{"id":4118,"date":"2017-06-23T17:08:14","date_gmt":"2017-06-23T21:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/?p=4118"},"modified":"2023-01-25T13:37:25","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T18:37:25","slug":"keyboard-vs-piano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/keyboard-vs-piano\/","title":{"rendered":"Keyboard Vs. Piano: What Exactly is the Difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Music is like many things life in the way that people aren\u2019t always accurate when they describe its concepts and ideas. And when it comes to the topic of keyboard vs. piano, inaccuracies are often on full display. Keyboards and pianos are two separate things with two completely different functions, and yet musicians aren\u2019t always sure how to tell the difference between them. In this article, we\u2019ll define what keyboards and pianos are, and we\u2019ll run through a list of benefits and disadvantages of both.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Keyboards<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A keyboard is strictly defined as a set of keys that operate an instrument. Under this widely broad definition, any musical instrument operated by keys is a keyboard: pianos, accordions, harpsichords, keytars, marimbas, and the giant thing on the floor of a department store that Tom Hank\u2019s character played in the movie <em>Big. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4119\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/keyboard--200x300.jpg\" alt=\"keyboard vs. piano\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/keyboard--200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/keyboard-.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>But keyboards as we know them in the music world are largely defined as being synthesizers. In 2017, synths are now found in practically every type of music conceivable. Synthesizers get their name from the fact that that they synthesize instruments and sounds. Practically all synthesizers feature a piano sound, but synthesizers are not pianos.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The history of synthesizers goes back all the way to 1867 when engineer Elisha Gray accidentally discovered a self-vibrating electrochemical circuit. His discovery led to the invention of an oscillator, a device used in modern synthesizers. Before World War II, America and Germany developed the world\u2019s first polyphonic synthesizers, which were four-voice key-assignment keyboards with two formant filters and envelope controllers. The 40\u2019s and 50\u2019s brought huge innovations to monophonic synthesizers including vibrato effects, smaller keyboards, and octave dividers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In modern music, keyboards come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. MIDI capabilities, or musical instrument digital technology, have made recording synthesized music with computers inexpensive and easily editable. Music producers heavily rely on keyboards to produce synths to use during the recording process.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Pianos<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/grand-piano--300x300.jpg\" alt=\"acoustic grand piano\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/grand-piano--300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/grand-piano--150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/grand-piano--768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/grand-piano--120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/grand-piano-.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Unlike the broad term \u201ckeyboard,\u201d pianos consist of just one instrument. The piano was invented in 1700 by an Italian instrument-maker named Christofori. The original piano was an instrument heavily based on a harpsichord. Harpsichords rely on a system of levers and pulleys that pluck strings while the piano uses a series of hammers that strike and dampen strings in a completely controlled manner. Harpsichords sound pingy, dull, and lifeless, while pianos sound expressive and alive. Pianos are one of the most dynamically powerful instruments on the planet, and they\u2019ve shaped the way music has sounded for centuries after being invented.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Unlike synthesizers, pianos haven\u2019t changed all that much after three long centuries. The range has been extended and the hammer system perfected, but other than that pianos are very similar instruments to the ones that were played in the 18th century. Pianos were first named \u201cFortepianos\u201d which means \u201cLoud-Soft\u201d in Italian.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>The Music Theory Benefit<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Any instrument with a keyboard doubles as a near-perfect visual representation of the concepts we use to describe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/basic-music-theory\/\">music theory<\/a>. If you\u2019ve ever played an instrument without a keyboard, you probably already know how baffling certain music theory concepts can be. But on instruments that feature keyboards, things like scales, chords, and intervals are perfectly laid out in a step-by-step system.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re going to describe some benefits and disadvantages to each instrument. The music theory instrument is a benefit that\u2019s included with pianos and any other keyed instrument.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Benefits and Disadvantages of Keyboard Vs. Piano<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keyboard:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Modern synthesizers can generate nearly every sort of sound conceivable; even ones that sound like a piano. But for as far this technology has come over the years, nothing truly sounds like a piano except for, well, an actual piano. But if you\u2019re looking for options as far as interesting instruments, patches, and soundscapes go, look no further than the synthesizer or even a small MIDI keyboard.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4121\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/full-electric-keyboard-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"electric full sized piano \" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/full-electric-keyboard-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/full-electric-keyboard-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/full-electric-keyboard.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Keyboards give musicians a virtually limitless amount of sound options that can now be edited and manipulated straight from the keyboard. And if you\u2019re a musician on a budget\u2014which is every musician we\u2019ve ever met\u2014you can get all or at least most the benefits of an expensive synthesizer from a small MIDI keyboard that plugs right into your computer for under $100. MIDI sounds are a breeze to adjust and edit which is ideal for songwriters and producers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Unlike pianos, even the bigger keyboard synthesizer keyboards are portable. If you\u2019re a musician who performs regularly, you will most likely have to settle on playing with a keyboard even if you\u2019re a purist who prefers the sound of a piano.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Keyboards can be amazing instruments, but be warned: not all keyboards are created equally. When looking for a keyboard, make sure that the instrument you purchase has weighted keys and a sustain pedal. Every piano has these things, and you won\u2019t be able to get nearly as good of a playing experience without them. Those $100 MIDI keyboards don\u2019t have sustain pedals or weighted keys, by the way.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pianos:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4122\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/piano-acoustic-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"acoustic piano strings\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/piano-acoustic-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/piano-acoustic-768x544.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/piano-acoustic.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Like we mentioned before, nothing has the power to accurately imitate or generate the incredible sound of a piano. The piano has remained relevant for so long because it\u2019s designed so well. Even the best synthesizers can\u2019t stand up to the piano when it comes to dynamics. But pianos generate just one sound compared to the limitless options of most synths. Add how difficult it is to move and tune even a small piano and you end up with some serious pros and cons from each instrument to consider.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Putting keyboard vs. piano against each other isn\u2019t a great idea because both instruments are incredible and have so much to offer. If you can play one, then why not play both? Each instrument gives the musician different things, but while they structurally couldn\u2019t be more different, they are played the same way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Music is like many things life in the way that people aren\u2019t always accurate when they describe its concepts and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":4120,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44,46,332],"tags":[92,58,8],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Keyboard Vs. Piano: What Exactly is the Difference?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Keyboard vs. piano, just what exactly is the difference? And which one should a new student invest in? 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