Using Built-In Songs To Master Keyboard Play; Selecting The Song And Part You Want To Practice; Easy Mode - Casio CT-X870IN User Manual

Using Built-in Songs to
Master Keyboard Play
The methods you can use for practice with this Digital
Keyboard are described below.
● Easy Mode (page EN-22)
● Step Lesson (page EN-23)
● No Guidance Play (page EN-24)
Selecting the Song and Part You
Want to Practice
First, select the song and part you want to practice.
You can select the right-hand part, left-hand part, or both-
hand parts for practice. If playing with both hands is too
difficult when you're first getting started, you can practice
each hand individually.
1.
Select the song you want to practice (page
EN-19).
2.
Press 9 PART SELECT to select the part you
want to practice.
Each press of 9 PART SELECT cycles through the
settings shown below.
• Display of the part indicator and LESSON indicator
depends on the selection status of the parts.
• Pressing 9 PART SELECT while song playback is in
progress will not change to a lesson.
• Pressing 9 PART SELECT while a lesson is in progress
will not change the song playback status.
• Only the notes of the selected part are shown on the on-
screen keyboard.
• Voice Fingering Guide announcing finger numbers does not
sound during both hand practice.
EN-22
Song playback
Disappears
Right hand practice
Lights
Left hand practice
Lights
Both hand practice
Lights
3.
Hold down bn SONG BANK until the displayed
tone name changes to the song's tone name.
The same tone used for song playback will be assigned
to the keyboard (page EN-21).
• You can repeat specific sections of a song for practice. See
"Repeating Playback of Specific Measures" (page EN-20).

Easy Mode

In this mode, you concentrate on timing as you press any key
to play the notes of the song melody. This is a good way for
beginners to master key press timing while enjoying playing
on the keyboard.
1.
Select the song you want to practice (page
EN-19).
2.
Press 9 PART SELECT to select a part to
practice.
3.
Press bs EASY MODE.
• After an introductory count (and the intro part of the
song, if there is one), the keyboard stands by and
waits for you to play the first note.
4.
Press any key on the keyboard.
• During the initial count or intro, the key that you need
to press first will flash on the on-screen keyboard. As
you play a song, the key you need to press next will
flash. The flashing stops and the key remains lit when
the time comes to press the key and play the note.
• Accompaniment waits until you press the flashing
keyboard key.
5.
To exit the Easy Mode, press bs EASY MODE
(or 8 START/STOP, PLAY/STOP).