Electronic Keyboard
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The Electronic Keyboard is an instrument designed for the home that provides all the musical tools needed to emulate a small band. The electronic keyboard has four sound sections : melody, accompaniment, bass, and rhythm. Together these sound sections enable you to produce music without needing much technical knowledge.
| Family |
| Keyboards |
| Pitch range |
| Virtually the entire audible spectrum. |
| Material |
| Plastic keyboard, metal frame, and metal electronic components. |
| Size |
| Variable : between 12 in-5 ft (30 cm-1.50 m) long. |
| Origins |
| The first electronic keyboard were made and marketed in the 1940s. |
| Classification |
| Electrophone: an instrument that produces its sound by the oscillation of an electric current, and can only be heard through a loudspeaker. |
| And also... |
| The Japanese were enthusiastic about the electronic keyboard industry because the average Japanese home is too small to house a large home organ. |
