This is the TLC Electronic Keyboard, model Q-903: a white kids keyboard piano with 49 keys, teal button pads and a round speaker grille at each end. It is the bigger of our two TLC keyboards, and a USB cable comes in the box, so it can be played the day it arrives.

Forty-nine keys is four octaves. That leaves room for the left hand to hold a low note while the right hand plays the tune, which is how beginner piano lessons and online tutorials are taught. A child who has outgrown nursery songs on a smaller keyboard keeps going on this one.

The box lists what the panel does: 8 tones that change the sound of the keys, 8 rhythms that start a backing beat, 10 demo songs, adjustable volume, record and play, a metronome, and sync, chord and programme functions. Record and play is the easy one to start with: press record, play a tune, and the keyboard plays it straight back.

The metronome is worth knowing about if your child is starting lessons. It ticks a steady beat to practise against, so a song stays in time instead of speeding up on the easy bits.

Power is simple. The USB cable runs the keyboard from a phone charger plug, a laptop or a power bank, and for cordless play it takes 3 AA batteries, which are not included. There is also a mic jack on the left of the panel.

The keyboard is 53.7 cm long, so it sits on a table, a bed or the floor, and it comes in a box of 60.5 x 8 x 22 cm that is easy to wrap as a birthday present.

We suggest it from three years. Younger children enjoy the demo songs, rhythms and recording, and children of six and over can use the full four octaves to follow beginner songs. The TLC 49 Keys Keyboard Piano is Rs. 5,299 with Cash on Delivery across Pakistan, including Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad and Peshawar. Stock, your city and the delivery charge are confirmed on WhatsApp before dispatch.

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