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So for a while, I searched for a connection wire for the older electric piano keyboards, but learned that the older versions do not support this type of connection. I found this piano keyboard, the only one within our price range that is also rechargeable, which is an awesome feature that is not found within other comparable keyboards. With that said, upon turning on, the keyboard would have a red light indicating that it's still charging, whereas it will turn off when fully charged. Coming from using 6-8 expensive D batteries for our older electric piano keyboards to become portable, I so appreciate this novel feature of having a rechargeable piano keyboard! I had only charged it once overnight since receiving this about a month ago, with on and off usage for my app lessons. The manual does explain that it can be charged every 2 months if not in use. It takes about 4 hours to fully charge, and can play up to 6-8 hours of continuous play after a full charge.
What's more, the charging cable is a regular USB to type C USB cable, which I already own many of for my Android phone. This means we're no longer afraid to misplace or lose the charging cables, not to mention again saving so much money on those expensive replacement cables that are only specific to the piano. From getting frustrated whenever we lose the power cable for the order electric piano keyboards to now having such an accessible and rechargeable cable, I'm really on cloud nine with this piano!
Another lucky find is that this piano comes with a microphone. When purchasing, I really didn't expect this surprise find from reading the product descriptions, as I don't remember having read anywhere that a microphone comes with it. It's located snugly and conveniently at the bottom of the keyboard in case you missed it.
I love that this is genuinely a teaching piano keyboard. There is a function called teach: OKON (one key for one note)/Guide/Follow with a metronome and a beat count that you can set up to 1, 2, 3, and 4 counts, though I can't figure out yet the difference between the metronome and beat functions. Nevertheless, this is also a cool and unique feature that I have not seen before. I'm also learning via a piano app at this time, so I'm not using this teach function. But when trying it in teach mode, the correct key notes will appear on the LED screen. To be honest, at my stage of learning, I don't really understand what the notes say anyway. I'll probably revisit this teach function once I'm more familiar with reading the notes.
It has 37 keys which is suitable for beginner or even intermediate piano lessons. Once we get to more advanced lessons, we're planning to upgrade to the 61 keys by this brand. But honestly, except for being 37 keys, it has so much more functions than I know what to do with, and with the teaching function available, I know it will take me a very very long time of practice on this keyboard before even thinking of upgrading to 61 keys.
With that said, I'm so impressed with this small but mighty teaching electric piano keyboard, but it does take some time to familiar myself and make use of all the functions. I'm still learning new functions to date.
Some tips:
It's super lightweight compared to my older keyboards.
The microphone goes into the MIC port. Tuck it back into the slot at the bottom of the keyboard for storage.
Headsets or earphones (not included) can go into the PHONES port.
It comes with an extra audio cord which can go into the AUX IN port for additional audio connection.
There are no specific volume + / volume - buttons. To change the volume, click on VOLUME and then choose CHOICE - or +. I had to search the manual to learn this, after my husband complained why the piano is so loud, and I frantically could not find the typical volume + / volume - buttons. I think this is a very clever way to condense the buttons because the CHOICE - or + buttons can also be used for other functions such as TONE SWITCH, TEMPO, TRANSPOSE (to adjust the Major), and RHYTHM SWITCH functions. There are 50 demos, 200 tones and 200 rhythms, and I can see how fitting all these in a small, lightweight keyboard would not have been possible had it not been for the alternative.
Apparently, when choosing from 200 rhythms, I can fill in a percussion of my choice, then record, and play back as background music. This is way too advanced for me at this time, but so cool!
In place of the pedal on the string piano, I can use the SUSTAIN mode to extend to key sound, VIBRATION mode to add vibrating key sound, or ECHO mode to add the echo key sound. I'm not able to multitask that much yet, so I can't quite figure out how to efficiently do this.
To sum it up, I cannot believe this rechargeable teaching electric piano keyboard was only around $50 after tax, whereas I remember paying 3-4 times as much for my older electric pianos. For those who have bought or signed up for an online or in-app piano lessons, I highly recommend buying this gem for your study. Trust me, the piano lessons, especially the practice games, are so much more enjoyable with it.
