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nomad2020
Jan 30, 2007

I'm considering buying myself a keyboard for myself again. I played when I was young, went into band and played brass for awhile as well. I really liked the piano better. I was wondering how heavy is too heavy for weighted keys? Is there such a thing?

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nomad2020
Jan 30, 2007

My piano just rolled in today. I was going to buy a digital, but I couldn't find one that felt right to me. So against my better judgment I bought a used Harrison upright piano. $1k delivery and a tune included in the price. Unfortunately the only tuner in the area only really makes a few appearances a year so it may be a few months, but I've only found a few keys to be off enough to matter. Next step over the weekend is to find myself an instructor and a few basic books to start off with.

The goals I've set up for myself are pretty basic, but I'm pretty much a beginner.
1: Get my left hand to keep up
2: Start working on music theory again (used to play brass in HS, but have forgotten what little I knew)
3: Learn a fun song e.g. Billy Joel "Piano Man" maybe even something I could sneak a little funk into.

I'm all up for suggestions on songs and books too. I was playing around with a few different blues rhythms, but not much else as of yet.

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