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Hi all, I want to learn how to play the piano. I have some experience many years ago with keyboards but now I would like to learn how-to play on the piano.

Rather getting a real piano I would like to try it with OS X so I can also put on a headset and not try to irritate (or amuse) my neighbors. Could you all please provide me with some pointers for me to start looking at, what MIDI (piano) keyboards, what software (garageband?) and what else I should need to get started either on my hack or on my MBP 2012. If you want to learn to play the PIANO then you should buy a fully weighted digital piano, new or used. They all have headphone outs for silent playing. If you want to record music then a software piano plug-in is the way to go or the GarageBand piano, using your digital piano as a MIDI controller. If you want to use it as a all around MIDI controller then get a digital stage piano with the pitch bend and mod wheels or get a separate MIDI keyboard controller with the pitch bend and mod wheels. The advantage of a MIDI keyboard controller is that it can also have the after touch feature, if you need this, which a digital piano doesn't have and also has a lighter action for non-percussive software instruments.

Hi all, I want to learn how to play the piano. I have some experience many years ago with keyboards but now I would like to learn how-to play on the piano. Rather getting a real piano I would like to try it with OS X so I can also put on a headset and not try to irritate (or amuse) my neighbors. Could you all please provide me with some pointers for me to start looking at, what MIDI (piano) keyboards, what software (garageband?) and what else I should need to get started either on my hack or on my MBP 2012. Click to expand.You need a piano keyboard, that means one with a weighted piano action (levers and suck that emulate hammers on a real piano. These weighted action keyboards cost more than simple 'synth action' keyboards and very a LOT in price and quality. Kawai makes some really nice keyboards with good realistic action bit so does Roland and Yamaha.

Quality ones start of over $500 and quickly go up. You don't need any MIDI stuff, software of a computer. Just the Kawai/Roland/Yamaha digital piano and a pair of headphones MIDI and software and computers come into play when you want to record.

There are two basic kinds of digital pianos (1) 'Stage Pianos' these are portable instruments but, that said the weighted action is of course 'weighted' and a portable instrument might weight 40 or more even 60 pounds and require very solid stand. Oe (2) the 'home piano' these are designed to look like a very small acoustic piano and have integrated stands made of wood-like material. The advantage of these is that they most come with the full three pedals and the pedals are FIXED to the pianos and don't move about.

The feature to look for is the quality of the piano key action emulation. The high-end pianos from all of the first their companies are very good, better 'feel' then some older pianos that ar many times in need of some work. The other feature that is not so important is the quality of the sound. Some do a better job of actually sounding like a grand piano. They come close enough so you can practice but for convincing sound you need some third party software.

But then yo are not going to need that for a while Look at the Yamaha P255. If has a good compromise of features, quality and price. Casio 750 is less expensive and not bad. There are so many to choose from. Go into one of the big stores like Sam Ash and play a few of them. Bring your own headphones. Click to expand.The OP syas he has tried 'keyboards' and now wants a PIANO.

These is a very big difference. Pianos have hammers operated by levers connected to the keys. Keyboards simply have springs under the keys. A weighted keyboard has little bits of metal weights glued under the keys and still has springs under the keys. Pianos are mechanically complex and will cost more. Some of the digital pianos actually have a WOODEN key action that works just like the grand piano.

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Yamaha makes a digital piano that uses the real action off a yamaha grand piano. It is very expensive and better for the much more advanced player.

One mistake not to make: So many beginners thing they are buying their last piano, thinking if they get a good enough one they can use it for a long time. This is wrong. You are buying your FIRST piano, to be upgraded several times every few years.

The OP syas he has tried 'keyboards' and now wants a PIANO. These is a very big difference. Pianos have hammers operated by levers connected to the keys.

Keyboards simply have springs under the keys. A weighted keyboard has little bits of metal weights glued under the keys and still has springs under the keys. Pianos are mechanically complex and will cost more. Some of the digital pianos actually have a WOODEN key action that works just like the grand piano. Yamaha makes a digital piano that uses the real action off a yamaha grand piano. It is very expensive and better for the much more advanced player. One mistake not to make: So many beginners thing they are buying their last piano, thinking if they get a good enough one they can use it for a long time.

This is wrong. You are buying your FIRST piano, to be upgraded several times every few years. I'm sure there are Windows and OSX software based piano courses available for sale online.

A search should bring up some. Another idea might be to check with a community college or extension about the possibility of them offering class piano as a pay per credit hour adult course. Just learning chords and scales can go along way in understanding the piano. The biggest diffence between the piano and other keyboard instruments is that the piano is a percussive instrument. The harder you hit the keys the louder it sounds. This gives it another musical dimension along with use of the pedals, mainly the sustain pedal.