Customer Reviews:
 Nice for small children August 19, 2010
Amanda Freie (Chicago)
We got this for our son for his 3rd birthday. The sound quality isn't great, but for a little guy who isn't gentle with his toys it's been a good choice. Both of my boys under 4 years old play with this keyboard pretty hard and it's still working after 8 months!
 Not recommended December 28, 2009
R. Tjiptahadi (California, USA)
I would not recommend this keyboard:
1) The sound is not very good.
2) The keys are not very responsive. You have to strike it hard to produce sound. Definitely can't play pianissimo LOL
3) There are lots of buttons, but no manual to tell users how to use them.
4) It's a toy, not a music keyboard.
Starter Keyboard May 30, 2009
Ursula K. Raphael (USA)
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
I wanted a more "serious" keyboard for my 3 1/2 year old, to replace his LeapFrog® Learn & Groove Musical Table. This didn't come with a stand, but he just puts it on the coffee table when he uses it.
Although I had to show him (a few times) what the different buttons do, he caught on very fast. Any young child who can follow directions should be able to use the record and play feature by himself. He loves to make up his own songs.
There are ten instrument buttons: piano, trumpet, organ, guitar, violin, flute, bell, xylophone, saxophone, and music box (which is just tones). The guitar does sound like a guitar, and each selection has itsown distinct sound, but the piano sound is poor quality compared to other keyboards. However, this is not a professional keyboard, so I wasn't surprised.
My son doesn't use the rhythm buttons (pop rock, waltz, ballad, beat pop, country, funk, R&B, twist, fusion, tango) at all yet, but he loves the drum selections (bass, snare, hi hat, cymbal, tambourine, cowbell), and I thought they were pretty good too.
I was pleased that there is a volume control, and the buttons are perfect sizes for little fingers.
Another reason I bought this keyboard was to find out how serious my son was about playing, before I spend money on something with better overall quality. I also wanted to see how well he would take care of it.
Nice keyboard. December 28, 2008
L. Licameli (USA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This does not come with a stand, but is durable and portable. Our kids loved all of the different music choices and instruments to choose from. It's not a "real" professional keyboard and all plastic, but looks good and fun for them to practice on.
Sounds terrible and feels cheap December 3, 2008
Jennifer (MN, USA)
15 out of 21 found this review helpful
I picked this up for $30 for my son for Christmas after much shopping around for a decent keyboard for him. He loves everything musical and it was time to replace his "kiddie" keyboard for something a little more real. This was not it! I picked it up because it was a good price for a 49-key keyboard and included the stand, but I quickly realized that you get what you pay for. The stand is cheap hollow plastic and it's very lightweight, meaning it falls over very easily. When playing the keys even very gently, the stand wobbles horribly.
I could overlook that and just not use the stand, BUT being a pianist, the quality of the sound and material are just completely unacceptable to me. It doesn't feel like a real keyboard. The keys are very stiff and not very responsive like you would expect from a real keyboard. The sound is terrible and NONE of the instrument options sound anything like the real thing except maybe the music box. To top it off, you can only play 2-key chords. That is an improvement from his kiddie keyboard that only plays one key at a time, but how am I supposed to teach him to play on this?
If you want a keyboard that is pure toy and in no way can be called a musical instrument, this is a decent find for what I paid for it seeing as it is a 49-key. But if you are looking for a child-sized keyboard to facilitate actual learning and music appreciation, this is not it. It's impossible to make anything sound good on this thing as the keys are very stiff and it won't play more than 2 keys at a time so something that would sound great on a REAL keyboard, sounds choppy and out of tune on this keyboard.
I am going to return this and spend a little more to get my son a real keyboard that will foster his love of music and help me teach him how to play. This keyboard just doesn't cut it for our needs.
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