All About Choosing and Buying Pianos

[vicki]

Argh!! So many things to think of hor...


The only consolation i have is if ds1 give up - i can still cross fingers n hope that ds2 and ds3 might have interest!!

[maysan]

[I can’t help you on which to get, i think it’s a matter of personal preferance. Once bitten twice shy for me. Gave up hunting for usd piano after kena conned by a supposedly "reputable" shop (i lost $200 deposit). At that time, i didn’t know can check the serial #. The shop owner told me the piano was aroung 15 years. Luckily i took nite of the serial number to check (though after i paid full but not delivered to my place). The serial # indicates that it’s built in 1960s!!!. When i confronted him, he said i heard wrongly - he said ABOVE 15 years, 40 years is above 15 years, not wrong ma. :x[/quote]


Buying a used piano is difficult and tedious. We spent two weekends covering both ends of singapore viewing pianos. I finally bought a 16 years old U1 for 4200 from Jazz piano school in Pomo. I also signed my daughters up for classes with them. Thank you for all your advices.

[sleepy]

vicki:

waiting for my dear hubby's Maybank cc card to be approved (using that to purchase Yamaha items will give you 5% rebate) -

Didn't realise can use for piano purchase. Good lobang

[sook]

Hi Vicki, currently my DD having private lesson at home. Her weekends are alerady packed with other enrichment classes, don’t have time and car to chaufer her on weekdays. But i am not sure if its a good idea to get a private teacher. As i am music illiterate, do not know whteher the teacher is good or not.

[peanut_butter]

sook:

As i am music illiterate, do not know whteher the teacher is good or not.

:idea: How about:
1) Record the lesson and/or her practice sessions.
2) Upload it.
3) Ask for commends.
4) Repeat 1-3 weekly.

[Sci]

sook:

Hi Vicki, currently my DD having private lesson at home. Her weekends are alerady packed with other enrichment classes, don't have time and car to chaufer her on weekdays. But i am not sure if its a good idea to get a private teacher. As i am music illiterate, do not know whteher the teacher is good or not.

I guess it really depends if DD is a beginner, intermediate or advanced.
Firstly, just check your music teacher's qualification. If you DD is just a beginner, then as long as the teacher is grade 8, she should surely surely know the rudiments of music, hand positioning on the keyboard, teaching finger drills and scales etc... In otherwords, just check the certificate. However, if your DD is intermediate, then pls go for higher qualification.

The rest boils down to human touch ability to communicate with the child and encourage the child, which does not take a music literate person to observe. Take some time off work and simply observe the lesson.

[jce]

Sorry, don’t agree with Sci on the "If you DD is just a beginner, then as long as the teacher is grade 8, she should surely surely know the rudiments of music, hand positioning on the keyboard, teaching finger drills and scales etc…" There are, of course, those who can teach and are good at teaching beginners at this stage, just as there are those who CAN’T teach properly even with a diploma cert or any cert! I believe that a good foundation must be built at the early stages so finding a good, competent teacher at this stage is crucial, otherwise as more and more gets piled on, if the foundation is not built properly, the whole thing will crumble.

[Lighting Hawk]

Hi Everyone,


I am planning to get a upright piano for my 7 yrs old. I came across this particular model Kawai CE 7 which cost $1,000. Last heard from the shop owner that this model is make in Japan. Age wise is about 10 over years.
Is this deal consider a good one as I only nuts about piano. Can any kind soul out there help me please, thank you.

Lighting Hawk :celebrate:

[vicki]

sleepy:

vicki:

waiting for my dear hubby's Maybank cc card to be approved (using that to purchase Yamaha items will give you 5% rebate) -

Didn't realise can use for piano purchase. Good lobang

Yah - apparently the rebate is for piano and piano books! No school fees though

And im still waiting....... *so long*

[vicki]

sook:

Hi Vicki, currently my DD having private lesson at home. Her weekends are alerady packed with other enrichment classes, don't have time and car to chaufer her on weekdays. But i am not sure if its a good idea to get a private teacher. As i am music illiterate, do not know whteher the teacher is good or not.

Hi sook - actually my cousin (who stays quite near me) teaches piano from Grade 1 to 4. But i didnt put my kid with her cos i tot it would be more enjoyable for my son (at age of 4 then) to have group lessons....

The thing about Yamah Junior Course is that the parent must seat in with the kid! So, i made my hb seat in (since he is music illiterate (whereas i learnt the organ before) - 'free' music lesson for him!)

It is a mad rush for us every friday nite (sat is jam packed with enrichment for all 3 kids and sun is a rest day for us)! Hb rush home from work - pick up kid - and attend class with him!

But so far so good!! Now at least after changing to piano class - we dont have to seat in anymore - so after dropping ds off - he will go for kopi (whilst waiting for me to come to Plaza Sing)!

Hmm.... btw - the tot of repeating the whole process for ds2 and ds3 is abit scary - will see how it goes!!!