I want to learn piano: beginner's guide

A good quality piano will help further develop your passion and musical skills. So a good piano is important to enjoy your hobby, whatever stage you are at. In other words, there is no piano for beginners, but there is one for every situation and budget. The better the piano, the finer the playing, the faster you progress and thus the more benefit you can get out of it in the long run. Investing in sufficient quality ensures more playing pleasure and motivation, and will thus pay off at a later stage of your piano development. This is an important starting point when looking for your piano.

The playing feel and sound of a real acoustic piano has always been the starting point when building a digital piano. The better the digital piano, the closer you get to the acoustic playing experience. This is because the authentic acoustic feel is the most natural feeling of playing, this allows you to do more on a technical level and to put more dynamics and emotion into the music. For this reason, there are also hybrid digital pianos with the real mechanics of an acoustic upright or grand piano, such as the Yamaha Avant Grand or Kawai Novus series.

Silent pianos are instruments that can also be played with headphones, so you have both a digital and acoustic piano in one. If headphones are a must but you also want the acoustic sound and mechanics, a silent-acoustic instrument is worth considering. This can be interesting, for example, if you live in a flat and don't want to disturb the neighbours, or if you like to practise late at night. If there is room for a grand piano, it is also possible to play with headphones here. So with a silent piano, you always retain the sound and playing feel of a real acoustic piano, but still have all the (practical) advantages of a digital piano.

Our blog post "Choose your piano in 5 steps" can already make the search for the suitable instrument a lot easier.

If you want to discover piano playing at your leisure, and are still hesitant to make an immediate investment, you can also start by renting a piano. For instance, you can rent an acoustic piano for €59 per month or a digital piano from €39 per month, with a minimum rental period of 6 months. If it ends up being a success, you can recover part of your rental fee. The rental formula involves little risk and is an excellent choice for beginning pianists. More info via link.

Of course, there is also the option of leasing an instrument. In this formula, you can choose exactly what new or second-hand piano you want. You rent for a minimum of 18 months, but if you continue to rent, you become the owner of the piano after 50 months. The advantage is that you can immediately choose a higher quality piano, but at the same time spread the investment over 50 months.

We hope this blog answers certain questions anyway. We wish to help you in your further search. You are always welcome in one of our 9 shops to test and listen to the pianos in person (no blog or video can reproduce the sound of a piano correctly). During a visit, you can call on our piano advisers for further explanation. We are also available via web chat (bottom right), e-mail or telephone.