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STUDIO 237 MUSIC

Music Lessons for children, TEENS, and adults

Music Lessons for children, TEENS, and adults Music Lessons for children, TEENS, and adults

KEYBOARD RECOMMENDATIONS

Recommended Keyboards for Beginners (click on links to view item)

 

Alesis Recital – 88 Key Digital Piano Keyboard $236


Donner DEP-10 Beginner Digital Piano 88 Key $299.

 Donner DEP-10 Beginner Digital  Piano 88 key with furniture like stand: $399


Z Keyboard Stand Heavy Duty $50 by Amazon


Yamaha Piano Bench  $33


Donner Wood Piano Bench $66



These 5 features are desirable for a keyboard to have:

  • Touch Sensitivity 
  • Weighted keys
  • 76+ keys (including white and black)
  • Full Size Keys
  • Internal Speakers or an amplifier

Additional items you will need:

  • Pedal
  • Keyboard Stand (medium/heavy duty) Z Shaped  (not   "x" shaped)
  • Adjustable bench or wooden cushioned bench

BRANDS:

  • Alesis  (beginners)
  • Donner (beginners)
  • Yamaha (beginners thru advanced)
  • Kurzweil (beginners thru advanced)
  • Roland (beginners thru advanced)
  • Casio Privia (beginners thru advanced)

TYPES:

  • Keyboard (portable and lightweight) usually has internal speakers.  
  • Stage Piano (heavier weight, feels and responds more like a piano, usually do not have internal speakers so it needs an amplifier).
  • Digital Piano (has a piano like wooden shell stand, feel, and response, 2 or 3 built in pedals, internal speakers, and comes with a matching bench)
  • Clavinova Piano (similar to the Digital Piano but heavier.  Furniture like.


PEDAL (Most Keyboards do not include a pedal)  
Yamaha FC-5 Sustain Pedal for Portable Electronic Keyboards
Roland dp-10 Damper (sustain) Pedal 


PIANO BENCH:
We recommend an adjustable piano bench to go with either a piano or keyboard.  Adjustable benches are important because they "adjust" to the height of the student and piano/keyboard, provide stable even surface which provides for proper posture and position.  


KEYBOARD STAND:   Z shaped or U shaped.  I like a heavy duty stand to keep the keyboard still while practicing and the U or Z shaped provide  leg room.


WEBSITES TO SEARCH:

Musicians Friend

Sweetwater

Guitar Center

Amazon


AREA MUSIC STORES:

PLAYGROUND MUSIC, Mary Esther, FL 

LEITZ MUSIC, Panama City, and Fort Walton, Beach


GUITARS AND UKULELE

Yamaha JR1 FG Junior 3/4 Size Acoustic Guitar 

 If you are seeking a beginner's guitar for your child age 9 to around 12, we recommend the Yamaha FG JR-1   3/4 Size Acoustic Guitar.  It is a smaller sized guitar with quality. This guitar will last longer,  and have a good resale value when the student grows out of the instrument or you may pass it onto younger siblings. The cost is around $200.  You can view this guitar on Amazon.  We have one at the studio for you to look at and try.


Yamaha FG800  Acoustic Guitar

This is a full size guitar for adults.  You can view it on Amazon.


KALA MK-B MAKALA BARITONE UKULELE

This larger ukulele is great to begin learning on and enables the student to easily transition to guitar.  

  


VIOLIN AND CELLO

Should be rented at first:  SEE OUR VIOLIN AND CELLO PAGE


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