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Himmler posted:A shame to see such a great and useful thread get left behind I'm absolutely brand-spanking new to the world of music at the ripe old age of 25 and fancied giving the piano a bash. I'm pretty serious about wanting to plough through the grades and to become "classically trained", but I need something for home which is fairly budget yet won't hinder me too much when it comes to playing on the real thing. Enter, the Yamaha DGX-620 (I believe it's the YPG-625 outside Europe, correct me if I'm wrong). Now, according to reviews and user opinion this is as close to a grand piano key set as you'll find on a portable, which is exactly what I'm looking for. The question is, should I go with this and spend the extra for all the gubbins it has, or is there another keyboard out there with 88 fully-weighted keys (to the 620's standard) which is a back to basics piano replica without 500,000 voices or super synth recording, saving notes through USB etc? Really what I want is a piano, only without the cost, size and relentless noise. Go, go Piano Thread Answer Machine!
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Good to see the thread reanimated.  I took the plunge and, this week, had my first piano lesson (as well as picking up a Yamaha DGX-620). After a couple of days I've finally managed to make the fingers on my left hand move independently and can now play the C Major Scale with both hands, hurrah! An insignificantly minor breakthrough, but one which felt like black magic at first and continues to amuse. Keep up the good work, Piano-men (and women)!
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Bit of a progress update, the lessons are going well and after a month I'm hammering out basic Christmas carols and playing as well as [an average child] who's been learning a year, apparently. Not sure if that's a good or a bad thing, but it's better than a child who's been learning a month, so I'll take it! Anyway, I'm looking forward to ABRSM graded exams and, after looking at the syllabi I don't think it's too much of a stretch for me to be ready for grade 2 early next year. My question to UK piano goons is: Do I have to get the certification for grade 1 under ABRSM before I try something higher? Failing that, is it possible to sit through multiple exams in one session? Ta!
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Dec 5, 2007 11:57
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Bob Shadycharacter posted:Although I totally understand that buying a real piano isn't feasible for every single person who wants to learn (I spent $30,000 on a grand for myself just last year), I just hate the thought of people trying to learn on a keyboard. Even a nice keyboard. It just...isn't the same. Don't feel too bad for the keyboard goons.
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