better work harder and earn some money to pay a teacher.

a video and a teacher might be able to teach the same thing, but a video cannot troubleshoot your bad habits and problems. how you expect to ask question to the video?

haha.. where i live i dont think i can find a teacher, except for friends.. only internet access and friends i think..

btw guys i really need help on buying a keyboard.

No wonder you say u can't find teacher. Studying at University Technology Petronas, Tronoh, Perak. It's really a small village place compared to cyberjaya.

for certain challenging instruments like violin of course u need a teacher... but piano i think is one of the easiest instruments to self-learn.

the notes are arranged neatly left to right, not like guitar or violin where its harder for beginners to make sense of the fretboard.

also i'd prefer that you get a keyboard with semi-weighted keys also. Semi weighted keys give you a more accurate feel of a real piano. When you press keys on a piano you feel a certain "resistance", or weight from the keys as you press down. It gives much better control over your playing and you are able to handle both keyboard and piano.

If you didn't train with semi-weighted keys you'd probably learn to use less strength to press down on the light, plasticky keys, and you might feel akward when facing a real piano.

Since you stated you wanted to learn piano, not keyboard right? XD

i know i know!

it's voice!!

ic. so i think i should take lessons and also learn myself. ok i think i can do that. ipoh is 30 minutes from my place of study.

but now i think i should start thinking about the keyboard right. u guys have any suggestion?
from what i've read up here
i should consider a
- touch responsive keyboard
- semi-weighted keys (for piano-like feel)
- at least 5 octaves

what is the cheapest i could get ? i read about ctk3000 by casio its rm999 :\ its gonna take me some time though to collect that much fund but its the cheapest so far i found fora touch response keyboard. or maybe i dont need that touch response to begin with? any ideas guys. money is abit problem for me as well

ok i think i get the solution already. i should just go to a music class and learn basics (AT LEAST) before i go any further and get their help on what keyboard to purchase. Thanks guys! really appreciate your help.

keyboard =/= piano
The differences is just too big, even the types of music mean to play on them are so different, learning music is expensive.. fees, instrument etc...

where are you staying? I want to rent a piano too but I do realised most music center dont really bother about providing a playable piano, out of tune or badly leveled.. uneven keys.. usually super old recond pianos

Btw TS, keyboarding is really fun too, you can venture into pops and electrical music which is very modern and interesting too. Classical pieces are quite boring due to higher technical demand and you might easily give up due to the steep learning curve.

Keyboarding is kinda fun where you get to mix different sound, making songs out of simple chords, and also sing along. You get the 'awesome-ness' look from people around you xD.