I know.. Silly question, But is the keyboard the same as a piano?
I play French horn, And would like to learn the keyboard so, i can hear the pitching sort of. . . My music teacher plays piano along with my music, so?
Just wonderng '] steph
Re: Learning to play Keyboard 12:24 on Tuesday, August 29, 2006
The pitch of the piano is exactly the same as a keyobard- the only differences are, a piano has 88 keys, whereas a keyboard has less, so the really high notes and the really low notes on a piano won't be there to play on a keyboard.
Another difference is that the keys on a piano are weighted - which makes them harder to play....so if your used to playing a keyboard, the piano might take a little time to adjust to.
And the last thing that I know of, isn't really an issue....piano's have pedals which make notes longer and softer, but nowadays you get get pedals that attach to a keyboard anyway, so that doesn't matter!!
I'm learning to play the piano, and at the moment I only have a keyboard at home....sometimes I can't play some pieces because my keyboard doesn't have notes low enough, but it isn't really a problem!!
Hope I was of use to you, and good luck with your musical intrument learning!!!
Love Laura
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Re: Learning to play Keyboard 13:05 on Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Oh awesome, Thats what i like to hear!! :D So, Ill get finding some pieces Where they have the same keys as the keyboard Awesome!
Good Luck with your singing and Piano
;o And, Good Luck with your Grade 1? i think its 7.. Im unsure
Im going for Grade 3 this year.. Scary!! <.>
LOL xD
Re: Learning to play Keyboard 20:56 on Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Just thought I'd show you this diagram....it's the range of most standard keyboards, in case you didn't know (sorry if you already know!!), so these are the lowest and highest notes you'll be able to play. So you can look out for pieces within these ranges!!!
Hope that helps!!!
Love Laura
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ps - most pieces I've come across are within keyboard ranges!
Re: Learning to play Keyboard 19:04 on Tuesday, September 5, 2006
Keyboard and piano playing is almost alike except for some facts, the notes are presented the same way but in keyboards, the actual notes produced can be altered, depending on the settings.
