Reddit reviews (OLD MODEL) Casio CAS PX150 BK 88-Key Touch Sensitive Privia Digital Piano with Tri-Sensor Scaled Hammer Action

Do you have Guitar Centers in Canada? You should really feel a piano's action before buying it. That being said I really like the feel of my Casio Privia PX-150 for that price range:

https://www.amazon.com/Casio-CAS-PX150-BK-Tri-Sensor/dp/B0094KNESM

It has midi out like most digital pianos, they have midi to usb cords for next to nothing if you need one.

The FAQ says that the starting price of keyboards worth getting if you want to study piano cost $500. There are a lot of keyboards that will be cheaper. Here are the Yamaha and Casio entry-level digital pianos that this subreddit will probably recommend as the absolute minimum:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009CN8WZ6

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0094KNESM

Definitely not the Privia. Look at it brand new.

The YPG-535 is a good deal actually.

The P120 is old and discontinued.

I just purchased my first keyboard a few days ago.
After talking to a lot of people and researching what I needed, I went with this.

http://www.amazon.com/Casio-CAS-PX150-BK-Tri-Sensor/dp/B0094KNESM

There are some keyboards that are 50-100, but the extra features you get with this one make it worth it.

I love it so far, sounds and feels great.

If you're in Canada it's a little more expensive. I got mine from best buy for 599 inc. a wooden stand.

edit: I think almost any modern electronic keyboard has a headphone jack, this one does as well as the ability to connect to your computer through usb for midi control and to upload different songs to play along with.

I had it narrowed down to three, I was also looking at.
http://www.amazon.com/Korg-SP170s-88-Key-Digital-Piano/dp/B004M92J0O
and
http://www.amazon.com/Yamaha-Series-P35B-88-Key-Digital/dp/B009CN8WZ6

Great question! Start him now! Most people who end up professional musicians start around age 5, actually. But don't worry about how good he will or won't get - music is an amazing thing that can be a lifetime pursuit, even if you never do it professionally or all that well. I've made some of my best friends through playing music, and had countless good times. It also teaches patience, discipline, attention to detail, how to calmly work through frustration when you don't know how to do something, how to be creative on the fly, and a million other good personality traits.

Ideas on picking an instrument – piano and violin are two common ones little kids start on. See which one he's more drawn to, or if he's more interested in something like drums, guitar, etc. Recorder is the worst sounding instrument ever – you don't want to listen to him practicing that thing. I remember when they had us learn them in elementary school – having taken piano, I thought it was really lame. Actually, one of the best things to do is get him singing, and not only because it's free.

Find him a teacher for a weekly lesson. Talk to them about their experience in music and their teaching philosophy – don't start him with some tough hard-ass classical guy (one of these is what made me quit piano way too early, though I later came back to music). Start him with someone nurturing who has experience with little kids. Ideally it's someone who appreciates musical creativity / experimentation / writing / improvising / playing, not just rote learning – I have too many friends who can play Beethoven but can't pick out the chords to a Beatles song, and I think that's sad. Ask for advice on what instrument to buy from the teacher.

A lot of music stores will do a rent-to-buy program for student instruments. It's important to get one of decent quality - it's impossible to learn on a broken instrument, and will just cause frustration. A good space-saving (and money saving) alternative to a real piano is one of these digital things – make sure if you get one it has 88 fully weighted keys. It should at least be fine for his first couple years. If he gets serious about piano, you deal with getting a serious piano (and keeping it in tune) later.

Your kid will get assignments to practice. It's more important that he spends a little bit of time on these every day than big blocks of time less often. Encourage him to practice, help him keep to a schedule, and leave him alone to do it. Encourage him to just play around after he gets through his assignments, especially after some time has passed and he starts learning some chords and stuff - it keeps it fun. Oh, and get yourself some good earplugs – it'll be rough at first, but you NEED to restrain yourself from getting frustrated at the noise.

Take him to see somebody GOOD play the instrument he plays, live. He'll think it's the coolest. Listen to all kinds of music around the house.

If you want inspiration, look up youtube videos of little kids playing instruments – they're awesome.

i did see it for 79 extra, and older model. https://www.amazon.com/Casio-CAS-PX150-BK-Tri-Sensor/dp/B0094KNESM/ref=sr_1_17?ie=UTF8&qid=1497894681&sr=8-17&keywords=casio+88+keyboard

I'm looking to restart playing piano after a 10 year break. I was at an intermediate level when I stopped, though I will no doubt be pretty crap now.

This electronic piano has the full 88 weighted key and is very reasonably priced. It comes with the stand. (Also Costco is really good for returns if one makes a bad mistake).

Is it more or less the same as the Casio PX-150 that costs $500 on Amazon and is recommended in the FAQ?

Thanks.