Casio SK-1

A little over two and a half octaves and a sampler.

The Casio SK-1 was not technically my first instrument. It, in fact, belonged to my older brother. This however did stop me from using it whenever I found the opportunity. 

My fascination with the SK-1 was so compelling that it drove me to devise a plan that would ultimately enable me to claim it as my own. The plan required a keen sense of my brother's whereabouts and the patience to wait for the initial novelty of the SK-1 to slowly decline. While playing the waiting game, I would secretly use the SK-1 in the seclusion of our bedroom. Time passed and my brother's interest, as planned, began to cease. Shortly there after, the obsolete SK-1 was packed away and forgotten. Or so my brother thought. Months passed with no mention of the SK-1. This was the perfect opportunity for me to carry out the final part of my plan. I staged a bogus scenario that involved me rediscovering the forgotten SK-1. Because my brother no longer had any interest in the out of date instrument no reaction was provoked. Thus from that day forward I was able to openly use it as I pleased.

The Casio SK-1 marked the beginning of my interest in music composition. My first composition was written on the small-scale instrument. It consisted of a single treble clef staff totaling eight measures in length.