Thursday 2 February 2012

Casio Privia Px 130

Casio Privia Px 130
The rising popularity of the Casio Privia Px 130 is owed to its widespread appeal across many types of musicians. More advanced musicians warm to the instrument's portability, robust keyboard action, true to life sound and relatively modest price. However, where the Casio px 130 is especially making inroads, is in the piano student market, supported by piano teachers. In this article we will explore some of the reasons why.

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Firstly, it is important that beginners commence learning music on an instrument that sounds and feels like a real instrument and not a toy. The Px 130 may be lightweight and very portable owing to plastic construction, but it is certainly not a toy. It sounds and plays close enough to a genuine acoustic piano, to make the learning experience an enjoyable one.

Just like a genuine, acoustic piano, the Casio Privia has 88 keys that are weighted and hammer actioned. To farther the element of realism, the px130 imitates the sound of open strings, by raising the dampers with the sustain pedal.

Also, the piano keyboard can be separated into two exact halves, each half can be played with the same range of notes. The benefit of this is that both teacher and student can sit together, and play exactly the same song with the same notes at the same time. Two-fold headphone jacks mean both student and teacher can plug in headphones and automatically disable the speakers. The fact that piano lessons can be held in complete silence is surely to please other people in the house. This also helps protect the music lessons from troubling household noises such as dogs barking or kettles boiling.

A two track recorder enables music to be played back for appraisal and a metronome allows the tempo to be set and reset according to need. At just 25 pounds in weight, the Casio Privia Px 130 would have to be one of the lightest portable digital pianos. 60 in-built music tracks can help guide the beginner, in terms of how a song could or should be played.

In conclusion, the Casio Px 130 deserves its reputation as a very good entry level piano for the beginner. It has adequate true to life qualities to ensure that the student's learning experience is a positive one. Making the teacher's job easier are support features such as two-fold headphones and duet mode. This also applies to the recording and play-back facility. Thankfully, all these benefits are packaged at a price that is very affordable for the student. This makes the Casio Privia Px 130 a very appealing instrument, for both student and teacher.

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I hope that this blog has helped you understand why the Casio Privia Px 130 is such as great way to start learning to play the piano.