Quote:
Originally posted by travlin'easy:
"My childhood music teacher once told me "the piano (keyboard) is perhaps the easiest instrument to grasp the 'basics' of music with, but the most difficult to 'master'."
Gary


As a guitar player as well as playing keyboards I know the pros and cons of each very well.

Keyboard Pros:
The piano keyboard is laid out in such a linear manner that grasping the concepts of keys, scales and chord construction is very logical and visual. The guitar is very different with the same note in the same octave appearing in multiple locations on the fret board on different strings. On a keyboard every note is unique.

Keyboard Cons:
Changing key on a keyboard by even a semitone requires very different fingering due to the difference in white keys and black keys required. On a guitar it is simply a shift of a fret otherwise it is identical fingering wise.

When it comes down to it every instrument is different and have their strengths and weaknesses but that is also what gives each its own special musical character.