Playing with Concert Magic
Thanks to Kawai’s innovative CONCERT MAGIC (CM) feature, absolutely anyone can sit at the Concert Performer and experience the joy of being a real performing musician… even if they have never touched a musical instrument in their life!
Concert Magic allows you to play a song by simply tapping any key on the keyboard. Regardless of what keys you play, the notes that are heard will be the correct ones for the song. However, what makes this really exciting is that you control the timing of the notes, as well as their dynamics. This lets you add a level of expressiveness and individuality to the song that makes it real musical performance.
As you play a CM song, a handy Note Navigator display helps you keep track of where you are in the music, as well as suggesting how the rhythm of the song should be tapped out on the keys.
Many of the CM songs have lyrics that can be displayed as the song is being performed. As the song is played, a Bouncing Ball makes its way over the lyrics, following the player’s performance and encouraging everyone around the instrument to sing along.
The Concert Performer can also automatically play any of the Concert Magic songs. Listening to the song first can make it easier to play. There is also a Chain Play mode, giving you options to listen to groups of CM songs.
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Selecting a Concert Magic Song
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• In addition, you can create and play your own Concert Magic songs using the floppy disk drive.
To select a song:
1)Press the CONCERT MAGIC button. The song selection menu will be displayed.
2)Ten song titles from the Children’s Songs category will be displayed. The category name is displayed at the very top of the screen. If you want to go to another song category, press SEARCH BY CATEGORY (F1, F2). You can also search for a specific title by using SEARCH BY NAME (F3, F4), which will list all 176 song titles in alphabetical order. You may also use the Dial to scroll through all the titles one after another.
•If you wish to play a CM song from floppy disk, press the DISK button (F6) to see the list of songs on disk.
3)When you have found the song that you want to play, use the L or R buttons to move the box over the title. Press the SELECT button (F7) to choose it. The Note Navigator screen will be displayed, and you are ready to perform!
P. 108 | Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano |
