A roll up keyboard could be very useful if you are a composer / arranger and need portability ... not so good if you're a serious student wishing to learn the piano however.
I've been asked to teach a youngster the piano, I told her parents I woulf IF they buy her a proper full sized instrument (digital or accoustic). Currently she's got a 4 octave synthesizer, I'm not teaching a kid on one of those!
I'm not an atheist and I don't think I can call myself a pantheist. We are in the position of a little child entering a huge library filled with books in many different languages. The child knows someone must have written those books. It does not know how. The child dimly suspects a mysterious order in the arrangement of the books but doesn't know what it is. That, it seems to me, is the attitude of even the most intelligent human being toward God.
—Albert Einstein.
Hi David, not the best I will admit.. But it can work for awhile until they can afford one. Believe I know. My first 4 months of piano study was with a cardboard keyboard for practice because my parents could not afford an instrument. finally got an old upright donated to me for practice. If it had not been for that teacher and my being able to start with that UNDESIRABLE piano. and yard/house work for lessons.. I may have never had a life long carrer in teaching/church/concert music... and I have never forgtton that as I have taught through the years. Many poorer peoples do not have any other choice if they are advance in this old world. I try and help all with music even if not what I may believe to be the best circumstamces to do so. DUe to my past life experiences. Hopefully you will see fit to at least try and help the student begin.
" The essance of reproduction,to feel and re-create that which was felt and impared by the creater,does not exclude- within natural limitations-the assertion of creative power" - Dr. Hugo Goldschmidt.
I wish you the Best for each day, now and always.
Bill
Thank you all for your help and advice, it is much appreciated. Hopefully this will enable my grandson to start down the right road.
Bill, I unfortunatel took the opposite path. I started on a lovely upright, moved on to a full sized grand pianola and ended up with a clunker of an upright which would not sound all the notes. Got disapointed and gave up. Much to my regret now.
teddy
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