Piano & Keyboard All-in-One For Dummies
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When you have a good idea of which type of digital keyboard fits your needs, you’re ready for some recommendations. This information recommends several top brands and models to help you narrow the search for your keyboard.

Recommendations for digital pianos and organs

If you’re having trouble finding any of these brands in stores in your area, contact the companies directly; they’ll be happy to help sell you a keyboard.

  • Kawai America Corporation: Recommended models are CE220 Digital Piano and ES7 Portable Digital Piano.

  • Korg USA, Inc.: Recommended models are SP-280 digital piano and LP-380 digital home piano.

  • Nord Keyboards: Recommended models are Nord C2D Combo Organ and Nord Electro 4.

  • Roland Corporation U.S.: Recommended models are RG-1F Digital Mini-Grand Piano, RP-301: SuperNATURAL Piano, and AT-75 Atelier Organ.

  • Yamaha Corporation of America: Recommended models are AvantGrand, P105 Stage Digital Piano, and P95 Digital Piano.

Recommendations for arrangers, workstations, and synthesizers

The following list points you toward some quality manufacturers of arrangers, workstations, and synthesizers. This isn’t an exhaustive list of models by any means. Each company makes models with different features and price points (although none is really inexpensive).

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Michael Pilhofer, MM, holds a Master's in Music Education with a Jazz Emphasis from the Eastman School of Music, and a Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz Performance from the University of Miami.

Holly Day's work has appeared in Guitar One Magazine, Music Alive!, culturefront Magazine, and Brutarian Magazine.

Jerry Kovarsky is a regular columnist for Keyboard magazine and longtime product management guru with Casio, Korg, and other companies who have been instrumental in bringing keyboard technology into people's homes and onto stages and studios around the world.

Holly Day and Michael Pilhofer are co-authors of all editions of Music Theory For Dummies and Music Composition For Dummies. Blake Neely was a contributing author to the 2nd edition of Piano For Dummies. David Pearl is author of Piano Exercises For Dummies. Jerry Kovarksy is a contributing writer to Electronic Musician magazine.

Holly Day and Michael Pilhofer are co-authors of all editions of Music Theory For Dummies and Music Composition For Dummies. Blake Neely was a contributing author to the 2nd edition of Piano For Dummies. David Pearl is author of Piano Exercises For Dummies. Jerry Kovarksy is a contributing writer to Electronic Musician magazine.

Michael Pilhofer, MM, holds a Master's in Music Education with a Jazz Emphasis from the Eastman School of Music, and a Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz Performance from the University of Miami.

Holly Day's work has appeared in Guitar One Magazine, Music Alive!, culturefront Magazine, and Brutarian Magazine.

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