A Keyboard That Fits You.
DreamPlay's DS Standardardized Keyboards come in different sizes to match your biology.
Unlock Your Potential
Matching your hand size to the correct keyboard unlocks greater comfort, accuracy, and musical expression.
Zone A Players
Petite Hands / DS5.5 Standard
Zone B Players
Average Hands / DS6.0 Standard
The Hidden Barrier
Have hand spans smaller than the 8.5 inch minimum that standard keyboards expect.
Also fall below the comfortable reach threshold for a standard 6.5 inch keyboard.
Minimum hand span needed to play a conventional 6.5 inch keyboard from Yamaha or Steinway with real comfort.
Hand span often needs to be at least one quarter larger than the octave just to reach 8ths, 9ths, and 10ths without strain.
Published Research
Decades of peer reviewed research explain why standard keyboards hold most pianists back.
Pianists with smaller hands show reduced muscular effort and lower perceived strain when they move to 5.5 inch octave keyboards.
Read full studyStudies note that internationally acclaimed women pianists tend to have larger hands, aligning with a repertoire that expects wide reaches.
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