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Shopping for a Piano: Acoustic Vs. Digital

The most serious piano teachers will adamantly point their students in the direction of an acoustic piano. For serious piano studying, I agree with this completely for reasons I will discuss shortly. But for many reasons, a genuine handcrafted instrument may not be the best choice for you. With the affordability, portability, and the many features that come with digital pianos, you may wish to head the other way. Summarily, the question of acoustic versus digital boils down to a matter of authenticity versus everything else.

Mostly, the drawbacks of an acoustic piano are matters of practicality, such as price. For what you could get a new, decent quality digital piano with, you’ll be dealing with a rather meager acoustic. This can encompass a number of problems. For instance, aside from any tuning it might need, the overall sound quality of a cheap acoustic piano can be quite poor. This may not just be an issue of bad strings, but can result from an infinite number of possible factors arising from any of the complex mechanics of the piano being in disrepair. Other common problems of old pianos are broken keys and sticky keys, which is when the keys fail to spring up the way they should. There may also be faults with the framework that can range from nuisances to impending hazards. The list of the possible troubles of a bad acoustic continues indefinitely, and it is likely that the piano will need a decent amount of initial maintenance, in addition to periodic maintenance, which is likely to pull a few additional large bills out of your wallet right way.

Also, because of its bulk and weight, an acoustic may be a very difficult accommodation for people living in tight or elevated spaces, such as dorm rooms and certain city apartments. Some buildings may even prohibit pianos, particularly on floors above the ground level, because the weight and bulk of pianos make them quite cumbersome and possibly hazardous to either the tenants or the buildings themselves. This raises the issue of portability as well. Do you gig? Do you relocate frequently? Toting a 500 pound upright piano isn’t possible for most people; moving one across the room is a challenge for most people. If your music should ideally be ready to go, your hulking wooden companion is not going to be sympathetic.

Acoustic pianos also lack the many features present in digital pianos nowadays that may be valuable tools to you. For example, Volume Control may be necessary in dormitory, or close living, situations. Newer digitals also come with a suite of onboard functions, including on-the-fly recording, voice customization, electronic metronome, and even music mixing features, which you won’t have. You will also lack the benefit of porting your music to your PC; a simple MIDI connector would feed your performance directly into your computer’s audio card without any ambient noise or loss of sound quality, which will probably beat any recording made with an acoustic piano and consumer grade recording hardware available at a neighborhood electronics store.

In light what you’re giving up in bells and whistles, surely you will be at a degree of inconvenience being committed to an acoustic piano. Still, despite the great deal of effort digital piano makers have put into their product, none have been able to truly reproduce the sound and feel of a good acoustic piano. First, lets talk about the piano sound. To most people, casual or occasional listeners of piano music, the sounds made with an acoustic piano and a digital piano are quite identical and equally satisfactory musically. But listen closely, because there is an important difference.

A digital piano outputs high quality recordings of the sounds that were made by a real piano at one time. During the process of making a digital piano, each key of a real concert grand piano is struck a number of times at varying velocities and recorded with sophisticated equipment. This array of high quality recordings will serve as the digital voice, and will give the digital piano a rather broad range of tonality and an overall likeness of an acoustic piano in varying music dynamics. But once the notes have been recorded and finally integrated with the digital piano’s voicing mechanism, they are never going to be changed. Even though the aesthetic quality of the sound may be state of the art, it is the way the sounds should behave but cannot because they are fixed recordings that is the fundamental problem of digital pianos.

An acoustic piano uses a complex array of hammers, strings, a soundboard, and other moving parts that function in collaboration. This means that when any note is played, it is not played with entire independence, but is highly affected by the current state of the surrounding components of the piano. For example, playing a chord on a digital piano will simply result in three notes being played, as they were recorded individually, at the same time, whereas with an acoustic piano, the three notes will interact with each other through the soundboard and become a stew of vibrations, producing a different, more complex, and ultimately richer sound. Lacking this quality of pliability, what comes out of digital speakers will typically be quite simplistic and boring, and will be most unsatisfactory to aficionados of the true piano tone.

An acoustic piano is also an analog instrument, which means is has virtually infinite range. For example, there is no limit to the loudness or softness a note may be played on an acoustic piano. With digital pianos, there is a point at which a minimum or maximum will be achieved. This means there will be occasions when you will not be able to play a note as softly or as loudly as you wish. In order words, true pppp or ffff are probably beyond the scope of digital pianos without you resorting to adjusting the volume dial while you’re performing. Even if you were to do that, the tonal quality of the notes would remain static from that point on, when it would further continue to dull or brighten on an acoustic piano.

Another problem of digital devices is the matter of intervals. In photography, for example, pixels are the intervals. With a traditional film camera, the amount of detail you are able to capture is theoretically unlimited because film is a single and continuous malleable body. The “film” of a digital camera is not single or continuous but is a multitude of pixels, each of which is only able to record a solid block of color. The amount of detail a digital camera is able to capture will depend on how small the pixels are and how tightly they’re packed together. If the pixels, or intervals, are small enough and packed closely enough, the amalgam of the blocks of color they record will appear to be smooth curves and gradients to the human eye.

There is a similar issue of intervals with digital pianos, which is mainly the issue of touch sensitivity. Digital pianos have a finite number of intervals when it comes to key pressure. The more intervals there are and the closer they are to each other, the more realistically the piano will respond to your dynamics. High end digital pianos will have quite a lot of them. But digital pianos within the means of average shoppers may not have sufficient sensitivity. This means that while the vast difference between piano and forte may be noticeable, the most intricate variances of touch pressure may be disregarded. This will be quite a nuisance to pianists seeking a highly responsive instrument, particularly when it comes to meticulous classical music.

It also manifests in pedaling. Piano pedals are ranged. Between simple on and off, or up and down, there are degrees. “Half-pedaling” and “quarter-pedaling” are crude terms describing the manner of pedaling in which the pedal is only pressed partially down in order to create an intermediate effect. For instance, rather than completely depressing the pedal so that the full brilliance of a note is sustained, you may wish to depress it only half way to dampen about half of the note and let only the remainder of it sustain for a subtler, suppressed quality. Certainly a scrupulous pianist will wish to employ the complete range of pedaling available to him, which may not be represented entirely accurately in a digital piano.

Aside from sound, as mentioned previously, key touch is also an important issue. Digital piano makers these days have gone to great lengths to reproduce the feel of acoustic pianos. For the most part, they’ve done a good job. They’ve even gone as far as implementing graded hammer action, which is in line with the hammers of acoustic pianos gradually becoming lighter from left to right. As a matter of fact, if you could take a look at the inner workings of a digital piano, you would be quite surprised and impressed with the complexity of the hammer mechanics. However, as long as digital pianos look the way they do, being the shape and size they are, there is going to be a limit as to how authentically the key feel can be made.

The hammers in a digital piano are simply extensions of the pianist’s fingers. When the pianist presses a key down, it will raise the opposing side of the lever, which touches an electronic pad inside the piano that serves as the string. The hammers in an acoustic piano do not behave this way. Instead of being extensions of the pianist’s fingers, they are rather like projectiles that are sprung at the strings high above them. Imagine the carnival game where you hit the pad on the ground with a mallet, which flings a projectile up the meter towards the bell at the very top. The finger is the mallet, the visible piano key is the pad, the hammer inside the piano is the projectile, and the string is the bell. First of all, this means if you press a key all the way down but not with the minimum amount of force needed, the projectile hammer will never leave its seating and the string will actually never be struck. On the part of the pianist, this launch-pad-like action will need a slightly different technique than the seesaw-like action of digital piano hammers, predominantly in difficult works. Secondly, it will feel noticeably different under the fingers.

The only way this can truly be reproduced in a digital piano is by the use of bona-fide acoustic hammers. And there’s nothing wrong with doing that. But the problem is there isn’t enough room for them inside the compact size of most of the digital pianos today. That’s why as long as they look the way they do, the action of digital pianos will not feel completely akin to that of acoustic pianos. Certain higher end models do integrate the acoustic hammer action simply to recreate the key feel. Even higher end models, which are called “silent pianos,” integrate strings as well and are bona-fide acoustic pianos with the added ability to remove the strings from the action and toggle on digital mode in order to provide volume control! But these tend to be even more expensive than acoustic pianos.

In terms of what the average piano shopper will be able to afford, the difference in the overall performance between a digital and acoustic piano will be stark. To restate what I said at the beginning of the article, it really boils down to the authenticity versus everything else. And the authenticity is usually going to cost you more to get. What you should think about is how important it is to you that the piano truly resembles an acoustic. Are you a classical piano student looking at a long road of perfection and possibly a career as a concert performer? Then a digital piano is probably not what you want to be practicing on, even as a temporary substitution, because there is a good chance it will hurt your technique. It is possible to get financing on an acoustic piano, so I would recommend going that route, using your budget of cash as a down payment. If this is not necessarily what you have in mind for your musical venture, then perhaps a digital piano is all you require. Depending on your needs, it may not be a mere reduction of an acoustic, but a substantial upgrade with all the features you’re going to get. Typically, a digital piano will be more than enough to satisfy one’s musical appetite.

About the Author

E. Chung is a student of classical piano and webmaster at Piano Lessons with Master Teachers, a freely available collection of interviews held with over 30 legendary concert pianists and teachers concerning the art of piano mastery. To learn more, visit his website at http://www.piano-lessons-master-teachers.com.

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Schoenhut 18-Key Tabletop Piano Red $54.99 Schoenhut’s 18-key tabletop piano is the perfect choice for a toddler’s first piano. Both fun and educational, it is an ideal instrument to use for developing eye-hand coordination and encouraging musical creativity. Chromatically tuned, the lovely chime-like notes are produced by little hammers striking precision-ground, German steel music rods.Schoenhut’s patented Learning System, with its play-by-color teaching method, makes playing simple and fun. A removable color strip fits behind the keys to guide small fingers, and works on adult keyboards, since keys on Schoenhut toy pianos are of corresponding width. This teaches children proper “finger stretch” from the very beginning. The accompanying songbook contains a collection of familiar tunes. This Learning System has been specially designed to build a child’s confidence and develop basic playing skills. For ages 3 years and up.

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Yamaha P95S Contemporary Piano, Silver $549.99 Yamaha P95S Contemporary Piano, Silver The P-95 gives musicians the dynamic, high-quality sound and natural piano touch response they expect from Yamaha, along with a high-quality built-in speaker system. All this packed into a slim, exceptionally affordable instrument that’s always ready to play when you are. Graded Hammer Standard (GHS) Keyboard with matte finish of black keys: Just as on a traditional acoustic piano, the keys of the lower notes have a heavier touch, while the higher ones are more responsive to lighter playing. The keyboard’s sensitivity can even be adjusted to match your playing style. This Graded Hammer technology also enables the instrument to provide authentic touch in a lightweight instrument. The matte finish of the black keys enhances the keyboard’s luxurious appearance. Compact, Stylish Design: The attractive, slim, lightweight design of the instrument, less than 12lbs. suits virtually any interior décor, and occupies less space than most coffee tables. No piano movers required. Advanced Wave Memory (AWM) Dynamic Stereo Sampling: The AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) is a sampling system which creates the realism of an acoustic instrument by using digital technology to record the instrument sound and applying high-quality digital filter technology to the recorded audio samples. The waveform of the sound created by playing the key of an acoustic piano differs depending on the playing strength from pianissimo to fortissimo. The AWM Dynamic Stereo Sampling can produce such dynamic nuances by recording samples of various playing strengths. The greater the number of samples used, the higher the expression. Built-in Stereo Speaker System: This instrument uses highly efficient amplifiers that pack more sound into a lighter digital piano. With 6 watts per channel, these keyboards are ready to go whenever you are. Essential Sounds: This instrument features an array of commonly used sounds such as grand pianos, electric pianos, organs, harpsichords, vibraphones, strings and new choir and Jazz organ. Each of these sounds has been recorded and recreated with Yamaha’s unrivaled attention to detail. 50 Preset Piano Songs: A selection of 50 different piano songs is provided for your listening pleasure. These recordings were chosen for their beauty as well as their functionality. Since many of the songs are classic piano pieces, anyone taking lessons can listen to them for reference. Specifications: Keyboard Number of keys: 88 Type: GHS matte black keys Voice Voices: 10 Polyphony: 64 Piano Voice: Stereo Other Voices: GRAND PIANO 1/2, E.PIANO 1/2, JAZZ ORGAN, PIPE.ORGAN, STRINGS, CHOIR, HARPSICHORD, VIBRAPHONE Song   Voice Demo: 10 Preset Songs: 50 Recording: No. of Tracks: 1; No. of Songs: 1 Effect   Reverb: 4 types Chorus/Effect: Yes (Preset Only) Dual/Layer: Yes Other Connection Phones: 2 MIDI: IN/OUT Sustain: Yes Pedal Unit: Yes (LP-5A) Amplifier/Speaker Amplifier: 6 W x 2 Spea

Yamaha P95B Contemporary Piano, Black $549.99 Yamaha P95B Contemporary Piano, Black The P-95 gives musicians the dynamic, high-quality sound and natural piano touch response they expect from Yamaha, along with a high-quality built-in speaker system. All this packed into a slim, exceptionally affordable instrument that’s always ready to play when you are. Graded Hammer Standard (GHS) Keyboard with matte finish of black keys: Just as on a traditional acoustic piano, the keys of the lower notes have a heavier touch, while the higher ones are more responsive to lighter playing. The keyboard’s sensitivity can even be adjusted to match your playing style. This Graded Hammer technology also enables the instrument to provide authentic touch in a lightweight instrument. The matte finish of the black keys enhances the keyboard’s luxurious appearance. Compact, Stylish Design: The attractive, slim, lightweight design of the instrument, less than 12lbs. suits virtually any interior décor, and occupies less space than most coffee tables. No piano movers required. Advanced Wave Memory (AWM) Dynamic Stereo Sampling: The AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) is a sampling system which creates the realism of an acoustic instrument by using digital technology to record the instrument sound and applying high-quality digital filter technology to the recorded audio samples. The waveform of the sound created by playing the key of an acoustic piano differs depending on the playing strength from pianissimo to fortissimo. The AWM Dynamic Stereo Sampling can produce such dynamic nuances by recording samples of various playing strengths. The greater the number of samples used, the higher the expression. Built-in Stereo Speaker System: This instrument uses highly efficient amplifiers that pack more sound into a lighter digital piano. With 6 watts per channel, these keyboards are ready to go whenever you are. Essential Sounds: This instrument features an array of commonly used sounds such as grand pianos, electric pianos, organs, harpsichords, vibraphones, strings and new choir and Jazz organ. Each of these sounds has been recorded and recreated with Yamaha’s unrivaled attention to detail. 50 Preset Piano Songs: A selection of 50 different piano songs is provided for your listening pleasure. These recordings were chosen for their beauty as well as their functionality. Since many of the songs are classic piano pieces, anyone taking lessons can listen to them for reference. Specifications: Keyboard Number of keys: 88 Type: GHS matte black keys Voice Voices: 10 Polyphony: 64 Piano Voice: Stereo Other Voices: GRAND PIANO 1/2, E.PIANO 1/2, JAZZ ORGAN, PIPE.ORGAN, STRINGS, CHOIR, HARPSICHORD, VIBRAPHONE Song   Voice Demo: 10 Preset Songs: 50 Recording: No. of Tracks: 1; No. of Songs: 1 Effect   Reverb: 4 types Chorus/Effect: Yes (Preset Only) Dual/Layer: Yes Other Connection Phones: 2 MIDI: IN/OUT Sustain: Yes Pedal Unit: Yes (LP-5A) Amplifier/Speaker Amplifier: 6 W x 2 Speak

Casio AP420 Celviano Digital Piano $1099 Full of expression and joie de vivre: The AP-420 unites truly authentic piano sounds and exceptionally realistic keystroke behaviour with versatile modern features such as an SD card slot and line-out. With this extensive range of sound and functional options, the Celviano is perfect for players at any level.The powerful new speaker system (2 x 20 watt) shows off the instrument’s acoustic quality, while the elegant front consoles give it an eye-catching appeal.

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Alfred 006032 Teaching Piano Softcover Music Book $43.29 Alfred Music Publishing is the world’s largest educational music publisher. Alfred produces educational reference pop and performance materials for teachers students professionals and hobbyists spanning every musical instrument style and difficulty level. Max Camp has developed a system of teaching and performing at the piano formulated to develop all types of piano students. Camp emphasizes the concept of rhythm as pulse and musicality from day one so students already have a sense of the music as a whole when they progress into more demanding literature.

Pyle Audio PyleHome PSBV400 4.2 Sound Bar System – 150 W RMS – Piano Black – MPEG-1, DAT, MPEG, MPEG-2, VOB, MPEG-4, AVI, Di… $173.76 Pyle Audio PyleHome PSBV400 4.2 Sound Bar System – 150 W RMS – Piano Black – MPEG-1, DAT, MPEG, MPEG-2, VOB, MPEG-4, AVI, Di…

Schoenhut Daycare Durable Piano Black $219.99 Schoenhut’s sturdy 37-key piano was designed with daycare centers in mind, but it is also perfect for home use. Built of solid maple and 1/2″ birch plywood, it is crafted entirely by hand and built to endure active play. With a keyboard almost half the size of an adult piano, the 3-octave span allows plenty of room to play with both hands. Chromatically tuned, the lovely chime-like notes are produced by hammers striking precision-ground, German steel music rods.Schoenhut’s learning system, with its play-by-color teaching method, makes playing simple and fun. A removable color strip fits behind the keys to guide small fingers, and works on adult keyboards, since keys on Schoenhut toy pianos are of corresponding width. This teaches children proper “finger stretch” from the very beginning. The accompanying songbook contains a collection of familiar tunes. This learning system has been specially designed to build a child’s confidence and develop basic playing skills. For ages 3 years and up.

Schoenhut Daycare Durable Piano White $219.99 Schoenhut’s sturdy 37-key piano was designed with daycare centers in mind, but it is also perfect for home use. Built of solid maple and 1/2″ birch plywood, it is crafted entirely by hand and built to endure active play. With a keyboard almost half the size of an adult piano, the 3-octave span allows plenty of room to play with both hands. Chromatically tuned, the lovely chime-like notes are produced by hammers striking precision-ground, German steel music rods.Schoenhut’s learning system, with its play-by-color teaching method, makes playing simple and fun. A removable color strip fits behind the keys to guide small fingers, and works on adult keyboards, since keys on Schoenhut toy pianos are of corresponding width. This teaches children proper “finger stretch” from the very beginning. The accompanying songbook contains a collection of familiar tunes. This learning system has been specially designed to build a child’s confidence and develop basic playing skills. For ages 3 years and up.

Schoenhut 25-Key Tabletop Piano Red $61.99 Schoenhut’s 25-key tabletop piano is the perfect choice for a toddler’s first piano. Both fun and educational, it is an ideal instrument to use for developing eye-hand coordination and encouraging musical creativity. Chromatically tuned, the lovely chime-like notes are produced by little hammers striking precision-ground, German steel music rods (versus the conventional taut wires used in full-sized models).Schoenhut’s patented Learning System, with its play-by-color teaching method, makes playing simple and fun. A removable color strip fits behind the keys to guide small fingers from chord to chord. The chart also works on adult keyboards, since keys on Schoenhut toy pianos are of corresponding width. This teaches children proper “finger stretch” from the very beginning. The accompanying songbook contains a collection of familiar tunes. This Learning System has been specially designed to build a child’s confidence and develop basic playing skills. For ages 3 years and up.

Schoenhut Daycare Durable Piano Oak $229.99 Schoenhut’s sturdy 37-key piano was designed with daycare centers in mind, but it is also perfect for home use. Built of solid maple and 1/2″ birch plywood, it is crafted entirely by hand and built to endure active play. With a keyboard almost half the size of an adult piano, the 3-octave span allows plenty of room to play with both hands. Chromatically tuned, the lovely chime-like notes are produced by hammers striking precision-ground, German steel music rods.Schoenhut’s learning system, with its play-by-color teaching method, makes playing simple and fun. A removable color strip fits behind the keys to guide small fingers, and works on adult keyboards, since keys on Schoenhut toy pianos are of corresponding width. This teaches children proper “finger stretch” from the very beginning. The accompanying songbook contains a collection of familiar tunes. This learning system has been specially designed to build a child’s confidence and develop basic playing skills. For ages 3 years and up.

Pyle PHSA5 5.1 Speaker System – 100 W RMS – Piano Black – 50 Hz – 20 kHz $120.45 5.1 HOME THEATER SYSTEM -ACTIVE SUBWOOFER & 5 SATELLITE SPEAKERS

Yamaha CP300 Professional Stage Piano $1999.99 Yamaha CP300 Professional Stage Piano Thirty years of technology and experience distilled into two brilliant new instruments. In 1976, Yamaha released the first of the CP series stage pianos. These ‘electric grands’ became instant classics with their authentic sound and live performance convenience. Thirty years later, Yamaha celebrates those milestone keyboards by unveiling the latest and greatest in the CP series: the new CP300 and CP33. Drawing on our rich tradition and experience, these instruments give the live performer all the sound and expressiveness of a superbly mic’d grand piano with the portability and versatility of a modern digital instrument. Introducing the CP300 Stage Piano 88-key Graded Hammer keyboard with authentic touch State-of-the-art AWM tone generation system Maximum polyphony of 128 notes 50 original Voices, plus 480 XG Voices and 12 Drum Kits Five-band Master EQ, with panel sliders Reverb, Chorus and other effects, including Delay, Rotary Speaker and Auto Wah Comprehensive MIDI functions Bend/Modulation wheels Built-in high-quality stereo speaker system A powerful Performance mode for storing and recalling your custom CP300 settings Built-in 16-track sequencer for recording Master mode, for independent control of up to four external tone generators Balanced XLR outputs USB terminal – letting you connect to a computer for recording of your performances, creating/arranging of songs, and converting to notation Made to be played Like all fine instruments, the CP series keyboards simply beg to be played. Sit down with one, and the instrument becomes an extension of your hands and your musical imagination. The authentic piano voices and rich expressiveness come alive at your touch, and the sound is big enough to blast through a full band onstage – yet nuanced enough to work magic in an intimate club. Expressive Power Yamaha’s extensive experience in crafting fine acoustic pianos helps us in creating the ultimate digital pianos. Our advanced Graded Hammer Effect (GHE) action gives all keys an authentic resistance that increases from the top register to the lower – just as on an actual acoustic piano. Which means that you can naturally pound out thunderous low notes with your left hand and let the fingers on your right dance and fly with the high notes. This keyboard practically plays itself, working with you – not against you – and brings out the very best in your performance. Sound choice Crafting the authentic sound of the CP series involved extraordinary attention to detail. We used meticulously recorded stereo samples of top-quality instruments, taken at various playing strengths, and included subtle elements such as String Resonance (harmonic overtones), Stereo Sustain (open strings while pedaling), and even Key-Off Samples (recordings of felt dampers coming to rest on vibrating piano strings) – providing the most authentic sounding and finely nuanced acoustic piano voices possible. There’s also a wide variety of othe

Shock To The System (Digital Sheet Music) $4.99 By Billy Idol. Pop; Rock. Piano/Vocal/Guitar. 6 pages. Published by Hal Leonard – Digital Sheet Music

Schoenhut Traditional Spinet Piano White $104.99 Played at Carnegie Hall by internationally acclaimed concert pianist Margaret Leng Tan, it can also be played in your home! Schoenhut’s Traditional Spinet Piano is a musical instrument of highest quality. Publicized in the New York Times, this is the only toy piano ever played at Carnegie Hall. With its endearing melodic tones, it is certain to enhance your child’s love of music. Chromatically tuned, the lovely chime-like notes are produced by little hammers striking precision-ground, German steel music rods (versus the conventional taut wires used in full-sized models). It is made of birch, maple, and hardboard woods. Schoenhut’s patented learning system, with its play-by-color teaching method, makes playing simple and fun. A removable color strip fits behind the keys to guide small fingers from chord to chord. The chart also works on adult keyboards, since keys on Schoenhut toy pianos are of corresponding width. This teaches children proper finger stretch from the very beginning. The accompanying Songbook contains a collection of familiar tunes. For ages 3 years and up.

Schoenhut Traditional Spinet Piano Mahogany $104.99 Played at Carnegie Hall by internationally acclaimed concert pianist Margaret Leng Tan, it can also be played in your home! Schoenhut’s Traditional Spinet Piano is a musical instrument of highest quality. Publicized in the New York Times, this is the only toy piano ever played at Carnegie Hall. With its endearing melodic tones, it is certain to enhance your child’s love of music. Chromatically tuned, the lovely chime-like notes are produced by little hammers striking precision-ground, German steel music rods (versus the conventional taut wires used in full-sized models). It is made of birch, maple, and hardboard woods. Schoenhut’s patented learning system, with its play-by-color teaching method, makes playing simple and fun. A removable color strip fits behind the keys to guide small fingers from chord to chord. The chart also works on adult keyboards, since keys on Schoenhut toy pianos are of corresponding width. This teaches children proper finger stretch from the very beginning. The accompanying Songbook contains a collection of familiar tunes. For ages 3 years and up.

Sony SRS-GU10IP Multimedia Speaker System – 2.0-channel – 20W (RMS) – Piano Black $116.45 SONY 2-CHANL DOCK SPEAKR FOR IPOD PHONE BLAK NIC

Dock Speaker System for iPod + $149.99 Experience full sound from a compact design. The SRS-GU10IP dock speaker system is designed to play your favorite tracks stored on your compatible iPhone or iPod MP3 player. In addition to providing crisp, clear playback, the dock features built-in power supply for charging your iPod or iPhone. This speaker system delivers 20W of total output and is encased in a stylish piano black wooden cabinet. There’s even a Bass Boost Function for added bass performance. Take control of your music and enjoy remote access with the supplied wireless remote.

Schoenhut Fancy Baby Grand Piano Black $104.99 Schoenhut’s award-winning Baby Grand Piano is elegantly designed, yet extremely durable and sturdy. The 30 full-size keys provide your child the opportunity to learn proper “finger stretch,” basic music concepts, and playing skills. Lovely chime-like tones are produced by small hammers striking metal rods. Chromatically tuned, the tone never changes nor will the piano ever need tuning. The patented Learning System includes a removable color-coordinated strip that fits behind the keys to guide small fingers from chord to chord. The accompanying songbook contains a collection of familiar tunes. For ages 3 years and up.

PyleHome PSBM60I Speaker System – 300 W RMS – Piano Black – 20 Hz – 20 kHz – iPod Supported $116.47 IPAD/IPOD/IPHONE 300 WATT SOUND BAR DOCKING SYSTEM WITH FM RADIO

25 Key Piano Pal w/ Bench, Character Horse $117.57 This versatile little piano grows with your child! The main unit, decorated with a whimsical animals head, is perfect for toddlers because it sits safely and squarely on the floor within easy reach of little hands. Later on, the sides with the animals body can be attached, conveniently raising the piano to a comfortable upright height for an older child seated at the bench. Schoenhut toy pianos are noted for their excellent quality and unique chime-like tones. The width of the keys promotes proper finger placement, enabling an easy transition to a larger piano. Whether for a holiday gift, special occasion, or just for fun, this little piano is a great choice. Most importantly, it will encourage a child on a path to music. Includes: Schoenhuts Learning System and Bench.

25 Key Piano Pal w/ Bench, Character Dog $117.57 This versatile little piano grows with your child! The main unit, decorated with a whimsical animals head, is perfect for toddlers because it sits safely and squarely on the floor within easy reach of little hands. Later on, the sides with the animals body can be attached, conveniently raising the piano to a comfortable upright height for an older child seated at the bench. Schoenhut toy pianos are noted for their excellent quality and unique chime-like tones. The width of the keys promotes proper finger placement, enabling an easy transition to a larger piano. Whether for a holiday gift, special occasion, or just for fun, this little piano is a great choice. Most importantly, it will encourage a child on a path to music. Includes: Schoenhuts Learning System and Bench.

25 Key Piano Pal w/ Bench, Character Teddy Bear $126.04 This versatile little piano grows with your child! The main unit, decorated with a whimsical animals head, is perfect for toddlers because it sits safely and squarely on the floor within easy reach of little hands. Later on, the sides with the animals body can be attached, conveniently raising the piano to a comfortable upright height for an older child seated at the bench. Schoenhut toy pianos are noted for their excellent quality and unique chime-like tones. The width of the keys promotes proper finger placement, enabling an easy transition to a larger piano. Whether for a holiday gift, special occasion, or just for fun, this little piano is a great choice. Most importantly, it will encourage a child on a path to music. Includes: Schoenhuts Learning System and Bench.

Logitech S220 Multimedia Speaker System $28.99 17 W 2.1 3 Year 34 W 980-000023 S220 Multimedia Speaker System Wired Remote Control All Necessary Cables Setup Guide Enjoy rich acoustics with a high-quality subwoofer and two satellite speakers. A high performance, piano-finish control base adds convenient access to volume, power, and bass controls. Headphone and microphone jacks are conveniently located on the wired remote. Bass Logitech OEM Power RoHS S220 S220 Multimedia Speaker System Speaker System Volume Yes www.logitech.com

Yamaha YPG235 76 Piano Style Keyboard $355.39 76 Piano style keys w/Graded Soft Touch. Sound Quality: More Power. Full Keyboard Mode. Yamaha Education Suite V6. 6track recorder. Computer Connectivity. Digital Music Notebook software included. Ease of Operation. Master EQ: Tailor your sound If youre looking for a reasonably priced piano replacement look no further than the YPG235. It is the music student or professional musicians answer to I need more keys amp; many music teachers encourage new students to get a keyboard that will grow w/their needs. It features 76 nonweighted keys that not only look like piano keys but have a Graded Soft Touch (GST) action w/different levels of resistance making it easier for a budding musician to move to an acoustic or digital piano. Sound Quality: more than twice the power of next model down (12 watts vs. 5 watts) 2Way Speaker System Separate woofers amp; tweeters deliver sounds w/clarity amp; precision for more lifelike instrument voices. Bass Boost System A special port on each speaker adds a powerful impact to bass sound reproduction. Stereo (Not just 2 Speakers) We all know that stereo sound adds realistic character amp; spatial depth. But how can you tell if the portable keyboard you re looking to purchase is stereo or not? w/Yamaha the answer is simple. All Yamaha Portable Keyboards are true stereo. Digital Signal Processing (DSP) Enhances sound quality w/sophisticated digital effects like Harmony Reverb amp; Chorus. Advanced Wave Memory (AWM) Yamaha Advanced Wave Memory technology delivers amazingly realistic sound. Full Keyboard Mode The YPG235 delivers on its piano theme w/a special mode of fingering called Full Keyboard Mode. This allows the player to play the keyboard like a piano; for example a chord w/the right hand amp; bass notes w/the left. When using the accompaniment feature the virtual band will follow these chords. Traditional portable keyboards normally require you to chord on the left side of the keyboard in the bass section which is foreign

eMedia SS20083 SmartScore X Piano Edition Disk $71.95 “eMedia SmartScore X Piano Edition Disk Brand New, Product # SS20083 The eMedia SmartScore X Piano Edition software lets you scan, play, transpose & print sheet music. It can recognize and reconstruct nearly any scanned musical score or PDF file with astonishing thoroughness and accuracy. It’s SmartScan&trade interface operates almost any scanner and adjusts each setting automatically. Songbooks, band arrangements, lead sheets, operas, hymnals, musicals, orchestral parts and conductors scores appear on screen in playable form within seconds after scanning. Nuances written into scores are accurately captured resulting in astonishing playback realism. It saves the output file in Finale, Sibelius, MusicXML PDF, MIDI and audio (.WAV) file formats so you can create audio-CDs from finished files. SmartScore X Piano Edition Features: SmartScore X Piano Edition Software, Notation Editing, 2 Staves Recognizition, Digital Audio Libraries (VST and AU), Bracketing, Chords as text, Hidden Symbols, Guitar Fret Grids, Midi Editing / Step Rec. / Virtual Drums, MIDI Recording, 2 Parts MIDI to Notation, Instrument Templates / Master System, Notation Transposition, Output File Format, Finale, MusicXML, MIDI, WAV/ CD Burning”

Schoenhut 18-Key Mini Baby Grand Piano Black $54.99 Schoenhut’s toddler-sized piano is the perfect choice for introducing a young child to the world of music. This smaller version, with its scaled-down keyboard, is designed specifically for little folks to have a first piano just the right size for them. Both fun and educational (and also extremely durable), it is the ideal instrument to promote hand-eye coordination and develop musical creativity. Small hammers strike metal rods, producing lovely chime-like tones, educating the ear of the young performer to the true values of musical notes and their combinations. Another point of merit is that the keys are the standard width of a full-sized piano, enabling the child to easily graduate to a larger piano. Schoenhut’s learning system, with its play-by-color assortment of songs, makes playing simple and fun. A removable color-coordinated strip fits behind the keys to guide small fingers from chord to chord. The corresponding songbook contains a collection of familiar tunes. For ages 3 years and up.

Schoenhut 18-Key Mini Baby Grand Piano Pink $54.99 Schoenhut’s toddler-sized piano is the perfect choice for introducing a young child to the world of music. This smaller version, with its scaled-down keyboard, is designed specifically for little folks to have a first piano just the right size for them. Both fun and educational (and also extremely durable), it is the ideal instrument to promote hand-eye coordination and develop musical creativity. Small hammers strike metal rods, producing lovely chime-like tones, educating the ear of the young performer to the true values of musical notes and their combinations. Another point of merit is that the keys are the standard width of a full-sized piano, enabling the child to easily graduate to a larger piano. Schoenhut’s learning system, with its play-by-color assortment of songs, makes playing simple and fun. A removable color-coordinated strip fits behind the keys to guide small fingers from chord to chord. The corresponding songbook contains a collection of familiar tunes. For ages 3 years and up.

Schoenhut 18-Key Mini Baby Grand Piano White $49.99 Schoenhut’s toddler-sized piano is the perfect choice for introducing a young child to the world of music. This smaller version, with its scaled-down keyboard, is designed specifically for little folks to have a first piano just the right size for them. Both fun and educational (and also extremely durable), it is the ideal instrument to promote hand-eye coordination and develop musical creativity. Small hammers strike metal rods, producing lovely chime-like tones, educating the ear of the young performer to the true values of musical notes and their combinations. Another point of merit is that the keys are the standard width of a full-sized piano, enabling the child to easily graduate to a larger piano. Schoenhut’s learning system, with its play-by-color assortment of songs, makes playing simple and fun. A removable color-coordinated strip fits behind the keys to guide small fingers from chord to chord. The corresponding songbook contains a collection of familiar tunes. For ages 3 years and up.