Select A Song For A Lesson; Lesson 1: Waiting - Yamaha Portable Grand DGX-305 Owner's Manual

Select a Song For a Lesson

Yamaha Education Suite 4
You can select any song you like and use it for a left-hand, right-hand, or
both-hands lesson. You can also use songs (only SMF Format 0) down-
loaded from the Internet and saved to flash memory/SmartMedia. During
the lesson you can play as slowly as you like, and you can even play wrong
notes. Song playback will slow down to a speed you can handle.
It's never too late to start learning!
The lesson procedure is as follows:
Select the song you want to learn.
Select the part you want to work on
(right hand, left hand, both hands)
Select lesson 1, 2, or 3.
● Lesson 1 ...........(Learn to play the correct notes): The song will wait until you play the right note.
● Lesson 2 ...........(Learn to play the correct notes with the correct timing): Song playback tempo will vary to match the speed
you are playing at. The song will slow down when you play wrong notes, so you can learn at your own pace.
● Lesson 3 ...........(Learn to play the correct notes at the correct timing along with the song): here's where you can perfect your
technique.
The songs available for your practices are the ones in SMF Format 0 (page 76). You need to specify which channels
are to be played back as the right/left-hand parts when you practice the songs downloaded from the Internet (page 83).

Lesson 1: Waiting

1
Select a song for your lesson.
Press the [SONG] button from the MAIN display so that the song number and
name are highlighted. Use the dial to select the song you want to use for your
lesson. As listed on page 36 there are a variety of song types. For this example
select "011 Londonderr Air" from the "PIANIST" category (009 – 013).
2
Select the part you want to practice.
Press the [LESSON L/R] button to select the part you want to practice. Each time
you press the [LESSON L/R] button the parts are selected in sequence: right hand
→ left hand → both hands → right hand .... The currently selected part is shown
in the upper right corner of the display.
(Refer to the category list on page 36)
(Refer to step 2 below)
(Refer to step 3 on page 40)
Select "R" for a right-hand lesson,
"L" for a left-hand lesson, or "LR"
for a both-hands lesson.
NOTE
• The [SCORE] button and the
[LYRICS] button will not function
during a lesson.
NOTE
• Song numbers 004 – 008 (Sim-
ple melodies) are intended for
use as right-hand lessons, and
cannot be used for left-hand or
both-hands lessons.
Normally "R" (Right hand)
will appear in the upper
right corner of the MAIN
display. You can start a
right-hand lesson simply by
pressing the [LESSON
MODE] button.
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