metronome feature for teaching timing and rhythm, as well as a recording function that tracks your mistakes and sharpens up your playing quickly and consistently. *Scores for some of the onboard songs may not be provided in Song Book for copyright reasons. *The map has been kept just for graphical representation to provide easy user navigation and it’s not presenting or associated with any political boundaries of countries.

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