Last but not least, the Waiting mode will also be illuminating the responsible keys, except that, with this mode, the keyboard will be waiting for you, so even those people that learn at the slowest pace can learn without the instrument rushing them. While the mode will be illuminating the keys that represent one hand, the keyboard will be hitting the notes that the second hand should be playing at the time. The Timing mode, on the other hand, will be lighting up the keys for each hand, so you can learn one hand at a time. With the Listen and Learn mode, the keyboard illuminates the keys you need to hit first, so you can play without following the book. What we like the most is probably the proprietary modes though. Meanwhile, the aforementioned preset styles will be acting as virtual bands so that you can play different genres along with them. With these keys, the 'board lets you produce 392 instrument voices and over 100 accompaniment styles, playing synthesizers, guitars, drums, strings, brass, and more.

With this one, we're talking primarily about the 61 touch-sensitive keys that light up displaying the correct notes, making the lessons engaging and easy to follow along. Being practically synonymous with music keyboards, Yamaha knows the ins and outs that separate quality products and middling analogs. The Yamaha EZ-220 does not mess around, which is not surprising considering that we're talking about an industry titan.