Yamaha PSR 275 Review

One of the most popular Yamaha keyboards is Yamaha PSR 275. This is a kind of Yamaha portable keyboard which is produced around 2000 for the users who look for the affordable keyboard with great sound like what you usually heard from a piano.

Yamaha PSR 275

The best thing from this keyboard is that when you press it softly, you will heard soft sound like what piano produces. It is because Yamaha PSR 275 is featured with Yamaha Touch Response.

This keyboard is also featured with Portable Grand system which enable you to play as piano in full keyboard mode. By this feature, you don need to get back in a piano mode after using other keyboard voices and styles. Therefore, it will be easy for you to play music with this keyboard than other keyboards for beginners.

PSR 275 is built in General MIDI version which is compatible with any version of MIDI music. You could download some GM music files on your computer with the new PC button placed in PSR keyboard.

There is also Yamaha Education Suite featured in Yamaha PSR 275 which will teach you to play songs and chords which is also easy and fun to use. Just like other keyboards, this musical instrument could go along with any type of music genre.

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How to Play Keyboard Notes?

Playing keyboard is not difficult as what you think. Although there are so many people think that playing keyboard is like solving math in school, this is not true at all because you could learn it by yourself easily without being necessary to take any course. How does it work?

Piano Keyboard Keys

1. First, you could notice on keys pattern on the piano or keyboard

In this step, you could find the note "C" on your keyboard. The scale of the keys are C, D, E, F, G, A, B, and C again.

The three white keys enclosing two black keys while four white keys enclosing three black keys. 

Just note that the black keys repeat a five key pattern of two black keys. They will be separated by one white key. There are two white keys after that. There are also three black keys which are separated by one white key then two white keys. 

That pattern is the same from one keyboard to another. Each note in the keyboard is represented in 12 note octave according to the higher or lower pitch.

2. Second, you could identify the black keys

Piano Keyboard Keys Chart

The blck key has two possible names: sharp and flat. The name depends on the chord you are playing with. For example:

1st black key in the group is C♯ or D ♭

2nd black key in the group is D♯ or E ♭

3rd black key in the group is F♯ or G ♭

To find the note of the black key, you could notice on the white key immediately and use the sharp sign.

3. Third, you could find the octave the note is in

Just finding the Middle C. After that you could go down or up to reach the octave that your key is in. 

finding the keyboard octaves

4. Fourth, you could learn what the notes look like

This is the final step for you to understand the piano or keyboard notes well. By using this way you could understand the relationship of the notes. 

piano keyboard keys notes

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Yamaha Keyboard: Series and Review

Another thing that you need to know before going to the music shop and pick up for right keyboard is understanding the brands and how they produce your keyboard till you can play it for a long time. Well, the price sometimes speaks louder but at least, if you buy a keyboard with high price, the price is worth the quality. 
I recommend you the unbeatable keyboard to play with. Yes, it is Yamaha, Japanese keyboards which have been widely used by people all around the world

Yamaha YPG-235 76-Key is the option for you who want to get affordable keyboards from Yamaha with complete features as what you see below:

And now, we talk about the most searched keyboard from Yamaha! It's Yamaha PSR series. Many people are amazed on how this keyboard work in creating good music. 

Yamaha PSR 295 is one of the most recommended PSR series because it is completed with what a good musician needs. A series of tunes with complete tools for arranging and creating music. Plus, PSR 295 from Yamaha has double speaker to give you an incredible sound of music.

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What's the Best Virtual Piano Sites?

Learning piano doesn't mean that you need to sit in front of your grand piano or keyboard to play some songs. By the development of technology, now you and even your children could learn how to play piano virtually. Everything could be done in the internet. You don't need to install additional hardware because you could play the songs using computer or laptop's keyboard.

Virtualpiano.net

But, the problem is that there are so many sites providing virtual piano or keyboard. It will confuse you. When you haven't decide which virtual piano keyboard you need to visit, here are some suggestions for you to choose virtual keyboard:

1. PianoNanny

One of the most recommended site to learn piano online is PianoNanny. Yes, this is a nanny site for piano lovers. No matter your age is, you will be easily learn piano here with complete tutorial from the experts. Everything is served in detail. PianoNanny will be the real piano teacher for the amateurs. Here, you will find some easy sessions which have been included with text, keyboard images to help you visualize what the teachers say.

Here is the link for PianoNanny.

2. Zebra Keys

There will be nobody thought that playing piano with zebra could be so fun! Some people say ZebraKeys is the best place for playing virtual piano. It is simple and well built so you could understand each note easily in a fast way. You could directly learn from the lesson page right into the lesson article built by ZebraKeys.
Here is the link for ZebraKeys.

3. Multiplayer Piano

This virtual piano keyboard site is dedicated for you who have been familiar with the rule to play piano online. Like its name, this site enables you to play piano with other users from all over the world at any song, any tunes and any style. You could create your own room and share it with Facebook or Twitter user. Recently, Multiplayer Piano is owned by Google. So, you could make it as an extended app if you use Chrome as your browser.
Here is the link for Multiplayer Piano.

Those are three of best sites for learning piano online. All of them are highly recommended because you could not only depend only on one site. Hope it works!

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Roland Keyboard: RD-700 Review

Humbly I say that one of best keyboard manufacturers in the world is Roland. And I'm a biggest fan of Roland. Mine is Roland RD-700 which I bought three years ago. Today, this keyboard is still covered well since I rarely use it now. Business and laziness are combined well in my recent life :)

Why Roland? 

If you ask me what brand of keyboard which can last for a long time with less risk to break, I suggest you to choose Roland. Well, generally I will not explain all Roland products in one post but here I will highlight mine, Roland-RD-700.

Roland RD-700

This keyboard is loaded with 64MB stereo sampled piano. Honestly to say, this keyboard is not for a beginner. Look at how the features put on RD-700. They had made me confused because as an amateur, the features are too high and unreachable if you only get some days to recognize all features of RD-700.

The difference of Roland RD-700 from previous series from Roland is on LCD, I think. The graphic is all new and making your eyes more comfortable. 

The other significant features are 64 MB internal wave memory in which the stereo sample of pianos can be found here while the powerful apreggiator includes guitar streaming and other magical effects and sounds.

Overall, Roland RD-700 is perfect to use when you are a pro. The price for Roland RD-700 two years ago was $1,500 but I guess today you can get lower price since this is not a new series of Roland keyboard anymore :)

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The Power of Blogging and Music

Writing is the only thing that can heal me. At least that’s what I find recently. By writing, I can find another passion in life. One of the simple ways for people to know what I write about is through blog. This is my new blog and I think I will combine everything here, mostly about writing, blog world and also music. Why music? If writing is the way I am breathing then music is the important oxygen which is going through air surrounded me. The combination of those two substances gives me new ideas in blogging.

To conclude, here I will write anything about kinds of musical instruments and blogging life on internet. Keyboard and piano are what I am interested about since I’m an amateur piano and keyboard player but somehow, guitars and bass are here too. All musical instruments that I’m passionate about will be here on my posts.

Finally, glad to find you visiting my blog :) 

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