Contents
Teach Me Piano Deluxe
Teach Me Piano Deluxe
Introduction
Welcome
Program 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 software
Getting Started
Please register your software with us
Checking your Midi keyboard connection
Setting-Up Your Midi Keyboard
Keyboard Shortcut Keys
Piano Room Screen
Lessons
Keyboard Lessons
To run Keyboard Lessons after you’ve signed
Preparing to Play
Enter and Sign In, Please
To sign in as a new user
As a New User
Keyboard Lessons’ Contents Screen
Adjusting the Volume in Keyboard Lessons
Keyboard Lessons Screens
Information Screen
Video Screen
Trainer Screen
Practicing Rhythm Getting the Beats Right
To perform a piece
Performance Screen
Practicing Pitch Getting the Notes Right
Practicing Rhythm & Pitch Getting Beats and Notes Right
Performance Options
Using Note Names and Finger Numbers
To practice an area from the Evaluation Screen
Evaluation Screen
Selecting a Range
Progress Screen
Chapter Review Screen
Base and Extended Level Synthesizers
Changing the Setup in the Keyboard Lessons
Organizing Songs in the Songbook
Songbook
To import a song
When Importing Midi Files
Importing a Midi Song into the Song Book
Deleting a Song from the Songbook
Track-split Option
To use the Track Split option
From the Performance Screen you can
To print a song
Printing a Song
Musician’s Reference
Keyboard Tour
Understanding Midi and Synthesis
Working with songs you’ve learned in Music Lessons
Using Recording Station’s sample Midi files
Recording Station
What You Can Do With Recording Station
Recording your own songs
Using Jammin’ Keys to create background tracks
Recording Tracks
Downloading Midi songs from the Web
Recording Drums on Track
Recording Digital Audio Tracks
Loading a File from Jammin’ Keys
Saving and Loading Recording Sessions
Midi Track Controls
Transport Controls and Displays
Lyrics, Exit, Setup, and Help
Tempo and Key Signature Controls
Recording Station Exercises
Exercise 1 Load, play, and modify a Blues song
Exercise 2 Record Piano and Vocals on America The Beautiful
Teach Me Piano Deluxe
Jammin’ Keys
What You Can Do With Jammin’ Keys
Improvise over the virtual band, with different instruments
Auto Riffs Zone
Exit, Setup and Help
Keyboard Zones
Accompaniment Zone
To turn on Auto Jam
Jam Grid
Improvising Zone
Red and Green Lights
Changing Instrument Sounds
Selecting Effects Pad Sounds
Selecting a Lead Instrument
Breaks
Styles and Variations
Fills, Breaks, and Intro/End
Fills
To change the key signature or tempo
Mixer
Tempo and Key Signature
To start or end a jam session with the Intro/End button
To record a session in Jammin’ Keys
Transport Display
Recording, Saving and Loading Jam Sessions
Transport Controls
To load a previously recorded Jam Session
To save a recorded jam session
Jammin’ Keys Exercises
Exercise 1 Play a rock jam
Exercise 2 Import a jam into Recording Station
Teach Me Piano Deluxe
Overview of Music Games
Music Games
Troubleshooting Tips
Sound Check
Check your Sound Card and Connections
Midi Output Test
Troubleshooting Midi problems
Midi Thru Setting
Midi Input Test
Troubleshooting Digital Audio Problems
Checking Digital Recording and Playback
Digital Audio and the Windows Temp file