With weighted keys students, can develop proper learning techniques from the start.īut as we've said it's a tricky situation.

If one is serious about learning to play the piano, light keys are not really recommended. One issue with the PSR-E keyboards above is the fact that their keys are not weighted. It comes with a series of lessons and is great for learning how to play. If they do, only then should you invest in a more expensive models like the ones we shall look at later.Ī great feature of these beginner PSR keyboards is one called Yamaha Education Suite. The Yamaha portable keyboards above are great for absolute beginners to have fun, and to see whether or not they love to play. In that case, my advice would be to spend a little more and get the E343. This is a must-have for anyone learning to play the piano.

Press keys harder and get a louder sound. Touch responses is a feature that makes your keyboard respond to how hard the keys are pressed. I don't particularly like the PSR E243 because of the fact that it has no touch response feature. How much are you willing to spend? If money is no issue, then by all means go for the more expensive model. Which one should you choose? It all depends on, first of all, your budget. The prices for these Yamaha portable keyboards are $99.99, $159.99 and $249.99, respectively. Highly Recommended : Go here for the BEST piano/keyboard course I’ve seen on the Internet.įor an absolute beginner the choice would be between a PSR-E243, PSR-E343 and PSR-E433. For instance a PSR-E343 is the same as a YPT-340 except for some minor technical differences which can be ignored. Yamaha calls them PSR or YPT keyboards depending on the market they are for.

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