Kawai CN31 manual Concert Magic Song Arrangement Types, Easy Beat, Melody Play, Skillful

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CONCERT MAGIC SONG ARRANGEMENT TYPES

After playing with Concert Magic for a while, performers may feel that such playing is too easy and that there is very little to learn. While it is true that some of the songs are very easy to play, even for beginners, there are also some songs which will prove challenging, and require practice to play proﬁ ciently.

Each of the 88 Concert Magic songs fall into one of three different arrangement types, depending on the skill level required to perform them.

EASY BEAT

These are the easiest songs to play. To perform them, simply tap out a constant steady beat on any key on the keyboard. Look at the following example, ‘Für Elise’. Press the key with a steady sixteenth note rhythm.

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MELODY PLAY

These songs are also quite easy to play, especially if they are familiar to the player. To perform them, tap out the rhythm of the melody on any key on the keyboard. Singing along as the rhythm is tapped can be helpful.

Play ‘Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star’ for example. Follow the melody's rhythm as shown.

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When performing fast songs with Concert Magic, it is sometimes easier to tap two different keys with two alternating ﬁ ngers in order to play at greater speed.

SKILLFUL

These songs range in difﬁculty from moderately difﬁcult to difﬁcult. To perform them, tap out the rhythm of both the melody and the accompaniment notes on any key on the keyboard, such as ‘Waltz of the Flowers’ shown below.

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It may take a little practice to perform the Concert Magic songs proﬁ ciently. A good way to learn is to listen to these pieces ﬁ rst, and then try to tap out the rhythms that are heard.

The separate 'Internal Song List' booklet lists the arrangement type next to each song title as ‘EB’ for Easy Beat, ‘MP’ for Melody Play and ‘SK’ for Skillful.

PLAYING THE PIANO

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Contents Piano Playing Function Lesson Page Table of Contents Important Safety Instructions Doing so may cause electric shock If you are going to use an AC power cordConforms to the specified power voltage Failure to do so may result in fireProduct and other devices Product is handled incorrectlyFailure to do so may cause breakdown of this Instruction for AC power cord U.K ‘ Pedals ‘ Front Panel‘ Headphones Basic Operations Press the Power Switch to turn on the powerAdjust the volume level using the Master Volume slider ‘ Setting UP the Piano‘ Demo Songs Press the Concert Magic and Lesson buttons simultaneouslyPlay the keyboard ‘ Selecting a Preset Sound„ Preset Sounds Two different sounds will be heard at the same time Step DualPress the Split button SplitLED indicator for the Split button will turn off Press the Split button to exit the split modeTo exit ‘Four Hands’ Mode, press the Split button again ‘FOUR HANDS’ Mode‘ Entering ‘FOUR HANDS’ Mode ‘ Exiting ‘FOUR HANDS’ Mode¡ Reverb EFFECTS/REVERBPress the Reverb button ‘ Adding Reverb‘ Adding Other Effects Press the Effects buttonSelecting the Touch Sensitivity Transposing the Piano ‘ Listening to the Song Playing with Concert MagicTo listen, press the Play Stop button ‘ Selecting a Song‘ Performing a Song ‘ Concert Magic Part Volume Balance„ Skillful ‘ Concert Magic Song Arrangement Types„ Easy Beat „ Melody Play‘ Concert Magic Demo Modes Press and hold the Concert Magic buttonStart by tapping any key with a constant steady beat ‘ Steady BeatTempo value will be shown in the display ‘ Concert Magic Playback SpeedPress the Beat button MetronomePress the Tempo button Press the Tempo button again to stop the metronomePress the Tempo and Beat buttons simultaneously ‘ Adjusting the Metronome VolumeVolume level of the metronome can also be adjusted Press the Beat button again to stop the metronomePress the Lesson button Selecting a BOOK/SONG‘ Exiting the Lesson Function ‘ Adjusting the Tempo of a SongListening to and Playing a Song Press the PLAY/STOP button to play the selected song‘ Playing Back the Recording Recording a Song PracticePress the REC button while the Lesson button is lit Press the PLAY/STOP button to listen to the recordingIf no Part is selected PART1 will be selected automatically Recording REC Button‘ Recording a Second Part Start to play the pianoPress the PLAY/STOP button to stop recording Press the PLAY/STOP button to ﬁ nish recording ‘ Playing Back Recorded Parts Separately Playing Back a SongHold down the REC and PLAY/STOP buttons LED indicators will display which songs have been recordedLED indicator of the selected song will start to ﬂ ash Erasing a Song‘ Exiting a Function Mode ‘ Entering a Function ModeUse the Value buttons to raise or lower the pitch TuningBrief Explanation of Temperaments Temperament‘ KEY Signature of Temperament Use the Value buttons to change the type of temperament‘ Midi Overview Channel number can be set from 1 to Midi ChannelUse the Value buttons to change the channel number Transmit Program Change ON/OFF Offon Use the Value buttons to toggle local control on and off Local Control ON/OFFMULTI-TIMBRAL Mode ON/OFF Use the Value buttons to toggle channel mute on and off Channel MuteUse the Value buttons to change the program change number Sending Program Change NumbersLower Octave Shift can be set from 0 to Lower Octave ShiftUse the Value buttons to toggle lower pedal on and off Lower Pedal ON/OFF‘ Connecting to Other Devices „ Parts Provided ‘ Assembly Instructions„ Assembly Sequence 7 y ‘ Specifications 10 F7 ‘ Midi Exclusive Data FormatFunction Transmit Receive Remarks ‘ Midi Implementation ChartPage Page OW1004E-S0701