Congratulations on your purchase of the Yamaha EZ-20 PortaTone!
You now own a portable keyboard that combines advanced func- tions, great sound and exceptional ease-of-use in a highly compact package. Its outstanding features also make it a remarkably expres- sive and versatile instrument.
Read this Owner’s Manual carefully while playing your new EZ-20 in order to take full advantage of its various features.
Main Features
The EZ-20 is a sophisticated yet easy-to-use keyboard with the following features and functions:
Yamaha Education Suite
The EZ-20 features the new Yamaha Education Suite - a set of learning tools that uti- lize the latest technology to make studying and practicing music more fun and fulfilling than ever before!
The Yamaha Education Suite includes:
The convenient and easy-to-use Lesson feature guides you through the parts of a song - just like a patient teacher! Select from any one of 100 songs on the EZ-20, and learn the left- and right-hand parts independently at first, then together. Lesson features three easy steps that help you master each song: Timing, Waiting and Minus One.
● Grade & Talking | pages 38 and 39 |
The EZ-20 also has the Grade and Talking features. Grade is a virtual “teacher,” evaluating your practice sessions and rating your performance. The convenient Talking function “announces” each Lesson step and your “grades,” among other things.
Dictionary is a built-in “chord encyclopedia” that teaches you how to play specific chords by showing you the appropriate notes in the display - per- fect for when you know the name of a chord and want to quickly learn how to play it!
When you are using the Lesson feature or Dictionary, the key indicators tell you which keys to play. Also, during song playback, they show the keys that are playing.
The EZ-20 sings the melody using “A, B, C...” or “DoReMi.” Also, while you are using the Lesson function, the EZ-20 guides you by singing a note ahead using “A, B, C” or “DoReMi.”
