Keyboards

Welcome to the Keyboards page, this is our guide to buying electronic musical keyboards from brands such as Yamaha and Casio.

Musical Keyboards are electronic devices that are played in the same way as a piano, they are very popular because they are cheaper and much smaller than a piano and offer a good quality sound. Musical keyboards are very popular with children who are learning to play the piano or keyboard at school or at music lessons, this is because they are fun to play as they offer lots of sound effects and most can actually sound just like a piano. Yamaha are the most popular manufacturer of music keyboards as they have been making them for years and offer the best quality, as well as Yamaha there are also other brands such as Casio but they are not as popular.

There are many features to look out for when buying a musical keyboard, the first is the number of keys. There are two main sizes when it comes to the amount of keys on a musical keyboard, the standard piano has 88 keys so there are the full size keyboards with 88 keys and then there are smaller keyboards with 61 keys. The small keyboards are better for beginners and children as they are easier to play, when the keyboard user becomes more confident and has more ability then it is better to move up to a full sized keyboard.

The amount of different sound effects and rhythms available with the keyboard is also an important consideration, the more sound effects that the keyboard has the more the keyboard user can vary the sound as they play. Music keyboards have literally hundreds of different sounds so that all kinds of effects can be achieved, the cheaper keyboards generally have around 100 sound effects where as the more professional keyboards can have over 500. The sound effects available with the keyboards also make playing the keyboard more fun for children, this is important as children can become bored very quickly so something like sound effects that makes playing the keyboard more interesting and fun can only be a good thing.

Keyboards also often have inbuilt songs that can be played automatically by the keyboard, this helps teach keyboard users how to play those songs and also adds some more fun to the keyboard use. Some keyboards also have inbuilt lessons that can be used to teach the keyboard user how to play the songs, these features really do help people to learn how to play the keyboard so are well worth looking out for.

Most music keyboards have several standard features, they all have an AC adaptor which is used to power the musical keyboard and connects to any standard power supply. Most music keyboards also have a headphone socket so that the keyboard can be used in private or late at night when you do not want others to hear. Another feature that is standard these days is computer compatibility, this means that you can connect the keyboard to your computer using a USB cable and record or edit the music you have played on the keyboard.

So when buying a musical keyboard online there are a few things to look for, normally the most important considerations are the amount of keys and the amount of sound effects that the music keyboard offers. Most people buy Yamaha keyboards as Yamaha are by far the brand leader and have been providing quality music keyboards for years, as well as Yamaha there are other brands like Casio available but they are not as popular. If you are looking for a cheap musical keyboard then you can go for the smaller keyboards with fewer features, you can also get a cheap music keyboards by shopping around as many of the shops sell cheap musical keyboards and also have cheap special offers and deals.

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Yamaha KPA3 Power Supply
Yamaha KPA3 Power Supply
From Gear4Music
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£6.95


Yamaha FC5 Non-Latching Footswitch
Yamaha FC5 Non-Latching Footswitch
From Gear4Music
, accessories, foot, gear4music, keyboard, sustain, switch, yamaha
...
£16.49


Yamaha KPA6N Power Supply
Yamaha KPA6N Power Supply
From Gear4Music
, accessories, gear4music, keyboard, power, supply, yamaha
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£19.00


Yamaha B1-R2 Piano Bench Rosewood
Yamaha B1-R2 Piano Bench Rosewood
From Gear4Music
, accessories, b1r2, bench, gear4music, keyboard, piano, rosewood, yamaha
...
£59.00


Yamaha B1-DA Piano Bench Dark Alder
Yamaha B1-DA Piano Bench Dark Alder
From Gear4Music
, accessories, alder, b1da, bench, dark, gear4music, illustration, keyboard, piano, purposes, yamaha
...
£76.00


Yamaha YPT-210 Portable Keyboard
Yamaha YPT-210 Portable Keyboard
From Gear4Music
, 102, button, education, entire, gear4music, grand, keyboard, keyboards, keyboardthis, learn, piano, play, portable, practice, press, push, realistic, resets, songs, sound, suite, today, yamaha, youre, ypt210
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£76.00


Yamaha YPT210 Full Size Black Keyboard.
Yamaha YPT210 Full Size Black Keyboard.
From Argos
, 5400636, argos, black, instruments, keyboard, keyboards, music, musical, yamaha, ypt210
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£89.99


Yamaha YPT210 Portable Electronic Keyboard
Yamaha YPT210 Portable Electronic Keyboard
From Sainsburys
, 32, 61, 100, 106, 375, alike, amplified, art, backlit, beginners, boasts, connection, display, electric, electronic, family, grand, introduce, keyboard, keys, lcd, learn, mention, metronome, midi, music, piano, playing, plays, polyphony, portable, progr
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£99.99


Yamaha PSR-E223 Portable Keyboard
Yamaha PSR-E223 Portable Keyboard
From Gear4Music
, 12, 223, 361, 375, 61key, drum, educates, effect, empowers, enriches, entertains, gear4music, grand, keyboard, keyboards, kit, kits, natural, piano, psre, psre223, series, sound, sounding, stereo, voices, xglite, yamaha, yamahas
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£108.00


Yamaha PSRE223 Full Size Black Keyboard.
Yamaha PSRE223 Full Size Black Keyboard.
From Argos
, 5400667, argos, black, instruments, keyboard, keyboards, music, musical, psre223, yamaha
...
£129.99


Yamaha PSR-E323 Portable Keyboard
Yamaha PSR-E323 Portable Keyboard
From Gear4Music
, 12, 102, 106, 361, 482, 61key, authentic, drum, dynamic, educate, effect, empower, enrich, entertain, eseries, gear4music, instrument, keyboard, keyboards, kit, kits, natural, psre323, response, sensitive, songs, sound, styles, touch, voices, xglite, ya
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£144.00


Yamaha PSRE223 Portable Electronic Keyboard
Yamaha PSRE223 Portable Electronic Keyboard
From Sainsburys
, 12, 32, 61, 100, 106, 375, alike, art, beginners, boasts, connection, design, drum, electric, electronic, family, grand, introduce, keyboard, keys, kits, layout, learn, midi, music, piano, play, plays, polyphony, portable, programme, psre223, sainsburys
...
£149.99


Yamaha EZ200 61-Key Light Up Keyboard
Yamaha EZ200 61-Key Light Up Keyboard
From Gear4Music
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...
£161.00


Yamaha PSRE323 Full Size Silver Keyboard.
Yamaha PSRE323 Full Size Silver Keyboard.
From Argos
, 5400739, argos, instruments, keyboard, keyboards, music, musical, psre323, silver, yamaha
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£199.89


Yamaha PSRE 323 Full Size Keyboard.
Yamaha PSRE 323 Full Size Keyboard.
From Argos
, 323, 5401628, argos, instruments, keyboard, keyboards, music, musical, psre, yamaha
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£199.99


Yamaha PSRE323 Portable Electronic Keyboard
Yamaha PSRE323 Portable Electronic Keyboard
From Sainsburys
, 12, 32, 61, 106, 482, alike, art, beginners, boasts, design, drum, effects, electric, electronic, family, introduce, keyboard, keys, kits, layout, learn, music, panel, piano, play, plays, polyphony, portable, programme, psre323, sainsburys, sensitive, s
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£199.99


Yamaha EZ200 Portable Electronic Keyboard
Yamaha EZ200 Portable Electronic Keyboard
From Sainsburys
, 32, 61, 100, 2w, 375, alike, amplified, art, backlit, beginners, boasts, connection, display, effects, electric, electronic, ez200, family, headphone, introduce, jack, keyboard, keys, lcd, learn, midi, music, piano, playing, plays, polyphony, portable,
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£199.99


Yamaha PSR-E423 Portable Keyboard
Yamaha PSR-E423 Portable Keyboard
From Gear4Music
, 61key, 700, arpeggio, control, education, effects, envelope, filter, gear4music, grand, innovative, keyboard, keyboards, knobs, learning, natural, perform, playlike, portable, psre423, realtime, response, sound, style, styling, suite, superior, synthesi
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£216.00


Yamaha E413-K Silver Keyboard.
Yamaha E413-K Silver Keyboard.
From Argos
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£244.99


Yamaha Piaggero NPV60 Portable Keyboard
Yamaha Piaggero NPV60 Portable Keyboard
From Gear4Music
, compact, constitutes, design, embodies, gear4music, italian, keyboard, keyboards, light, lyrical, piaggero, playability, slim, yamaha, yamahas
...
£269.00


Yamaha PSRE413 Portable Electronic Keyboard
Yamaha PSRE413 Portable Electronic Keyboard
From Sainsburys
, 32, 61, 106, 139, 165, 509, alike, art, backlit, beginners, boasts, connection, control, display, effects, electric, electronic, family, introduce, keyboa, keyboard, keys, lcd, learn, midi, music, piano, plays, polyphony, portable, programme, psre413, r
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£269.99


Yamaha PSR-E423 Digital Keyboard.
Yamaha PSR-E423 Digital Keyboard.
From Argos
, 5410468, argos, digital, instruments, keyboard, keyboards, music, musical, psre423, yamaha
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£274.99


Yamaha Piaggero NPV80 Portable Keyboard
Yamaha Piaggero NPV80 Portable Keyboard
From Gear4Music
, compact, constitutes, design, embodies, gear4music, italian, keyboard, keyboards, light, lyrical, npv60, npv80, piaggero, playability, slim, yamaha, yamahas
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£320.00


Yamaha DGX230 Digital Piano
Yamaha DGX230 Digital Piano
From Sainsburys
, 32, 39, 76, 160, 489, alike, art, backlit, beginners, boasts, box, connected, control, dgx230, digital, display, effects, electric, family, introduce, keyboard, keys, lcd, learn, music, piano, plays, polyphony, programme, real, sainsburys, screen, sensi
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£349.99


Yamaha NPV60 Keyboard.
Yamaha NPV60 Keyboard.
From Argos
, 5410475, argos, instruments, keyboard, keyboards, music, musical, npv60, yamaha
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£359.99


Yamaha P-95 Digital Piano Black
Yamaha P-95 Digital Piano Black
From Gear4Music
, authentic, awm, compact, design, digital, dynamic, gear4music, ghs, highquality, keyboard, musicians, natural, p95, piano, response, sampled, separately, sound, stereo, stylish, touch, voices, yamaha, yamahastand
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£475.00


Yamaha P-95 Digital Piano Silver
Yamaha P-95 Digital Piano Silver
From Gear4Music
, authentic, awm, compact, design, digital, dynamic, gear4music, ghs, highquality, keyboard, musicians, natural, p95, piano, response, sampled, separately, sound, stereo, stylish, touch, voices, yamaha, yamahastand
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£475.00


Yamaha PSR-S550 Keyboard Black
Yamaha PSR-S550 Keyboard Black
From Gear4Music
, 16track, 61key, 796, authentic, backing, creator, digital, exciting, gear4music, keyboards, realistic, sequencer, sound, style, styles, voices, workstation, yamaha
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£529.00


Yamaha PSR-S550 Keyboard In Silver
Yamaha PSR-S550 Keyboard In Silver
From Gear4Music
, 16track, 61key, 796, array, authentic, backing, creator, digital, exciting, gear4music, greatly, highquality, increased, inherit, keyboards, max, music, musical, polyphony, psrs550, psrs700/s900, realistic, resulting, sequencer, sound, style, styles, va
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£529.00


Yamaha Arius YDP141 Digital Piano Dark Rosewood
Yamaha Arius YDP141 Digital Piano Dark Rosewood
From Gear4Music
, 3level, alike, arius, authentic, awm, beginning, black, body, compact, digital, dynamic, experienced, gear4music, ghs, keyboard, keyboards, keytops, light, matte, natural, piano, players, sampling, sound, stereo, students, touch, true, voices, yamaha, y
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£576.00


Yamaha Arius YDP141 Digital Piano Light Cherry
Yamaha Arius YDP141 Digital Piano Light Cherry
From Gear4Music
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£576.00


Yamaha DGX640 Digital Keyboard Cherry
Yamaha DGX640 Digital Keyboard Cherry
From Gear4Music
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£612.00


Yamaha DGX640 Digital Keyboard Walnut
Yamaha DGX640 Digital Keyboard Walnut
From Gear4Music
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£612.00


Yamaha Arius YDP161 Digital Piano Dark Rosewood
Yamaha Arius YDP161 Digital Piano Dark Rosewood
From Gear4Music
, 3level, absolute, alike, arius, authentic, awm, beginning, digital, dynamic, experienced, gear4music, gh, joy, keyboard, keyboards, natural, piano, play, players, sampling, sound, stereo, students, touch, true, voices, yamaha, yamahas, ydp161
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£720.00


Yamaha Arius YDP161 Digital Piano Light Cherry
Yamaha Arius YDP161 Digital Piano Light Cherry
From Gear4Music
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£720.00


Yamaha PSRS710 Keyboard
Yamaha PSRS710 Keyboard
From Gear4Music
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£811.00


Yamaha P155 Digital Piano Silver and Cherry
Yamaha P155 Digital Piano Silver and Cherry
From Gear4Music
, 4level, acoustic, advanced, authentic, awm, band, building, cabinet, century, company, crafts, design, digital, dont, dynamic, gear4music, gh, graded, hammer, heritage, keyboard, legendary, lifestyle, methods, musical, musicians, p155, performing, piano
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£864.00


Yamaha P155 Digital Piano Black and Ebony
Yamaha P155 Digital Piano Black and Ebony
From Gear4Music
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£864.00


Yamaha P155 Digital Piano Black and Mahogany
Yamaha P155 Digital Piano Black and Mahogany
From Gear4Music
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£864.00


Yamaha Clavinova CLP320R Rosewood
Yamaha Clavinova CLP320R Rosewood
From Gear4Music
, 3level, anyones, awm, career, dark, digital, dynamic, gear4music, gh, keyboard, keyboards, piano, rosewood, sampling, starter, stereo, voices, yamaha
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£883.00


Yamaha Arius YDP181 Digital Piano Dark Rosewood
Yamaha Arius YDP181 Digital Piano Dark Rosewood
From Gear4Music
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£936.00


Yamaha Arius YDP-V240 Digital Piano Dark Rosewood
Yamaha Arius YDP-V240 Digital Piano Dark Rosewood
From Gear4Music
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£1076.00


Yamaha Clavinova CLP330M Mahogany
Yamaha Clavinova CLP330M Mahogany
From Gear4Music
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£1206.00


Yamaha Clavinova CLP330R Rosewood
Yamaha Clavinova CLP330R Rosewood
From Gear4Music
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£1206.00


Yamaha PSRS910 Keyboard
Yamaha PSRS910 Keyboard
From Gear4Music
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...
£1362.00


Yamaha MOTIF XS6 Keyboard Workstation
Yamaha MOTIF XS6 Keyboard Workstation
From Gear4Music
, arpeggiators, articulation, color, four, gear4music, intelligent, lcd, motif, pro, recording, screen, sounds, synth, synthesizer, xpanded, xs, yamaha
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£1899.00


Yamaha S70-XS Keyboard Synthesizer
Yamaha S70-XS Keyboard Synthesizer
From Gear4Music
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£1919.00


Yamaha S90-XS Keyboard Synthesizer
Yamaha S90-XS Keyboard Synthesizer
From Gear4Music
, audio, compact, computer, control, controls, die, dream, ease, expression, expressive, gear4music, instrument, introducing, keyboard, keyboards, memory, music, naturally, performers, piano, play, players, plus, portability, realistic, realtime, recordin
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£1999.00


Yamaha MOTIF XF6 Keyboard Workstation
Yamaha MOTIF XF6 Keyboard Workstation
From Gear4Music
, 2001, applications, breathes, capabilities, continued, control, creation, evolve, expressive, gear4music, integrating, intuitive, live, market, motif, music, performances, recognized, requested, software, sounding, sounds, system, variety, workstation
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£2105.00


Yamaha MOTIF XS7 Keyboard Workstation
Yamaha MOTIF XS7 Keyboard Workstation
From Gear4Music
, arpeggiators, articulation, color, four, gear4music, intelligent, lcd, motif, pro, recording, screen, sounds, synth, synthesizer, xpanded, xs, yamaha
...
£2249.00


Yamaha MOTIF XF7 Keyboard Workstation
Yamaha MOTIF XF7 Keyboard Workstation
From Gear4Music
, 2001, applications, breathes, capabilities, continued, control, creation, evolve, expressive, gear4music, integrating, intuitive, live, market, motif, music, performances, recognized, requested, software, sounding, sounds, system, variety, workstation
...
£2449.00


Yamaha MOTIF XS8 Keyboard Workstation
Yamaha MOTIF XS8 Keyboard Workstation
From Gear4Music
, arpeggiators, articulation, color, four, gear4music, intelligent, lcd, motif, pro, recording, screen, sounds, synth, synthesizer, xpanded, xs, yamaha
...
£2699.00


Yamaha MOTIF XF8 Keyboard Workstation
Yamaha MOTIF XF8 Keyboard Workstation
From Gear4Music
, 2001, continued, evolve, gear4music, market, motif, music, recognized, requested, sounding, workstation
...
£2921.00


Yamaha Modus H11 Digital Piano Deep Brunette
Yamaha Modus H11 Digital Piano Deep Brunette
From Gear4Music
, acoustic, adding, appearance, attention, attractive, audio, authentic, beauty, cabinet, combines, contemporary, defines, digital, ears, ensure, evokes, eyes, futuristic, gear4music, grand, h11, instrument, ivory, key, keyboard, keys, keytops, living, me
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£8808.00


Yamaha Modus H11 Digital Piano Amber Glow
Yamaha Modus H11 Digital Piano Amber Glow
From Gear4Music
, acoustic, adding, appearance, attention, attractive, audio, authentic, beauty, cabinet, combines, contemporary, defines, digital, ears, ensure, evokes, eyes, futuristic, gear4music, grand, h11, instrument, ivory, key, keyboard, keys, keytops, living, me
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£8808.00


Yamaha Modus H11 Digital Piano Velvet Rouge
Yamaha Modus H11 Digital Piano Velvet Rouge
From Gear4Music
, acoustic, adding, appearance, attention, attractive, audio, authentic, beauty, cabinet, combines, contemporary, defines, digital, ears, ensure, evokes, eyes, futuristic, gear4music, grand, h11, instrument, ivory, key, keyboard, keys, keytops, living, me
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£8808.00