1. Of all the instruments, piano has the most repertoire (i.e. pieces written particularly for the instrument), which allows for a wide variety of music to play and learn from.
2. With the piano, beginners will immediately produce beautiful sound simply by depressing a key, which makes for instant gratification. Whereas with the other instruments, it can take some time before a student is even able to produce sound.
3. The piano can play a wide range of and multiple notes at the same time to produce harmony. Whereas many other instruments are restricted to a narrow range of notes and can only play one note at a time.
4. You don’t have to carry keyboard instruments around for lessons, which makes it convenient for commuting!
5. Keyboard instruments are easy to learn music theory concepts because of the highly visual black and white patterns of the keys.
6. Finally: the skills learned from playing the piano, such as reading sheet music in different clefs, understanding rhythm, harmony, and coordination between the hands, make it easy to transfer to learning on other instruments. This is why the piano is often considered to be a fantastic starter instrument.