YAMAHA EZ-300
Barely a month goes by without some musical instrument being launched which seeks to aid beginners via the means of flashing lights. Rather like a hi-tech version of the amusement arcade game Whack-A-Mole, when you see a light you put your finger on it. And via a process of muscle memory you start to gain some kind of proficiency. Yamaha is jumping on the bandwagon with this cute 61-key keyboard, and if it makes piano any easier to learn than the way I did it (stern disapproval from an angry looking woman every Wednesday afternoon) that has to be a good thing. www.yamaha.com