Radio Shack LK-1261 owner manual Using 3-Step Lesson System, Step Lesson System Tempo Setting

3-Step Lesson System

START/STOP SONGS

Using 3-Step Lesson System

Even individuals who cannot play the keyboard at all can follow along with the 100 built-in tunes with the ONE KEY PLAY buttons. You can also use the 3-Step Lesson System to learn at your own pace. Play slowly at first until you are able to play along at normal speed.

Of the 100 built-in tunes, numbers 00 through 84 feature auto- accompaniment (auto-accompaniment tunes), while 85 through 99 are played using both hands (two-hand tunes).

The 3-Step Lesson System can be used with the following 3- step lesson plan to master keyboard play.

Step 1: Master the timing

Pressing the ONE KEY PLAY buttons plays the melody for an auto-accompaniment tune or the right hand part for two-hand tunes. In both cases, the auto- accompaniment (the left hand part in the case of two- hand tunes) is played automatically by the keyboard. In place of the ONE KEY PLAY buttons, you can also press any key of the keyboard to play the melody or right hand part. The purpose of this step is to familiarize yourself with the timing required to play melody notes.

Step 2: Master the melody

In this step, you use the display to learn which fingers you should use to play, and the key light system to learn which keyboard keys to press. You can play at the pace you want, because the auto-accompaniment or left hand part waits until you press the correct key.

Step 3: Play at normal speed

At this level, the keyboard’s keys still light to indicate which notes to play, but they no longer wait for you to press the correct key. The auto-accompaniment or left hand part is played at normal speed.

❚NOTE

•You may not be able to see the keyboard keys light under direct sunlight or in other brightly lit areas.

•You can press the ONE KEY PLAY, STEP 1, STEP 2, and STEP 3 buttons at any time, except while a demo tune is playing. To return the keyboard to its normal mode, press the SONGS button.

3-Step Lesson System Tempo Setting

You can use the procedure in step 6 of the procedure on page E-19 to set the tempo of the left-hand part for song play and 3-Step Lesson System play (Step 1 through 3).

This means you can use a slower tempo at the beginning, and then increase it as you learn. Press both of the TEMPO buttons ( and ) at the same time to return the tempo to its initial preset setting.

To play a built-in tune

1. Look up the number of the tune you want to play in the SONGS list.

2. Press the SONGS button until the SONG indicator appears.

•This causes the number and name of the currently selected tune to appear on the display.

3.Input the two digit number for the tune you want to play.

Example: To select “19 TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR,” input 1 and then 9.

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4. Press the START/STOP button to start play of the selected tune.

•The tune you select plays repeatedly, with the keyboard keys lighting to indicate the melody notes.

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