04th July 2009 (saturday)
Finally decided to start learning piano...something that I have been thinking about for very long..
Recently, there is a new music school that just open ard my house, as I have never like to travel far to learn, I think this is a good opportunity as is a mere 5mins drive from my house. I have paid in advance 6mths school fee up front 4 lessons a month, 45mins per lesson.
Time really pass very fast....before I know it, 45mins is up..hehe..intersting..thou a bit stress to memorise the different music notes symbol and count for a person with totally no musical backgroound....
I guess is quite important to practise at home so that you can have a feel of how the hand rythm and touch should be....Now I am contemplating if I should buy a new digital piano or a 2nd hand upright piano.....Dilemma...hw hw?
Any one with musical background can please give some advise
Pros & Cons
Digital Piano (http://www.yamaha.com/yamahavgn/CDA/ContentDetail/ModelSeriesDetail.html?CNTID=5020877&CTID=203500 )
Finally decided to start learning piano...something that I have been thinking about for very long..
Recently, there is a new music school that just open ard my house, as I have never like to travel far to learn, I think this is a good opportunity as is a mere 5mins drive from my house. I have paid in advance 6mths school fee up front 4 lessons a month, 45mins per lesson.
Time really pass very fast....before I know it, 45mins is up..hehe..intersting..thou a bit stress to memorise the different music notes symbol and count for a person with totally no musical backgroound....
I guess is quite important to practise at home so that you can have a feel of how the hand rythm and touch should be....Now I am contemplating if I should buy a new digital piano or a 2nd hand upright piano.....Dilemma...hw hw?
Any one with musical background can please give some advise
Pros & Cons
Digital Piano (http://www.yamaha.com/yamahavgn/CDA/ContentDetail/ModelSeriesDetail.html?CNTID=5020877&CTID=203500 )
- ard 2.5k for a brand new Yamaha (looking at Clavinova 330)
- No need maintenance
- Touch differnent from classical and sounds different
Upright Classical Piano
- ard 2.5k for a 2nd hand 15-20 yrs Yamaha piano
- Need to tune twice a year
- Need to own heater 24x7(costly maintenance)
- better touch and sound produce as compared to digital
- Bulky
- Touch differnent from classical and sounds different
Upright Classical Piano
- ard 2.5k for a 2nd hand 15-20 yrs Yamaha piano
- Need to tune twice a year
- Need to own heater 24x7(costly maintenance)
- better touch and sound produce as compared to digital
- Bulky
2 comments:
Glad to hear you are learning something new. Surely it will be enjoyable.
Go for the digital piano lor. Unless you are very very serious about it.
i vote for digital too! You can plug in headphones and play at night and won't worry about disturbing anyone at home.
just don't get Casio, their touch/ key weight and tone really sucks.
i've tried yamaha CP300 (bf's using it, bought ~2 years ago for $3K or so @ peninsula plaza Luther Music). it's a stage piano (meant for portability) and we both like it.
he went around and tried different pianos and settled for CP300 coz it feels quite similar to upright piano (the piano keys and key weights), and it also sounds quite like one. there's 2 grand piano modes if i'm not wrong.
Since it's already been 2 years, there are probably better models out there, so the best is to sit down and practice on the pianos and see which one u like the 'feel' best. Some of the Clarinovas are not bad as well.
I've also just started picking up some piano class near my office!
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