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by DidYaWipe 547 days ago
I have a MIDI keyboard and an interest in learning, but it's not hooked up to my computer most of the time.

But if this is strictly for learning fingering and not for identifying chords by ear, I guess it's reasonable to require a keyboard. Otherwise you can't use it anyway.

Related question: Some people are suggesting keyboards that are only MIDI controllers; but that doesn't seem sufficient, because in that instance where will the sounds come from? Are there default sounds that will be triggered if you hook up a controller-only keyboard?