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Keytar facts for kids

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Korg RK-100
Korg RK-100 (1984) MIDI remote controller

A keytar is a musical instrument. It is shaped and held like a guitar, but has keys like a keyboard. Keytars are lightweight keyboards that have a strap that is put around the neck and shoulders. The instrument has a keyboard for playing musical notes and sounds. The earliest keytars were created around the 1970's. This picture of a keytar is one of the most popular keytars. Most popular keytars are seen with a red guitar neck and played in 1980 movies.

Images for kids

  • Roland AX-7

    Roland AX-7 (2001) MIDI remote controller

  • Yamaha KX1

    Herbie Hancock's Yamaha KX1 MIDI controller on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.

  • Syntar inventor George Mattson

    PMS Syntar and its inventor, George Mattson (Performance Music Systems). Syntar was the earliest keytar synthesizer product exhibited at 1979 Atlanta NAMM.

  • Yamaha shs-10

    Yamaha SHS-10

  • Herbie Hancock 2005

    Herbie Hancock performing with a Roland AX-7 at the XM Sonic Stage at The Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival

  • Rock Band 3 Wireless Pro Keyboard PS3

    Rock Band 3 Wireless Pro Keyboard

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Keytar para niños

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