Instruments, Gear & Supplies

Piano

Traditional Piano

Visit a piano retailer to purchase a new or used instrument. Used pianos in good repair are also sold (or even given away) on Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace, BuyNothing, or similar sites. Once your instrument is delivered and set up, hire a piano tuner to tune it, as instruments go out-of-tune when moved or exposed to a change in temperature.

Digital Piano

The experience of playing a quality digital piano can match or even surpass the feel of a traditional piano. Essential features: full-length, 88-key instrument with fully weighted, graded, hammer-action keys.

Here’s an affordable digital piano and stand set-up we recommend:

A note about keyboards: Keyboards look similar to digital pianos, but they do not have fully weighted, graded, hammer-action keys. Although keyboards offer some fun features, they keep your student from developing proper piano technique and are not recommended for piano instruction.

Guitar & Ukulele

Guitar

Guitars come in three types (steel-string, classical, and electric), and a variety of sizes, which you can read about in greater detail on our FAQ page here.

Visit your local music store for help with guitar sizing and selection:

Ukulele

For ages 6 to adult. Ukuleles come in five sizes, which you can read about in greater detail on our FAQ page here.

Here are affordable quality ukuleles we recommend:

Loog Guitar

These three-stringed guitars for younger children come in a variety of colors.