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 great keyboard fro the price December 25, 2008
Mozart (USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a great package for the price. This is an easy keyboard to learn to play for both children and adults alike. The Casio Key Lighting Keyboard LK-100 is as fun as it is practical. It's an ideal learning tool for young pianists and a fun way to experience music.
The keyboard has 61 full-size keys. We love the keys' optional light-up function, and we enjoyed being able to immediately "play" the keyboard. The lighted keys help beginners become familiar with the timing of the notes that follow one of the 100 built-in tunes from the keyboard's song bank. A songbook (included) allows kids and adults to view the printed musical notes for each song. The tempo of the songs can be slowed as you learn to follow the keys, which is a nice feature. The key lighting feature can be turned off as desired. This is particularly important for advanced players who wish to use the instrument as a traditional keyboard.
We like the Casio Key Lighting Keyboard's high-tech look. A large LCD screen indicates function and song title. There is a tempo control, a volume slider, rhythm buttons and other controls. The Casio Key Lighting Keyboard's song bank is a fun feature. The keyboard has 100 popular songs stored and they can be heard at the push of a button. Songs include holiday favorites like Jingle Bells, as well as a peppy rendition of Happy Birthday to You and a variety of classical songs. Younger kids will be thrilled to hear a theme song from the Finding Nemo movie.
This feature-rich keyboard includes 50 built-in auto-accompaniment patterns (kids will feel like rock stars!). Additionally, users can choose a chord and the keyboard will automatically produce a matching bass, chord and rhythm. Advanced players will find it easy to change keys, and a microphone jack makes it a breeze to sing along with tunes. The premium package with the Casio LK100 is a great buy for the money.
The Casio Key Lighting Keyboard has plenty of bells and whistles to immediately attract children and adults. It's fun. It lights up. It plays music. The best part, however, is that the attraction doesn't end there. This is a well-built musical instrument on which children and adults can really learn to play music.
Only negative thing is that it does have MIDI but in order to use this feature, you will need to couple it with a PC to use, since it doesn't have a built-in disk drive.
 Wonderful sound, good for kids November 21, 2008
LawyerMom (USA)
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
We recently started suspecting that our 2 year old has perfect pitch, like her father and her grandmother before her. So all the little toy keyboards that she loved to play with which were all off-key were become problematic. However, it was almost impossible to find a toy keyboard that was actually in tune and not off key. We bought and returned probably a half dozen. Then, the grandparents stepped in and started laying pressure to buy her an actual keyboard. This was the result.
The keyboard has a wonderful sound and plenty of demo songs to keep young children busy. I love that it lights up and it helps illustrate the concept for children who are just learning about music and notes. The keyboard is lighter than I expected. And for the price, it was a good compromise over the toy keyboards. It's also great that it comes with a stand, headphones, and an adapter. Many of the high-end casio keybaords, for some reason, do not even include an adapter.
I do warn, however, that this is a beginner keyboard. It's good for exposing your child and just to test drive to see whether or not your kid's piano interest isn't going to be just a passing phase. However, the keyboard is not going to grow with any serious piano players. There is no touch sensitivity, which is so important to learning to play the piano adequately. And I was disappointed to see that there was no USB connectivity, which you can get with the slightly more expensive Casio models.
But, all in all, I'm satisfied that I'm getting my money's worth. But if you want more features and more piano-like sound/feel, then you'll have to pay more.
Casio LK 100 Keyboard October 24, 2008
Jeannine T. Stone
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Great buy, beautiful music, a must have for everyone who loves to play music of any kind.
Kids love it! October 24, 2008
Milly Adams (Exton, PA USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought the keyboard to practice for my piano lessons! My kids started playing with it and LOVE it. They play their own songs and also song off the Song List! The kids and myself think it is totally worth the price!!
B-day gift for 9yr old boy October 13, 2008
Single Mom
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This was a birthday gift for my nine-year-old son. He loved it. He isn't quite patient enough to "learn" it all but with the light up keys and a bunch of different songs he knows he still has a great time. I would recommend it.
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