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How Lumi got me playing piano again — with video games

Is this the Peloton for piano? Lumi Keys by Roli is a multi-layered approach to teaching piano with a rainbow midi keyboard, interactive video lessons, games, and a vast library of hit songs. See the newest game coming to the Lumi app, Springboard, a platform jumping challenge. Bridget Carey explains how Lumi works for beginners…

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Is this the Peloton for piano? Lumi Keys by Roli is a multi-layered approach to teaching piano with a rainbow midi keyboard, interactive video lessons, games, and a vast library of hit songs. See the newest game coming to the Lumi app, Springboard, a platform jumping challenge. Bridget Carey explains how Lumi works for beginners and those with music experience — and how a few days with Lumi got her back in the swing of playing the keyboard.

Want to see what a full song is like? See Bridget demo one here:

39 Comments

  1. Chase Matthew

    March 1, 2021 at 2:14 pm

    Rocksmith 2014!

  2. deanospimoniful

    March 1, 2021 at 2:17 pm

    Kinda lost me at the price.

  3. Dean Prananda

    March 1, 2021 at 2:19 pm

    What’s the name of song in this video’s intro?

    • Ziv Zulander

      March 1, 2021 at 2:32 pm

      Van Halen – Jump

  4. STF YVR

    March 1, 2021 at 2:20 pm

    Simply Piano on IOS / IPADOS is really good too

  5. Jamin Shanti

    March 1, 2021 at 2:26 pm

    These are games and our distraction from learning a musical instrument. They destroy interest in musical instruments. Don’t use them.

  6. Keribi

    March 1, 2021 at 2:27 pm

    Pass for sure! Wonder what the price will be a year from now? Who did the market study for this product? Fail.

  7. otakukj

    March 1, 2021 at 2:27 pm

    That would be awesome if it was a full size keyboard

    • Christian Fuchs

      March 1, 2021 at 11:14 pm

      Yah. And midi capable.

    • LUMI

      March 2, 2021 at 11:33 am

      @Christian Fuchs Hi Christian, LUMI is MIDI capable!

    • Christian Fuchs

      March 2, 2021 at 3:51 pm

      @LUMI really? Must have overheard it… tnk you lumi!

  8. Ben Milford

    March 1, 2021 at 2:30 pm

    That’s an egregious ongoing price. As others have mentioned it would make more sense just to get online lessons from a pro.

    • Bridget Carey

      March 1, 2021 at 4:16 pm

      It does come with a number of lessons and songs included for the price of the keyboard. For the $30 extra you pay for the Lumi Complete subscription, it’s not bad at all for the value (at least in this first year promotional deal). But the team would certainly need to keep adding more and more courses to make it worth it for a second year’s subscription to someone who uses it a lot. You’re paying for all the programming here for the lessons.

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    March 1, 2021 at 2:37 pm

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    • Billy Splinter

      March 1, 2021 at 2:50 pm

      His info plzz 🙏🙏

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      March 1, 2021 at 2:50 pm

      His availability is on WhatsApp

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  10. Bobo Tio

    March 1, 2021 at 2:42 pm

    Just buy a $300 keyboard and get $80 online lessons and that will serve you better lol

  11. Michael C Stachiw

    March 1, 2021 at 3:38 pm

    A better model would have been giving consumers a choice between DLC content training packs or subscription model giving access to all content. Especially if end users are asked to front $300 for the hardware. It’s a learner keyboard, not a condo.

  12. Chika Fujiwara

    March 1, 2021 at 4:05 pm

    too expensive

  13. Herbert Pocket

    March 1, 2021 at 4:10 pm

    Oh I thought that this was the dude which FPS Kyle bought Onlyfans from.

  14. Prunus Persica

    March 1, 2021 at 4:17 pm

    Oh, poor piano. One day piano had a glory…..

  15. VanCityCanuck

    March 1, 2021 at 4:40 pm

    Man Roli is such a weird company. None of the Seaboard or Lightpad products worked out really, you don’t see major musicians use them.

    • LUMI

      March 2, 2021 at 11:41 am

      Hi there, the Seaboard and BLOCKS have been used in tracks by Hans Zimmer, Grimes, Ed Sheeran and Wu Tang Clan, plus they’ve been featured in live performances by Guns N Roses, Duran Duran, Flume, St Vincent and many, many more!

  16. T Money2010

    March 1, 2021 at 6:01 pm

    I’d rather just go buy a switch with that price

  17. Kris Torres

    March 1, 2021 at 6:55 pm

    Isn’t the treble clef usually associated with the right hand?

    • Alex Sanchez

      March 1, 2021 at 8:12 pm

      yup

  18. Braden R

    March 1, 2021 at 8:00 pm

    I play Rocksmith for guitar and bass and yousocian.

  19. grey keith

    March 1, 2021 at 8:11 pm

    Hey im your 3 mill sub

  20. Ryan Salom

    March 1, 2021 at 8:34 pm

    How do I find where to buy that tiny gameboy? Lol

  21. Christian Fuchs

    March 1, 2021 at 11:23 pm

    Learning Piano on a 24 plastic key toy for charming 299 PLUS lesions wich even dont have midi? Its like making your driving license on a rainbow farting donkey. Bs.

    • LUMI

      March 2, 2021 at 11:33 am

      Hi Christian, LUMI is a MIDI keyboard! You can use it like a normal MIDI device with other apps or desktop music making software.

    • Christian Fuchs

      March 2, 2021 at 4:35 pm

      @LUMI hi lumi – again, i‘m sorry, i must have overheard this. My other arguments stay.

  22. Neil Carmichael

    March 2, 2021 at 4:21 am

    A secondhand keyboard and “simply piano” would give more bang for the buck

  23. E Man

    March 2, 2021 at 4:50 am

    just like Yousician, just an endless money pit

  24. Kennedy

    March 2, 2021 at 9:33 am

    I zoned off at the price 😩

  25. JUR O

    March 2, 2021 at 8:23 pm

    Do you people also want to do the acer smartspeaker?…just because I want you people to buy it!

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