The Alesis Melody 61 is a portable keyboard with built-in speakers that delivers an exciting and inspiring playing experience specially tailored for beginner piano students. Sporting an easy-to-use control panel loaded with features and sounds, the Melody 61 features 61 compact keys - perfect for helping new students develop finger strength and dexterity! Melody 61 boasts 300 built-in sounds covering a wide variety of instruments - pianos, strings, brass, woodwinds, percussion, mallets, guitars, synths, even sound effects! You can layer multiple sounds together in "Layer" mode or split two sounds across the keyboard in "Split" mode. Melody 61 also has 30 built-in demo songs and 300 built-in accompaniment rhythms that enable you to instantly create songs in a wide variety of genres. Additionally, Melody 61 features a built-in metronome, and a USB-MIDI output for connecting to a computer and using educational software when it’s time to practice. You can even record your own songs using the "Record" mode! Best of all, Melody 61 includes online piano lessons from Skoove and Melodics, tablet/sheet music rest, and a power adapter - everything you need to start playing today!