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CONCERT MAGIC PART VOLUME BALANCE
When used with Concert Magic, the BALANCE slider adjusts the volume balance of the melody part and the accompaniment.
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Move the balance slider to the right or left to adjust the volume balance.
Accompaniment | Melody |
As the slider is moved to the right, the sound of the melody becomes louder and the accompaniment becomes softer. The balance changes in the opposite way when the slider is moved to the left.
CONCERT MAGIC SONG ARRANGEMENT TYPES
After playing with Concert Magic for a while, performers may feel that such playing is too easy and that there is very little to learn. While it is true that some of the songs are very easy to play, even for beginners, there are also some songs which will prove challenging, and require practice to play profi ciently.
Each of the 88 Concert Magic songs fall into one of three different arrangement types, depending on the skill level required to perform them.
EASY BEAT
These are the easiest songs to play. To perform them, simply tap out a constant steady beat on any key on the keyboard. Look at the following example, ‘Für Elise’. The Note Navigator will indicate that a constant, steady rhythm should be maintained throughout the song. This is the distinguishing character of an Easy Beat song.
Press the key with a steady sixteenth note rhythm. | Fur Elise |
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Key on | X X | X X | X X X | X | X X X X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
MELODY PLAY
These songs are also quite easy to play, especially if they are familiar to the player. To perform them, tap out the rhythm of the melody on any key on the keyboard. Singing along as the rhythm is tapped can be helpful.
Play ‘Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star’ for example. Follow the melody’s rhythm as shown.
Key on | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
PLAYING THE PIANO
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When performing fast songs with Concert Magic, it is sometimes easier to tap two different keys with two alternating fi ngers in order to play at greater speed.
