Using The Practice Functions - Guide; Practice Functions - Yamaha Clavinova CVP-204 Owner's Manual

Song Playback
Using the Practice Functions — Guide
These fun features make it easy to learn new music. The key guide lamps indicate the notes
you should play, when you should play them, and how long you should hold them down.
Also, when you sing and play along with a song using a connected microphone (CVP-206
only), the Clavinova automatically adjusts the timing of the song to match your vocal
performance.

Practice Functions

For keyboard performance
■ Follow Lights
When this is selected, you can see which notes you should play by watching the key
guide lamps. They light up in time with music, showing you when to play a note. You
can also practice at your own pace — since the accompaniment waits for you to play
the notes correctly.
• Accompaniment Guide
If the song data you're using contains chord data and the [ACMP] button is turned on,
you can use the guide lamps (page 132) to help you play chords as well. Watch the
guide lamps and try playing the appropriate chords.
■ Any Key
With this function, you can play the melody of a song simply by pressing a single key
(any key is OK) in time with the rhythm. As long as you play the key in time with the
music, the melody flows smoothly with the song.
For sing-along performance
■ Karao-Key
This convenient function lets you control the song and accompaniment playback with just one finger, while you sing
along. Simply play a key on the keyboard in time with the music — any key is fine — and the accompaniment parts
of the song follow your playing. This lets you control the timing and tempo of the song and accompaniment to
perfectly match your singing performance.
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CVP-206/204
REC TOP START / STOP REW FF
NEW SONG SYNC.START
REPEAT GUIDE
Key guide lamp
You can turn the key guide
lamps on/off from the SONG
SETTING display (page 132).
You can also determine the
timing by which the key
guide lamps light to fit your
playing preference (Guide
Lamp Timing; page 132).
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If you want to learn how to
play certain chords, use the
Chord Tutor function
(page 134).
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The Accompaniment Guide
function cannot be used if
the chord fingering method
is set to Single Finger, Full
keyboard or AI Full Key-
board.