Quick Look at Musical
Keyboards
My Music Keyboard
Story
Taking your music to the max might
include playing the keyboard instead of a piano. Here is a
story to start. I am in a family
of string instrument players, so musical keyboards are not
all that highly regarded. I didn't really even discover
keyboard music until I moved out on my own. My family would
sometimes listen to classical music, and a little bit of
accordion would slip in now and then, but basically they
didn't really respect anything that didn't use a plectrum.
They certainly didn't get into
electronic music or any of that modern stuff. They were
really pretty traditional people.
My Synthesizer Craze
When I got on my own, however, I
realized I'd been missing out . I watched Suspiria with a
friend and was completely blown away by the soundtrack
Goblin did. I had never heard early analog synth before, but
the music of Goblin got me thinking about the possibilities
of electronic music.
It was like a new revelation to me.
You can make pretty much any song you want to with the right
synthesizer equipment. I immediately resolved to get started
with musical keyboards.
Some Keyboard History
The first musical keyboard I got
wasn't much to look at. It was a very basic MIDI model that
was meant to interface with a computer. It was kind of old
and weather-beaten, and the keys do not have quite the right
feel, but it was still a pretty good beginners model. It was
touch sensitive so that I could use it, along with my
computer, to get pretty much Any effect I wanted.
How to Learn Musical Keyboard
Options
Of course, learning music keyboards is
a lot more difficult than just admiring them. I was
fortunate to have picked out one of the better musical
keyboards on the market. If I'd been a little bit less
discerning, I would have ran into more problems.
Keyboard musicians who play classical
music should make sure to have a touch sensitive keyboard,
full-sized keys, and a big enough octave range to work with.
If your keys are too cramped, your keyboard does not include
touch sensitivity, or you don't have enough range, you will
have a lot of trouble really learning the ins and outs of
music.
As I was to soon discover –
sometimes the older, less fully functional musical keyboards
have a lot to offer. The vintage analog sound is possible to
reproduce, but it is very difficult. If that is the sound
you're looking for, you will do better just to get an old
analog keyboard and port it straight from the source.
Now that I am learning to play, I have
owned several musical keyboards, and some of my favorite
instruments are the antique pieces. Let's go to the music
room and play a tune.
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