Yamaha DGX-305 Lesson 1 Waiting, Select a song for your lesson, Lesson procedure is as follows

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Select a Song For a Lesson

Yamaha Education Suite 4

You can select any song you like and use it for a left-hand, right-hand, or both-hands lesson. You can also use songs (only SMF Format 0) down- loaded from the Internet and saved to flash memory/SmartMedia. During the lesson you can play as slowly as you like, and you can even play wrong notes. Song playback will slow down to a speed you can handle.

It’s never too late to start learning!

The lesson procedure is as follows:

Select the song you want to learn. (Refer to the category list on page 36)

➞
Select the part you want to work on
(right hand, left hand, both hands)	(Refer to step 2 below)

NOTE

•The [SCORE] button and the [LYRICS] button will not function during a lesson.

	➞
	Select lesson 1, 2, or 3.	(Refer to step 3 on page 40)
● Lesson 1	...........(Learn to play the correct notes): The song will wait until you play the right note.
● Lesson 2	...........(Learn to play the correct notes with the correct timing): Song playback tempo will vary to match the speed
	you are playing at. The song will slow down when you play wrong notes, so you can learn at your own pace.
● Lesson 3	...........(Learn to play the correct notes at the correct timing along with the song): here’s where you can perfect your
	technique.

The songs available for your practices are the ones in SMF Format 0 (page 76). You need to specify which channels are to be played back as the right/left-hand parts when you practice the songs downloaded from the Internet (page 83).

Lesson 1: Waiting

1 Select a song for your lesson.

Press the [SONG] button from the MAIN display so that the song number and name are highlighted. Use the dial to select the song you want to use for your lesson. As listed on page 36 there are a variety of song types. For this example select “011 Londonderr Air” from the “PIANIST” category (009 – 013).

NOTE

•Song numbers 004 – 008 (Sim- ple melodies) are intended for use as right-hand lessons, and cannot be used for left-hand or both-hands lessons.

Normally “R” (Right hand) will appear in the upper right corner of the MAIN display. You can start a right-hand lesson simply by pressing the [LESSON MODE] button.

2 Select the part you want to practice.

Press the [LESSON L/R] button to select the part you want to practice. Each time you press the [LESSON L/R] button the parts are selected in sequence: right hand

→left hand → both hands → right hand …. The currently selected part is shown in the upper right corner of the display.

Select “R” for a right-hand lesson, “L” for a left-hand lesson, or “LR” for a both-hands lesson.

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