Believe it or not, I was performing 'standing' mostly, not seated. The 'HIGH' (not low) stool is used primarily to support my balance while switching my weight between left/right foot pedal controllers.



Arranger keyboard playing is NOT the same as playing an acoustic piano. I use the arranger to accompany my vocal performance. I use my LH to trigger the chords, provide the rhythmic pulse, and possibly add some occasional 1 or 2 note chromatic or melodic fills, while my right hand provides the upper structure chord comping: voicing extensions or alterations (9,b9,#9 13, #11, etc) and fills, and play the melody & soloing. The PSR2000's super light non-weighted action requires a radically different approach to playing than a traditional acoustic piano. Coming from a long background of playing acoustic piano, switching to a synth action was one of life's ultimate challenges for me, but once I realized I HAD to conqueor this, or give up performing altogether, the answer became clear. Lugging around a heavy 80 lb + kb gave me back and resultant hand/finger injuries and was no longer an option. I spent many frustrating weeks learning to re-adjust my playing style to accomodate the ultra light action of my first synth (Korg 01W) , but thankfully, I now proudly proclaim success because I now feel pretty much at ease switching between a fully weighted acoustic grand action to what appears to be the lightest flimsy keyboard action of ever: the Yamaha PSR2000 ! The difference between the way you play & sound on a synth action arranger & an acoustic grand may be different, but both can produce very musically satisfying results . . . And THAT's what COUNTS!



I'm certainly not worried about being upstaged by my keyboard. Who's the star?.... ME, ME, ME, of course ! ....

Scott