We were very hesitant about purchasing this one because, obviously, it was more than we had ever spent on a keyboard for him. But he needed it.

During his 5 years as keyboard owner, I began to notice that he was trying to actually play. I remember it was last year, Christmas '05 time. He just opened his new keyboard and plugged it in. (He got 2 that Christmas) He was pressing all of the buttons and listening to the preset tunes. I think there were 5 of them. Suddenly he began to play one of those tunes. Just like that! It took him only 2 tries to learn how to play the first measure of each of those tunes! We were floored.

That was when I decided this was more than a toy for him, he needed to take lessons. So I signed him up and he has been going for almost 3 months now.

He is fantastic! No Savant but still amazing for a child of seven, Autistic and who still wears pullups. His teacher says he has perfect pitch. He can pickup anything right away. He prefers classical music. Fur Elise is his most favorite. He enjoys Chop Sticks too!

Since he is taking lessons-we decided that he needed a good keyboard. Neither my husband nor I are musically inclined, so we started researching and compairing prices. EBAY!! Gotta love Ebay. There were so many to choose from. So we did. Since we ordered it over the web, we were uncertain of what we were getting. 

Fast forward 2 days later...

We got home from work last night and this huge box was sitting in the carport. We were so excited. It is much bigger than we thought. He will certainly not be lugging this one around. There are so many options. This is going to keep him VERY busy for a while. His piano instructor teaches on her Baby Grand Piano. There is a button for that specific function. It has beautiful sound. It does not sound like a keyboard. It sounds just like a piano.

My favorite part is that it does not get so loud that I will get a headache. He also loves loud noises. One of his toy keyboards got so loud, we took it apart and muffled the speakers. He would'nt play it after that.

I have been busy downloading classical music pieces from Napster for him. I think I am more excited about his birthday than he is.

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