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discouraged. If you find you are having a problem, try slowing down the tempo. As you improve, increase the tempo (see Lesson Tempo in the Performance Options dialog box).

Practicing Pitch — Getting the Notes Right

The more you practice playing pitches, the better your note-reading skills will become. The Enhanced Toolbar makes it easy to practice pitch.

Fingering is very important when practicing pitches. Be sure to play each note using the finger numbers indicated on the musical score. Go slowly, there is no time limit. Remember to keep your wrists parallel with your keyboard; do not let your wrists fall below the keyboard you are playing.

ƒIf you are unsure about hand position, place a quarter on the back of each hand. As you play, don’t let the quarter fall off. Keep your wrists straight and your hands parallel with the keyboard. Once you can play without the quarters falling off your hands, take them off and remember how your arms, wrists and hands felt in the proper position

Practicing Rhythm & Pitch — Getting Beats and Notes Right

Rhythm and pitch together make the personality of a tune — you can’t have one without the other! Use the Enhanced Toolbar to practice rhythm and pitch together.

To practice rhythm, pitch, or rhythm & pitch:

1.On the Enhanced Toolbar under Rhythm Trainer , Pitch Trainer or Rhythm & Pitch, click the icon for the hand(s) you would like to practice. Click Do It or press Enter.

2.FOR RHYTHM: After the metronome gives a count-in measure (the number of count-in measures can be adjusted in the Performance Options dialog box ), begin playing the correct rhythm on your MIDI keyboard as the pointer moves over each note. You can use any key on the MIDI keyboard to play the rhythm.

3.FOR PITCH: Play the key on your MIDI keyboard which corresponds with the note the pointer is positioned over. When you press the correct key, the pointer advances to the next note. If you press a wrong key, a “honk” sounds and the pointer does not advance until you play the note correctly.

4.When you have finished practicing, an evaluation of your performance displays at the bottom of the screen.

When Keyboard Lessons is running, you can play your MIDI keyboard at any time. If you want to practice a piece without an evaluation, just start playing. If the piece is more than one page, click the Page Forward or Page Back arrows at the top of the screen to turn the pages.

Performance Screen

When you feel confident with a piece you have been working on, it’s time to perform it. On the Performance screen, sheet music is displayed on screen as you play along with a background ensemble.

To perform a piece:

1.Click Perform to display the Performance screen.

2.When you are ready to begin, click Do It. Click again to stop.

3.If you want to hear the piece performed for you, click See It. Click again to stop.

4.When you are finished, click Trainer to return to the Practice Screen.

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Contents Teach Me Piano Deluxe Teach Me Piano Deluxe Introduction WelcomeProgram Overview Progress Report shows you how you’re doing … Music Games test your music skills… Online help is always available… Helpful Tips…What you’ll need to run the programs To install the softwareGetting Started Please register your software with usChecking your Midi keyboard connection Setting-Up Your Midi KeyboardKeyboard Shortcut Keys Piano Room ScreenLessons Keyboard LessonsTo run Keyboard Lessons after you’ve signed Preparing to PlayEnter and Sign In, Please To sign in as a new userAs a New User Keyboard Lessons’ Contents ScreenAdjusting the Volume in Keyboard Lessons Keyboard Lessons ScreensInformation Screen Video Screen Trainer ScreenPracticing Rhythm Getting the Beats Right To perform a piece Performance ScreenPracticing Pitch Getting the Notes Right Practicing Rhythm & Pitch Getting Beats and Notes RightPerformance Options Using Note Names and Finger NumbersTo practice an area from the Evaluation Screen Evaluation ScreenSelecting a Range Progress Screen Chapter Review ScreenBase and Extended Level Synthesizers Changing the Setup in the Keyboard LessonsOrganizing Songs in the Songbook SongbookTo import a song When Importing Midi FilesImporting a Midi Song into the Song Book Deleting a Song from the SongbookTrack-split Option To use the Track Split optionFrom the Performance Screen you can To print a song Printing a SongMusician’s Reference Keyboard Tour Understanding Midi and Synthesis Working with songs you’ve learned in Music Lessons Using Recording Station’s sample Midi filesRecording Station What You Can Do With Recording StationRecording your own songs Using Jammin’ Keys to create background tracksRecording Tracks Downloading Midi songs from the WebRecording Drums on Track Recording Digital Audio TracksLoading a File from Jammin’ Keys Saving and Loading Recording SessionsMidi Track Controls Transport Controls and Displays Lyrics, Exit, Setup, and HelpTempo and Key Signature Controls Recording Station Exercises Exercise 1 Load, play, and modify a Blues songExercise 2 Record Piano and Vocals on America The Beautiful Teach Me Piano Deluxe Jammin’ Keys What You Can Do With Jammin’ KeysImprovise over the virtual band, with different instruments Auto Riffs Zone Exit, Setup and HelpKeyboard Zones Accompaniment ZoneTo turn on Auto Jam Jam GridImprovising Zone Red and Green LightsChanging Instrument Sounds Selecting Effects Pad SoundsSelecting a Lead Instrument Breaks Styles and VariationsFills, Breaks, and Intro/End FillsTo change the key signature or tempo MixerTempo and Key Signature To start or end a jam session with the Intro/End buttonTo record a session in Jammin’ Keys Transport DisplayRecording, Saving and Loading Jam Sessions Transport ControlsTo load a previously recorded Jam Session To save a recorded jam sessionJammin’ Keys Exercises Exercise 1 Play a rock jamExercise 2 Import a jam into Recording Station Teach Me Piano Deluxe Overview of Music Games Music GamesTroubleshooting Tips Sound CheckCheck your Sound Card and Connections Midi Output Test Troubleshooting Midi problemsMidi Thru Setting Midi Input TestTroubleshooting Digital Audio Problems Checking Digital Recording and PlaybackDigital Audio and the Windows Temp file
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