: :Look out Elton Johnhere comes competition! Although made in child-friendly plastic and scaled down for smaller hands, this electronic keyboard operates just like a real one and is a fine choice as a first instrument. The keyboard has 37 keys for playing a wider range of songs and, similar to a piano, each key stroke plays a single note. With 8 different musical instruments, children have lots of opportunity for musical experimentation with everything from strings (violin, guitar) to wind instruments (saxophone, flute). The keyboard also offers 6 different drum sounds (tom, bass, snare, hi-hat, cymbal, and bell). Additionally, there are 8 different rhythms--waltz, rock, R&B, house, pop, 16 beat, samba, swingso kids can set the appropriate backbeat. Kids can adjust the tempo and volume incrementally with individual buttons and can refer to the 10 demo songs to get started on composing their own music. During performances, four lights on top of the keyboard flash during playing for better stage presence. The included microphone hooks onto the keyboard with a rack so one child can simultaneously sing and play or the microphone detaches to highlight one solo artist while another plays background accompaniment. The keyboard mounts onto a stand and comes with a comfortable stool. Four 'C' batteries (not included) are required for its operation.
: Look out Elton John—here comes competition! Although made in child-friendly plastic and scaled down for smaller hands, this electronic keyboard operates just like a real one and is a fine choice as a first instrument. The keyboard has 37 keys for playing a wider range of songs and, similar to a piano, each key stroke plays a single note. With 8 different musical instruments, children have lots of opportunity for musical experimentation with everything from strings (violin, guitar) to wind instruments (saxophone, flute). The keyboard also offers 6 different drum sounds (tom, bass, snare, hi-hat, cymbal, and bell). Additionally, there are 8 different rhythms--waltz, rock, R&B, house, pop, 16 beat, samba, swing—so kids can set the appropriate backbeat. Kids can adjust the tempo and volume incrementally with individual buttons and can refer to the 10 demo songs to get started on composing their own music. During performances, four lights on top of the keyboard flash during playing for better stage presence. The included microphone hooks onto the keyboard with a rack so one child can simultaneously sing and play or the microphone detaches to highlight one solo artist while another plays background accompaniment. The keyboard mounts onto a stand and comes with a comfortable stool. Four 'C' batteries (not included) are required for its operation.
--Cristina Vaamonde
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
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Loads of fun
I purchased this for my niece probably 3 years ago and it even made it through 2 years of my nephew. (Given I kept it at my house and it wasn't played with everyday, but they were rough with it.) They loved hearing themselves on the microphone. We had a blast with it and I'm thinking of buying another one to replace this one that just broke.
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HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE!
Microphone holder broke and initially customer service was sooooo nice and assured me they would send the part out in a week complete with instructions on how to replace it. That was several months ago. No part. And I've spoken with numerous customer service conversations, always with a different rep and always getting a completely different story of what to do, until today when I was told that I'd have to email kids station toys directly to get the part. Now, why did they change from we can help you and send out the part to we can't do anything you'll have to call someone else? I cannot recommend this product or the company that makes it and I am surprised Little Tykes puts their name on it, but doesn't stand behind it. The speakers are now scratchy sounding, the plastic seat tips over constantly,and every time you turn the thing on the volume jumps up full blast instead of staying where you had previously set it.
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Cheap plastic, doesn't live up to Tikes reputation
I don't think this toy could have been made any cheaper. Ours is cracked in several places, even though it's hardly been played with... My kids really are not hard on toys, and are destroying this one. We also had bought the drumset from Little Tikes, but returned it, because it broke before I could even assemble it. Disappointing. This keyboard just doesn't live up to my expectations from Little Tikes products.
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Broken Mic and Mic Stand
Agree with all other reviews. Kid enjoys the keyboard but also gets frustrated when the glued together mic stand breaks again and again...the mic itself only works intermittently...this also causes frustration. This would get a 1 star but because she enjoys it for the brief moments that it works and before the mic stand collapses, I am generously giving 2 stars.
