Select A Song For A Lesson; Lesson 1: Waiting - Yamaha Portatone PSR-295 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)
downloaded from the Internet and saved to flash memory. 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.
Only songs in SMF Format 0 can be used for practice. You need to specify which channels are to be played back as the
right/left-hand parts when you practice using songs downloaded from the Internet (page 69).

Lesson 1: Waiting

1
Select a song for your lesson.
Press the [SONG] button so that the song number and name are displayed. Use
the dial to select the song you want to use for your lesson. As listed on page 31
there are a variety of song types. For this example select "011 Londonderry 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 display.
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DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner's Manual
(Refer to the category list on page 31)
(Refer to step 2 below)
(Refer to step 3 on page 33)
Londonde
011
Right
Right-hand lesson
Left
Left-hand lesson
BothHand
Both-hands 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.