piano / keyboard

Originally Posted by ArtyLady

Good luck Eds Daughter! (remember the boring scales and arps will make you a better player!)

She made a few mistakes in B minor so the kind examiner allowed her to do it again. Seems to have gone very well I'm so fed up with Lohlein's 'Balletto', it'll be a relief to hear 'Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair' and 'O Mio Babbino Caro' which are for grade 3 violin

Learning the scales (Major & Minor first) is a good way to go on as it helps understanding further along the line. There is a range of books called "The complete Keyboard Player" which although dated and probably cheesy, theyre good to learn with as they increase in difficulty. If you're learning Piano, thats something different.
I passed all the exams but over the years have played less and less. Its not to say I dont remember it all, but I could do with a refresher course (Havent played regularly in over 4 years)

Originally Posted by robchester

Learning the scales (Major & Minor first) is a good way to go on as it helps understanding further along the line. There is a range of books called "The complete Keyboard Player" which although dated and probably cheesy, theyre good to learn with as they increase in difficulty. If you're learning Piano, thats something different.
I passed all the exams but over the years have played less and less. Its not to say I dont remember it all, but I could do with a refresher course (Havent played regularly in over 4 years)

How different is that to a full size digital piano?

I bought a casio px-300 digital piano a while back but was so frustrated at the lack of depth in the books I had that I just stopped playing it. I also had no effin' idea if what I was playing was right, having never heard the tunes before. I was doing well too...

Full Size Digi piano is the same as a piano. Keyboard allows accompaniament in the left hand hence the use of chords. Not dissimilar to an Organ, however they also have pedals.