What is a good cheap piano brand?

Our pick. Casio CDP-S150. The best budget digital piano for beginners. The CDP-S150 is a compact, 88-key digital piano that sounds excellent and is easy to play. ... Runner-up. Roland FP-10. Great, if you can find it. ... Budget pick. Alesis Recital Pro. A less expensive alternative.

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My 38-year musical journey began the first time I sat down at my cousin’s piano. My parents were able to foster this newfound passion by picking up a cheap, upright acoustic piano for me to practice on, but due to its age it had issues that made playing challenging. This is why Wirecutter recommends a good, affordable digital piano for beginners. If you’re looking to begin your (or your child’s) journey with music, the Casio CDP-S150 is an excellent choice because it suitably replicates the feel of an acoustic piano but costs less and requires less space. The Casio CDP-S150 is one of the slimmest keyboards available under $500, yet it still offers an accurate piano feel (aka its key action, which we’ll discuss below), as well as excellent sounds and useful student/teacher features such as a duet mode for playing a lesson together. This piano lacks a digital readout, but adjusting sounds and other functions is still easy enough. The only real drawback is the lack of Bluetooth for connecting it wirelessly to a mobile device to use Casio’s Chordana Play app, which provides access to additional controls and features; you have to use the less convenient USB Type-B port for a wired connection instead. Some of our testers (including me) slightly preferred the Roland FP-10 over the Casio CDP-S150 for its more authentic piano feel and accurate sounds. It has Bluetooth to wirelessly connect to a mobile device running Roland’s Piano Partner 2 app, but its physical controls are far less intuitive than the CDP-S150’s. Still, the FP-10 would likely be our top pick if not for the fact that its availability is too inconsistent. If you can find one, pick it up. Otherwise the Casio is a top-notch choice. Although the Alesis Recital Pro doesn’t sound quite as good or play quite as well as our other picks, it’s clearly the standout value. It’s typically about $100 less expensive than the Casio CDP-S150, and that savings is somewhat evident in the quality of the sounds that this piano produces. But thanks to its intuitive button design and LCD readout, this keyboard is the easiest to use of our picks. It doesn’t come with a sustain pedal, so it requires an extra purchase of about $20 to make it fully functional.

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Can you learn piano on unweighted keys?

Yes, you can "learn piano" using non-weighted keys; HOWEVER, your fingers will not develop the strength needed to perform smoothly and with good dynamic control.

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Strictly speaking, no, you can't. However, it will get you a fair way into what the black and white bits do: you'll be able to play tunes, chords, harmony, and learn to play in different keys, just like piano, all of which will set you up for when a piano comes along. You may even be able to use a sustain pedal, rather like a proper piano. What you won't be able to do is get the feel of the proper weighted keys, which is all part of the expression side of piano playing. But, using an organ type keyboard will get you maybe 75% of the way there. You may or may not pick up bad habits on the way, and certainly your playing technique won't be good for real piano playing, depending on how good (or bad) your keys actually are. There's more to be gained than lost, so go for it!