Yamaha Keyboard at Lidl

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  • suzywoozy_3
    suzywoozy_3 Posts: 134 Forumite
    We are considering buying one of these for my 8 yo daughter. She hasn't had any lessons but I would like to get her one. I'm not sure though if it would be a waste of money getting a keyboard that is not full sized or if the notes missed off wouldn't be used for quite a while. Anyone got any thoughts please
  • Britlad
    Britlad Posts: 107 Forumite
    61 keys on a keyboard is full size.. perfect for beginner keyboard lessons, as long as it's touch sensitive.
  • gromituk
    gromituk Posts: 3,087 Forumite
    Britlad wrote:
    as long as it's touch sensitive.
    Good point - is it touch-sensitive, petertwisty? Couldn't see anything obvious on Yamaha's website or the downloadable manual, but perhaps they all are nowadays. Of course the keys won't be weighted, so it won't feel like a real piano, but you can't expect that for the price.
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  • gromituk
    gromituk Posts: 3,087 Forumite
    gromituk wrote:
    is it touch-sensitive?
    Apparently it is.
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  • bargainbarmy
    bargainbarmy Posts: 295 Forumite
    I have a 5 and 6 year old. Does anyone think they are too young to have lessons or not?
  • deaconline
    deaconline Posts: 16 Forumite
    bargainbarmy wrote:
    I have a 5 and 6 year old. Does anyone think they are too young to have lessons or not?

    My 6 year old daughter started in January and has progressed very well and enjoys it. We do have to urge her to practice every day though as a few days missed and she gets 'rusty'.
  • mcwarre
    mcwarre Posts: 835 Forumite
    deaconline wrote:
    We do have to urge her to practice every day though as a few days missed and she gets 'rusty'.

    Well stop making her practise it outside then!! :D
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  • suzywoozy_3
    suzywoozy_3 Posts: 134 Forumite
    Britlad wrote:
    61 keys on a keyboard is full size.. perfect for beginner keyboard lessons, as long as it's touch sensitive.

    So what's an 88 key keyboard? Such as http://www.amazon.co.uk/Yamaha-DGX520-Digital-Piano-Sensitive/dp/B000I1QWEE/sr=1-3/qid=1162923335/ref=sr_1_3/202-3951747-9779854?ie=UTF8&s=electronics

    I presumed this was full size (ie same number of keys as a piano)?

    Just don't want to buy something, send her to lessons and then find when practising one is playing thin air!
  • bad-head-day
    bad-head-day Posts: 188 Forumite
    I'm pretty sure they mean full sized keys :)
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  • mrs_T
    mrs_T Posts: 1,017 Forumite
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    Went for this today as I couldn't get there yesterday but all 3 Lidls in my town said they'd sold out in 2 hours. I'm suspicious, did anyone get one?
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