| Buying an electronic keyboard for a Christmas present | | | | Most modern keyboard today have a screen built in to |
| is not as difficult as you might think. You can pick up a | | | | the middle of the keyboard so you can see the |
| good quality new keyboard for less than a hundred | | | | operations of the keyboard, such as what sound or |
| pounds and if you buy a used keyboard then you can | | | | rhythm you are using or what notes you are playing, in |
| reduce that figure to fifty pounds. These are not toy | | | | fact all operation of the keyboard. Buy a keyboard |
| keyboards either; they are real, sixty-one note, high | | | | with a big screen. Small screens can get very |
| quality electronic keyboards. | | | | cluttered and its hard to see what's going on. |
| If you are buying a keyboard for the first time then I | | | | Speakers |
| recommend auction sites such as eBay were you are | | | | Make sure your keyboard has built in speakers. |
| bound to find a bargain and you can also find brand | | | | Today's keyboards normally have two, one on the left |
| new keyboards for sale, but don't just dive in, first you | | | | and one on the right and built in to the keyboard so |
| need to know what to buy. | | | | you don't have any trailing wires to bother about. |
| So you are buying a keyboard for yourself or most | | | | Auto Chord |
| probably for you children and many people will | | | | If you are serious about learning to play the keyboard |
| immediately look in catalogues and visit stores like | | | | then check that your chosen keyboard has an auto |
| Dixon's and Comet and surprisingly not music shops. | | | | chord feature. This is a system that will embellish the |
| So essentially, you are buying a keyboard blind. A | | | | chords you play with your left hand by adding rhythmic |
| keyboard is just a keyboard, if its got black and white | | | | background sounds including drums bass, brass, in fact |
| keys that's all you need to know right, wrong, there is a | | | | a full orchestra, it is a fantastic invention and certainly |
| little bit more to it than that and if you or your offspring | | | | helps the learning process. |
| want to learn to play then its worth checking out a | | | | Power Supply |
| few features that you will need. | | | | Whatever keyboard you buy, get yourself a power |
| Top Five Keyboard Buying Tips | | | | supply to go with it. Don't rely on batteries, they won't |
| Keyboard Size | | | | last long and in the end, it will cost you a fortune. |
| Keyboard size is probably the most important, at a | | | | Power supplies are available for about ten to twenty |
| price range of a hundred pounds or less, you can buy | | | | pounds depending on which keyboard you opt for. |
| forty-nine note, sixty-one note and if buying second | | | | If you follow the above buying tips you should be able |
| hand seventy-six note keyboards. The most popular | | | | to get yourself a decent keyboard for a hundred |
| size is sixty-one note. | | | | pounds or less. |
| LCD Screens | | | | |