Do I need a piano right away? I don want to waste money and space in my home by purchasing a piano, in case my kid doesn like it — would a keyboard or digital piano do?
For a three or four year old, a keyboard might do for poking around. However, a keyboard is a big no-no for children at age 5 and up, due to (1) the keys balance and weight is necessary in developing touching, fingers, and posture; also (2) maintenance for a digital piano can very difficult to find, and can be just as costly as it is to “tune” an acoustic piano. The fancier keyboards with the different sounds and effect are designed for synthesizers, song-writers, gig performers on the go, not exactly meant for a student for learning classical piano. Digital pianos have come a long way and are imitating the sound and feel of real pianos, with light key resistance, and weighted key balance and action. It’s still yet to be as good as the acoustic piano, but there are some very good digital pianos out there that resemble real pianos. Therefore, a digital piano is a possible option for beginners. However, digital pianos remain light to the touch, and even good digital pianos are just as ex
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