- All-In-One Digital Piano for Beginners – Portable music keyboard with 61 responsive full-size piano-style keys and built-in speakers to practice and perform in front of your friends and family
- Hundreds of Electric Keyboard Sounds – Includes 300 voices: Acoustic Piano, Electric Piano, Strings, Organ, Synth, Drums and more. Develop your skills with the intuitive Dual and Split modes
- Practice Makes Perfect – Enjoy 40 Demo songs, 300 built-in rhythms and a “Record” feature for capturing your performances. The headphones with a 1/8” jack mute the speakers for private practicing
- Powerful Educational Features – Easily advance your skills with a 3-month premium subscription from Skoove for interactive online piano lessons
- Everything you Need – Includes an easy-to-assemble keyboard stand, bench with adjustable height settings, headphones, sheet music stand, microphone with 5ft. long cable for singing along while playing and a power adapter
- The sheet music stand is ideal for holding either the sheet music or tablet devices so you can read music or attend lessons while you are playing
13 reviews for Alesis Melody 61 Key Keyboard Piano for Beginners with Speakers, Stand, Bench, Headphones, Microphone, Sheet Music Stand, 300 Sounds and Music Lessons
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Linee7B –
The headphones have been handled with care, but stopped working within the first few months. The volume on the lowest setting is still too loud. I still haven’t learned what all the buttons do, but my child has learned through experimentation. The book holder on the top back edge is a joke…book constantly slides or falls off to one side or entirely. It’s annoying having to hold the book while she is playing. I guess I am going to have to get a music stand just for her music books and sheet music; but I was trying to avoid that as it takes up more floor space and will be one more thing to clean around and trip over. Overall, the keyboard has a good sound and works just fine for beginning learners. The stand is sturdy enough, but the keyboard is lightweight; so it can easily get knocked off. We have it backed up to a wall and don’t move it much. The bench height is a little adjustable, but range of adjustability is very limited. Bench is very stable and sturdy. She likes to use the bench a lot for other things besides the keyboard. I have to keep reminding her to put it back at the keyboard when tidying up.
Daytripperdave –
Now, I have seen the negative reviews as they are the first thing that I turn to. I used to own an Alesis QS8 which was a full 88 keys and fully weighted hammer type keyboard. It was built like a tank and felt like it weighed as much at 55 pounds. Even though it was classified as portable you really needed to have two people to move to a gig. I got rid of it for that reason alone as lighter keyboards came out. It was still a great keyboard when I sold it.
This Alesis Melody 54 is nowhere near the QS8 but it serves the purpose that it was intended for. I have two other keyboards, a Yamaha Mod X7 and a Casio PX560. Both are decent in their own rights but are only middle of the road keyboard without the fully weighted hammer action. I bought the Melody 54 so that I could sit in front of the TV and if it was boring, I could practice fingering which is something that I lose if I don’t practice.
The Alesis sound may be light sounding compared to either of my other keyboards but it only has enough polophony notes to create basic sounds with no real timber whereas my Casio has 256 polophony notes which can make any note sound richer. The Alesis Melody 54 still doesn’t sound as tinny as the video suggested but it is nowhere near as good a quality as either my Yamaha or Casio.
Now, for the action, it has a synth action like my Yamaha but actually heavier, which means that you only have pressure and no little ‘kick’ feel to simulate a piano like my Casio. In case you are wondering why I have two keyboards is that it is easier to play organ and light sounding instruments like flute, trumpets, etc because of the smoother action on the Yamaha, plus I can have it set up and ready to go for certain songs. I am just a middle of the road musician and by no means promote any keyboard. I am just trying to set people straight on what to expect for a $70 keyboard.
Also, my Melody 54 keyboard came undamaged and worked perfect right out of the box.
If you want a decent hammer action keyboard, expect to pay a minimum of $2500 for something like a Kawaii MP11SE or a Korg. They have passed down some of their top of the line features to more basic models. I would be wary of pawn shop deals unless you have a friend that understands keyboards and pawnshops. Most people that I know or have known wouldn’t pawn a great instrument except as a last resort.
If you want a good practice keyboard for learning, I feel that this is a good choice. You can always move up to a higher quality if things take off. I suggest asking online stores as they are usually helpful and not pushy. If you are lucky enough to have a local music dealer, most of them are helpful as well. In fact, you may be able to get this locally at the same price.
Cliente de Amazon –
Worth the price, verg good for kids or beginners who just started learning.
Marleen –
The keyboard didn’t work. I send it back. Disappointed.
Wraithdude –
This is definitely NOT a performance keyboard. It doesn’t even have a pedal jack. That said, that makes it perfect for learning. It’s simple, straight forward, and keeps students from deciding they’re going to play nothing but the latest pop diva tunes the whole class time. It’s relatively low cost, adaptor/battery power choice, and light weight makes it a perfect traveling instrument.
Douglas W. Fielder –
My 5 year old grandson love this and has become proficient at singing along while it plays the memorized songs included on this piano. Headset gives my daughter some relief when it’s time to practice or play around.
Sagan –
I got this for my 3 years old, she’s tall as a 4 so it can be adjusted to her size, both the seat and Keyboard.
Awesome sound, speakers are loud enough, HHeadphone jack can accomodate an output to a sound bar or such.
Only thing I don’t like, the MIC VOLUME is NOT LINKED to the master volume and is ALWAYS MAXED. Gets annoying to hear her sing when the sound is maxed lol. But hey, she had fun!
I would recommend getting Keys stickers for it since it’s really made for beginners.
Solid build of the seat and keyboard holder, the keyboard is made of cheap plastic though, so don’t let it fall from more than a feet or it might crack.
Overall, a great value for the money and one happy 3 years old daughter/possible future musician.
Ricky C –
It’s a good keyboard overall and really good for practice. Use it mostly in organ mode!
John Writer –
Quality Product, great customer service/support. My 7 year old granddaughter loves this piano!
Xxxxxx –
Ma fille en est très satisfaite. Elle en joue tous les jours. Je recommande vivement !
Melanie Rubalcaba –
Great value for the money. Well built, sounds awesome, everything works as it should. When Dad turns it on the kids come running. I would not recommend if you don’t like family jam sessions.
ninagrl17 –
This is a fantastic keyboard for anyone who doesn’t need crazy special effects. I’ve been using it for a month with my vocal coach and we both love it! It’s great quality, was really easy to put together and the stand + seat fold down to make it easy to store in a spare closet when not in use. There are some great features (my fave is the transposition because it makes it easy to use the key I want without needing to find different sheet music) and the sound quality is perfect for my needs. I don’t have need for the mic or headphones so I haven’t used them yet, but I imagine they probably work great for practicing alone and not disturbing others too much. All in all, I’m really happy I bought this keyboard!
Cliente de Amazon –
Pensé que por el precio sería algo más como de juguete pero la verdad nos sorprendió, es de muy buena calidad y el precio que ofrece Amazon es inigualable. Ya incluye el banco, el soporte, un micrófono,un cargador y un cd para practicar. Nos encantó que puedes usarlo con un eliminador de corriente normal o con pilas para poder transportarlo ya que no es nada estorboso, tiene muchísimas funciones y el sonido es buenísimo. Tambien nos gustó mucho que ya incluyera todo eso por el precio tan bajo porque así no tienes que estar consiguiendo todo por partes. Mi hija lo usa muchísimo para practicar solfeo, lo recomiendo ampliamente. Llevamos un año con el y sigue como nuevo.