Keytar

KORG RK-100 (1984) MIDI remote controller
Lady Gaga playing a custom-made keytar during The Monster Ball Tour in 2010
Matthew Bellamy of Muse during The Resistance Tour in 2010
Bridgit Mendler during Summer Tour in 2014

Keytar (a portmanteau of keyboard and guitar) is a keyboard instrument similar to a synthesizer or MIDI controller that is supported by a strap around the neck and shoulders, similar to the way a guitar is held.[1][better source needed]

  1. ^ Donnelly, Stuart (2016). TASC Test Assessing Secondary Completion For Dummies. Wiley. p. 621. ISBN 978-1-118-96644-0. The keytar is a lightweight keyboard that can be worn on a strap around the neck so that the player can hold it across his or her chest.