How Good Are Toy Pianos?

Executive Summary about Toy Piano By John Aschenbrenner

kids pianos

Let’s see if the advantages of toy pianos outweigh the liabilities.
I’ve taught children who had toy pianos at first, and there is never any damage done, far from it, if a child plays a toy piano. Anything that interests them in music and piano is good for their intellectual development.
First let us enumerate the advantages of toy pianos:
The younger your child, the more appropriate a toy piano may be.
The only real alternative besides a real piano is the electronic music keyboard, such as the inexpensive Casio brands you see for around $99. Here is a comparison of an electronic keyboard versus a toy piano:
Children’s electronic music keyboards have real width keys, ¾ inch wide, while toy pianos often have “mini” keys to accommodate their tiny hands. Electronic keyboards make a wide variety of sounds besides the standard piano sound of a toy piano. More sounds are available on a small keyboard but not usually on a toy piano, although undoubtedly there are products out there called “toy pianos” which make sounds in addition to something piano-like.
Toy pianos produce a sound made on what are usually small bell-like surfaces called “tines.” It sounds more like chimes than a piano. An electronic keyboard’s piano sound is usually very faithful to a real piano sound.
Electronic keyboards must be used with batteries to get around the safety issues of outlets, power cables and connections. Toy pianos usually are mechanical devices that require no power, and therefore have the advantage of safety and convenience.
Music skills develop at a very young age.

By John Aschenbrenner Copyright 2000 Walden Pond Press. Visit http://www.pianoiseasy.com  to see the fun PIANO BY NUMBER method for kids.

admin Toy Piano kids pianos, schoenhut pianos, Toy Piano, toy pianos