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Originally Posted by polak
An acoustic piano is meant to be a set piece, but it needs to be tuned and maintained and it's a huge hassle to move anywhere. An electronic piano isn't a set piece and even with weighted keys, it still feels different.
Get them a midi controller (keyboard that connects to a computer) and fruity loops and they can learn all aspects of song writing not just one. Then you unleash them on to the world and spend all the money they earn as child prodigies.  |
I can't recommend this enough for a child. Give them more variety and access to more options. My love of music was stimulated not by the boring upright but by the synth my uncle gave me so I could experiment with other sounds and styles and just play to my heart's content when I wasn't under the regime of my classical piano lessons. That's why I came back to music as an adult.
A midi keyboard plus good software and patches will allow a young child the ability to start creating their own music and really open up their mind.