Any recommendations for a keyboard (and stand maybe)?

[lucysmam]

For almost 14yo dd1's main present?

I've looked at a few on Amazon but there are that many I'm not entirely sure what to go for.

Max budget is about £100 but I would like the stand too if I'm spending that much rather than having to spend more on one.

Tia :)

Realistically, keyboards in that budget range are going to be at the 'toy' end of the market rather than the 'instrument' one.

Does she play piano or keyboard already? Will she want to play it as you would a piano or will she want all the bells and whistles and auto rhythms to play along with?

I'd suggest a Casio one, with full-size keys, and as many keys as possible. One with fewer notes will limit what she can do quite quickly.

Oh, that's not good 😕 I'd thought that would be enough for a 'starter'.

She plays keyboard at school, and already has a guitar and ukelele here. She plays mostly Taylor Swift & songs from musicals on them.

I've just looked - how about the Casio CT-S100AD?

Gear4music are good. You will get a better spec keyboard for the same quality as say, Yamaha for your price bracket.

Thank you both, I'll have a look :)

I would always choose Yamaha over Casio. Gear4Music are good value and a very reliable company.

What sort of keyboard does she play on at school? Is it a lightweight key model or a digital piano with weighted keys?

I would buy a good second hand one ( I say that as my dd is using the same one my brother had 20+ years ago) I've bought the stand and stood in Argos. Facebook marketplace is another good place to look.

Another recommendation for Gear4Music. Amazing customer service.

Ask your ndn what they were prefer.
Bet they say no keyboard!!