How do ‘short’ musical keyboards with less than 88 keys work with the reduced range?

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A friend of mine has a keyboard with less than the full 88 keys found on a standard piano. How does this limit the instrument in terms of what music can be played?

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You can only play music where the highest note is no higher than the highest key available, and where the lowest note is no lower than the lowest key available.

It’s actually somewhat rare for music to need more than about 4 or 5 octaves of keys. (5 octaves = 60 keys, or 61 if it’s a full 5-octave interval)

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