When a beloved child grows up, many parents begin to think about his musical development. And if the baby shows interest in music, you just need to purchase a musical instrument for him. In order to make your choice, you need to learn about some of the differences and common qualities of mechanical pianos and electronic synthesizers.
Everything is subject to the process of evolution, even musical instruments
Once upon a time, playing the harpsichord, one of the first home keyboards, was only available to children of either very we althy parents or very talented ones. Teaching a child music even now requires certain financial investments, perseverance and perseverance from the family. Through a kind of evolution in the invention and improvement of musical instruments, the harpsichord was transformed into a piano. The piano as a home version of the grand piano has been used for many years for teaching in music schools and at home. In modern conditions, for the initial familiarization of children with music, a synthesizer for beginners is increasingly being purchased.
Acoustic musical instrument or electronic? Which one to choose?
Anymodifications of keyboard instruments (both acoustic and electronic) have a lot in common:
- presence of a keyboard;
- a certain number of full-sized white and black keys;
- balanced classic keyboard;
- easy, most dynamic full sound extraction;
- natural quality sound.
Differences between synthesizers and grand pianos
Perhaps, some people see only the external differences between these two categories of keyboard instruments. Although there are many more differences than common qualities.
1. The synthesizer is much lighter and more compact than a piano and, moreover, a grand piano.
2. Some models have fewer octaves than classical instruments.
3. It is much easier to place a beginner-learning synthesizer indoors than a bulky acoustic instrument.
4. The electronic musical "teacher" can work both from a stationary electrical network and on batteries.
5. The piano cannot be placed on a table or on a person's lap (weight over 250 kg).
6. Your piano needs to be tuned at least once a year. The synthesizer is configured once - upon purchase.
7. Acoustic keyboards produce fairly loud sounds. The strength of the synth sound is adjusted according to the selected mode.
8. A child can independently learn the basic skills of communicating with musical sounds using an inexpensive synthesizer with game software.
9. The mechanics of pressing the keys of the synthesizer is identical to the same process in the piano.
10. A melody played on an electric instrument can be recorded and arranged immediately.
11. A beginner's professional instrument or synthesizer has built-in speakers to change the sound volume.
12. Over 90 different arpeggiation types (sound effects with passages) are stored in the instrument's memory.
13. The possibility of additional SD-memory and USB-memory increases the capacity of musical electronics.
About some useful functions of musical digital electronics
Music synthesizer for children and adults contains more than 100 melodies in various styles in the memory of its training program. Each lesson is divided into several consecutive lessons, which is very helpful for learning. In addition, the instrument itself “tells” whether the desired rhythm of the melody is observed, whether the child presses the keys correctly, whether with the right fingers (the so-called “fingering” is practiced). In the event of an error, a certain sharp signal sounds and a hint follows on how to correct the situation. At the end of the lesson, the tool can even “praise” the child by setting the appropriate score, up to loud and positive
applause.
Karaoke, synthesizer and TV
The Beginner Synthesizer has special sound effects functions. Playing support is provided by the accompaniment of a professional orchestra or instrumentalensemble. Any recorded melody can be played back with the sound of guitar, flute, saxophone, piano with simultaneous accompaniment of the bass line, percussion group or accordion.
Today there are many brands of synthesizers on the market of musical instruments - for example, Casio. The synthesizer, among other things, will help arrange a home music evening. The voice and accompaniment pre-recorded in the instrument's memory will sound from the speakers. When this music system is connected to a TV, lyrics can be read from the screen.
How to develop instrumental playing skills?
Modern educational synthesizers (prices from 4,000 rubles) contain melodies stored in memory, divided into short, easy musical phrases. The child acquires the skills of independent play by performing gradually more difficult tasks. In addition, in automatic mode, the tool assesses the student's readiness to move to the level of tasks of a different complexity. The synthesizer for a child of 5 years old contains in its song bank a recording of a large number of special exercises that develop finger fluency. For playing the keyboard, this skill is of great importance.
Opportunities for little composers
A child learns to be creative easily and joyfully by making music, and a synthesizer for beginners is a great helper in this.
What can a learning synthesizer do? Here is a list of some of its features:
- Model music of various styles: jazz, rock, blues, pop, classical. Through regulationpercussion, harmonic and click lines, sound special effects Leslie will sound great any melodies performed on a classic electric organ. Sounds are adjusted directly during the game and recorded in memory.
- The signal digital processor diversifies and enriches the sound with timbres. More than 232 different programs change, process and store sounds in the instrument's memory. In addition, it is possible to edit any saved entry.
- Play and record alternately the parts of different musical instruments (bass, solo, brass, strings, drums), and then combine all this into a single composition using the multi-track sequencer function. Music created in this way can be listened to on a computer, posted on the Internet.
- Step recording and editing functions allow you to record the most difficult passages and replace a wrong chord or note if necessary. The volume of each individual sound is changed with this function.
- A virtual 16-channel mixer that adjusts the volume of each instrument in a music recording, making it possible to select the best sounding instruments in each particular piece of music.
Some tips for choosing a synthesizer
Kids education, synthesizers, prices - everything matters to
parents. However, it is even more important to know something that will help children learn to easily handle musical sounds. It has been proven that learning music perfectly develops the child's brain, creativity.
In order to buy the best instrument that helps a child in obtaining musical knowledge and skills, you should know that the number of keys on a synthesizer should be 88. That is the number of keys on a piano keyboard. It is also necessary to take into account the age of the child, since it will be difficult for a child to master a professional instrument, and it will be boring for an older child to play a synthesizer for kids.
The sales assistants in the music store will always help you make the best choice. If it is possible to consult with professional tuners or teachers, then you need to do this in the interests of your child. In any case, having decided to introduce their child to music, parents make the right choice. And the musical abilities of children develop in the process of learning.
