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From Our Research Team:

Great Piano Sounds plus Built-in Lessons!

Yamaha packs great piano sounds, built-in lessons, and a ton of features into the new PSR-E203 keyboard! No matter whether you are a beginning keyboard player or a veteran who wants an easy-to-use instrument for yourself, you can't go wrong with the PSR-E203.

Yamaha PSR-E203 portable keyboard at a Glance:

• Ultra-realistic Portable Grand piano sound
  
• 134 great sounds
  
• Interactive Yamaha Education Suite helps you learn to play
  
• Sound Effect Kit: Cool sounds and grooves
  
• Sound Quality: Real stereo
  
• 32-note polyphony
  
• 9 digital reverb effects
  
• Auto-accompaniment styles and built-in metronome

Ultra-realistic Portable Grand piano sound
You're never more than a button push away from the most realistic piano sound in portable keyboards today. One press of the Portable Grand button resets the entire keyboard to a stereo-sampled piano - perfect for when it's time to practice. Yamaha is known around the world for the quality of their acoustic pianos and this attention to detail is evident as you enjoy the warmth and clarity of the PSR-E203 Portable Grand piano. And of course, the keyboard includes a Sustain Pedal jack on the back for practicing and playing piano pieces.

134 great sounds
The PSR-E203 comes with a selection of 134 General MIDI compatible voices for you to choose from, including the Portable Grand voice mentioned above. Just some of the great sounds you'll find in the PSR-E203 are trumpets, violins, electric pianos, harpsichord, organ, guitars and bass guitar.

Yamaha Education Suite helps you learn to play
The PSR-E203 has 102 built-in songs for you to learn to play, using the Yamaha Education Suite. The songs are separated into left and right hand parts, providing 7 levels of lessons plus a convenient chord dictionary

Three keyboard lessons for each hand:

• Lesson One - LISTEN & LEARN the melody or rhythm of a selected song.
  
• Lesson Two - TIMING mode allows you to play the melody or chord by pressing any key using the correct timing.
  
• Lesson Three: WAITING mode stops the playback of a song until you find the correct note and then continues.
  
• Lesson Grading - monitors your progress as you practice lessons two and three and gives you a grade.
  
• Chord Dictionary - shows you how to play chords and tells you which chords you are playing by displaying the notes and chord name on the LCD screen.

Sound Effect Kit: Cool sounds and grooves
If your kid doesn't think playing keyboard is cool, wait 'till he hears the PSR-E203! Get the world of Hip Hop and all the hottest sound effects in your Yamaha keyboard. Push the Sound Effect button, hold down a key with your right hand, and you're groovin'!

Computer Connectivity: General MIDI (GM) compatible
The music pathway from the PSR-E203 to your computer and the Internet is MIDI. It's the way that keyboards communicate with computers. And because the PSR-E203 is General MIDI (GM) compatible, you have access to thousands of MIDI song files available on the Internet.

Real stereo sound system (Not just 2 speakers)
Some keyboards have two speakers but aren't stereo. Don't be fooled. Just because a keyboard has two speakers doesn't mean that it's truly stereo with two separate amplifiers. The PSR-E203 Yamaha Portable Keyboard features true stereo sampling technology and a stereo sound system.

32-note polyphony and 16-part multi timbral
In electronic keyboards, the more sounds made at the same time - polyphony - the more memory is needed. Obviously, more is always better, because too little polyphony can cause dropouts in dense passages of music. Some keyboards at this price point have only 12-note polyphony. The PSR-E203 has 32 notes of polyphony and will play back 16 different parts or sounds at once (16-part multi timbrel); enough for the most demanding needs.

Nine digital reverb effects
Yamaha has long been a world leader in digital signal processing technology. In fact, Yamaha professional audio products are found in most professional recording studios around the world. The PSR-E203 takes full advantage of this know-how, giving you an extensive range of nine, top-quality reverb effects that simulate playing in everything from a small room to a large spacious concert hall; a first in this price range.

Auto-accompaniment styles and built-in metronome
In addition to the 102 songs mentioned above, the PSR-E203 also has auto accompaniment styles that "follow" your playing. Simply select a style of music from the 100 built-in Styles (example Rock), play a single note or chord on the left side of the keyboard and play your melody on the right side. The PSR-E203 will create a backup band (bass, drums, strings, guitar etc.) and "follow" you through the song. You can play your songs and try different genres of music. It's both fun and entertaining. And this is just what the teacher ordered! A fully adjustable metronome is just a button push away.


Yamaha PSR-E203 portable keyboard Features:

• 61 full-size keys
  
• Portable Grand piano sound for the ultimate realism
  
• Interactive Yamaha Education Suite
  
• Built-in Sound Effect Kit
  
• General MIDI (GM) compatibility
  
• True stereo samples and quality sound system
  
• 32-note polyphony
  
• 9 digital reverb effects
  
• 102 internal songs
  
• Chord Dictionary and built-in metronome
  
• Includes Survival Kit with two-year extended warranty, power adaptor, footswitch, stereo headphones, bonus coupons and a DVD-ROM

The Yamaha PSR-E203 is a great first keyboard!

Specification Detail Manufacturer Part Number PSRE203Kit