cindycrawford06

My 9 year old daughter has started voice/piano lessons about a month ago. She has been practicing with a cheap Wal-Mart keyboard, but now it is time to buy a real keyboard. I tried doing some research, but I have no clue what I am doing and no idea what all the terminology means as I read the sites. We are basically looking for something to practice basic piano lessons on and to train her vocally. We would like something portable, something that can hook a microphone up to and has built-in speakers, and don't want to spend more than $600. We don't need all the bells and whistles of someone composing music or doing gigs, but it would be cool to have some of those cool voice effects to play with (not sure what the technical term for that is). Anyway, I am lost in a sea of keyboards, electronic pianos and synthesizers....does anyone have suggestions as to where to begin? I sure would appreciate it!