Editing Keytar (section)

{{Short description|Electronic keyboard supported by a strap around shoulders like a guitar}}

[[File:Korg RK-100.jpg|alt=|thumb|400px|KORG RK-100 (1984) MIDI remote controller]]
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A '''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.<ref name="Donnelly2016">{{cite book
| first     = Stuart |last=Donnelly
| date      = 2016
| title     = TASC Test Assessing Secondary Completion For Dummies
| publisher = Wiley
| isbn      = 978-1-118-96644-0
| page      = [https://books.google.com/books?id=HV8KDQAAQBAJ&dq=Keytar&pg=PT621 621]
| quote     = 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.
}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=October 2023}}