i thought i would want 2 have some proper lesson during semester break.. then i drove to the music center, but didn't enter because of shyness. I dont want to take long duration cost, maybe something like a month or 2, and also my age concern, i am 21 this year... Worse of all i dont have a piano.. only a stupid keyboard

hehe...should get over your shyness and just ask. there are short courses, but the benefit is alot less. they teacher won't have time to get to know you well enough to train you in a specific area. he can only give you basic training.

at least you have a keyboard...some don't have anything.

go for it mate!

Nothing is too late man.. well u have a keyboard, at least u still can practise while u r at home.. practise is the key to improve and master it.. imagine lastime when i was small, i don't have anything, just solely depend on the 1 hour lesson weekly..

hi all, i am new to keyboard but i learn piano when i was young
i live in apartment n cant play at night so with a keyboard is a nice choice
my keyboard is yamaha dgx-220
DGX-220
they name these dgx series portable grand
actually i feel is same key weight as other keyboards but just it look more like a piano keys =P

so far i am happy with it but still learning how to use it properly
still dono how to arrange songs with it...

anyone hav tips or anywhere i can see online?

This post has been edited by puiyeel: May 18 2007, 12:06 AM

That is known as a "Digital Piano", basically there're many types of Digital Piano:
1. "Upright" - like those upright acoustic piano
2. "Baby Grand" - well, baby grand
3. "Grand"
4. "Portable/Stage" - Requires stand (or comes with it).

Anyway, basically, all are "keyboards", even the piano, organs, etc... they're all in the keyboard family or known as keyboard instruments, and the first tone/patch is always the Piano, also part of the General Midi (GM) standard.

So, to put it simple, a normal keyboard, even without weigthed keys, are simply a portable, cheaper alternative for pianos. Synthesizers, Arrangers, Music Workstations, are all keyboard with "extra" feature/funcitonalities which makes them falls into their respective category. There're also combine categories, like "Synthesizer + Digital Piano", "Music Workstation + Digital Piano",... they're all still the keyboard, just difference in the feature they provide. Of course, unless you're talking about other instruments synthesizer, etc.

You can check this site for more information on keyboards, brands, etc:
http://www.know-your-keyboard-piano.com/index.html

thx for the info, i m enlighten lol
*reading d page*
nice 2 meet u all

This post has been edited by puiyeel: May 19 2007, 01:59 AM

Korg Rocks!

Eh...I just realized. I'm getting the Korg from YOU! XD

What a bloody coincidence...

what does LFO actually stand for?
and for things like filter envelope, mod envelope, etc theres always 4 bars labelled A, D, S and R. what does it mean?

any of you guys play Jordon Rudess stuff?

cause i saw his vids on YouTube playing the KORG OASYS. . . wow. . .

the thing can even sound like a guitar. . . lmao. . . it just rocks. . .

Dear All,

I'm newbie about music. I'm 24 this year
Currently living in Wangsa Maju. I would like to learn Piano. May I know any music school around? What is the rate? Should i learn piano or keyboard? If i learn piano, can i practise using keyboard? Thank you!!

Hi Jenn,


I'm not sure about the music schools in your area. But if you really want to learn piano, it would be best if you practice on a real piano, or a digital piano or a keyboard with weighted keys (but that normally would cost more than a digital piano).

The thing is, if you learn it on a normal keyboard, you won't be able to play properly on the piano because of the weighted keys (and maybe the pedals). They say, a pianist can play better on the keyboard rather than a keyboardist playing on piano.


At least that happened to me, I've learn the stupid electone when I was young, and having a hard time when playing a piano after that

What's the difference between a piano and keyboard? I don't know if there's keyboard lessons, but you're learning the same thing, piano uses keybed which are called keyboards. I see many people are confused with keyboard and piano...

Yes you can practice using a keyboard, if a cheap alternative solution for a piano, in fact, it was a "portable" cheap piano in digital form. But of course, to learn properly (certain skills) and also to advance (includes faster improvement and other stuffs, such as fingering and strength) etc, it's recommended to have at least a digital piano OR keyboard with weighted keys. An acoustic would be more better especially if you're going through conventional piano classes which means "classical" music lessons which require additional skills using the acoustic piano.

For starters, you can start with a cheap keyboard so that you can decide whether you plan to continue or maybe plan for a good digital/acoustic piano. For digital, you can choose the portable type, those can be carry for gigs (like those musician used on stage), they're called Stage Piano.

As for classes, take note that usually piano lessons offered = classical path to music using the piano. If you're not into classical music, most proabably you'll lost intrerest and stop. So, you might wanna inquire porperly for classes. If you prefer to play naturally by ear, without the need to learn to read notes and stuffs, you can check out:
Play By Ear

How do you ppl handle songs with more than 2 sharps or flats?

If i see a piece with 4 sharps or flats, I slow down worse than pentium 60mhz.. keep reminding myself this is black key, this is not.. and so on..

practice the most basic exercise, scales... familirize yourself with all the keys. When you're good, the piano is like part of your body, you just know where the keys are, what keys to press, etc...

Another easy way for easier playing is simply transpose the song to C, then no more black keys, unless there're naturals. Even many profesionals tranpose the song into C so it's easier to play. If you have digital piano, then it's even better, you can use the transpose feature... One thing about transposition is, you'll feel the song differently, each key has a unique feel to a song... Like Am keys feels more sad, and you can find many sad songs are in Am keys, while C key are more happy, pleasant... Anyway, like many ppl said, when you go back to original key, you'll feel like home... With digital piano transpose, you can preserve the feel while playing C key physically because the music will be in the original key.

Good luck and happy playing!

i only know whats a d s r..
a - attack (time taken for the note played to reach its peak)
d - decay (time taken after the peak for the note to go down)
s - im not sure. might be sustain
r - release depth (the note wil ring softly after the decay has gone down)

its like a mountain graph..


a d r
_
/ \
/ `~

hey guys. . . just wanted to ask if any of you play jazz and wanna meet up for a jam?

this is like a side project kinda thing. . . so yeah. . . drop me a PM if any of you wanna just have fun =)

it'll either be a trio or a quartet. . .

drums guitar keys +(bass *depending*)

pretty much improv stuff tho =)

This post has been edited by Equilibrium777: Aug 2 2007, 01:20 AM

i never really played jazz before..... T_T
can u teach me some chord improvisations?
would love to try if i had the chance........

may i know whats the best price for the yamaha DGX520 keyboard?

and can anyone tell me other brands of keyboard in about the same range as that keyboard including the price too? must have 88 keys too.

any help will be greatly appreciated

i found it's USD$785, so it'll be around RM3000 after discount if you can get. don't ask me why the conversion rate is wrong, because keyboards sold here in malaysia are always higher than what's offered at US.

what i've read is that it only offer "lightly weighted" keys, so i assumed it's not fully weighted and feel like a piano. unless it's what you want, if you want something closer to real piano key, get casio, although it might not sound good but at least i tried out it's quite OK to play.

if you want nice sound with nice piano feel, consider spend more. 88 keys piano touch keyboards are expensive.