Yamaha psr-172, PSR-170 2, 3, 4

Song Lesson

35

2 Select the part you wish to work on (left or right) and the

Lesson step.

If you want to work on the right-hand part, press the [R] button; to work on the

left, press the [L] button. Pressing either button repeatedly cycles through the

available Lesson steps in order: Lesson 1 → Lesson 2 → Lesson 3 → Off →

Lesson 1, etc. The selected Lesson step is indicated in the display.

To select Lesson 4, press both [L] and [R] buttons simultaneously.

3 Start the Lesson.

The Lesson and song playback start automatically (following a lead-in

count) as soon as the Lesson step is selected. When the Lesson is ﬁnished,

your performance “grade” is shown in the display (if the Grade function is

turned on; page 39). After a short pause, the Lesson begins again automati-

cally.

4 Press the [START/STOP] button to stop the Lesson.

The PSR-172/170 exits from the Lesson feature automatically when the

[START/STOP] button is pressed.

Timing

r1

Waiting

r2

MinusOne

r3

FurElise

006

Timing

L1

Waiting

L2

MinusOne

L3

FurElise

006

(Song Lesson off)(Song Lesson off)

• When the Talking function (page

40) is on, the PSR-172/170

“announces” the current Lesson

step.

• When a DJ song is selected, the

left (L) and right (R) lessons are

identical.

BothHand

Lr4

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001

r1

7

_

Asterisks appear indicating

the timing at which you should

play the notes. The line of

asterisks represents one full

measure. Sixteenth notes

are indicated by an alternating

asterisk and sharp sign.

Indicates that the

timing is to be

played as two six-

teen notes.

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Contents

Main PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE: NOTICE: ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: Battery Notice: PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep these precautions in a safe place for future reference. WARNING CAUTION Main Features Yamaha Education Suite Lesson ............................. page 34 Grade & Talking ............................. pages 39, 40 Dictionary ............................. page 41 Contents Panel Controls and Terminals q w e r t Panel Controls and Terminals !5 !6 !7 !8 Setting Up Power Requirements Using an AC Power Adaptor Using Batteries Turning On the Power Accessory Jacks Using Headphones Connecting a Keyboard Amplier or Stereo System Using a Sustain Footswitch Using the MIDI Terminals Step 1 Voices GrandPno Panel Voice List zq wzw Step 1 Voices Press the [VOICE] button. e Press the Lesson [L] or [R] button. Want to nd out more? See page 23. Guide Step 2 Songs z xw zx q Step 2 Songs This lets you adjust the volume balance between the song and your keyboard performance. *For the songs #006 - #080, refer to the included Song Book. Want to nd out more? See page 32. Step 3 Auto Accompaniment x zb c v m n z Using the Auto Accompaniment Step 3 Auto Accompaniment Looking up Chords in the Dictionary m n b Step 4 Lesson z v xx Timing Step 4 Lesson Grade Lesson 4 Both Hands Talking Changing the Tempo Getting Started Playing the Demo Songs 1 2 3 DemoSong Panel Display Indications DemoSong q w eNotation / rKeyboard Portable Grand Playing the Portable Grand Press the piano-shaped [PORTABLE GRAND] button. Using the Metronome 1 3 To turn the Metronome off, press the [METRONOME] button again. Press the [METRONOME] button. Setting the Metronome Time Signature TIME SIG DJ Playing the DJ 3= r1 3 Selecting and Playing Voices Selecting and Playing a Voice 1 2 3 Fr.Horn #099 DJ Voice Chart (voices #098 and #099) #098 Scratch (C1-B2) Drum Kit Voice Chart (voices #088 and #100) One Touch Setting 1 2 Transpose and Tuning Transpose 1 TRANSPOS Tuning 1 TUNING Selecting and Playing Songs Selecting and Playing a Song 1 2 3 DemoSong 4 Melody Voice Change 1 2 3 1 Current Tempo value TEMPO Resetting the Tempo Value About the Beat Display 1 Song Controls SONG VOL A-B Repeat 1 oFF 2 3 4 Song Lesson Lesson 1 Timing Lesson 2 Waiting Lesson 3 Minus One Lesson 4 Both Hands 2 Lesson step. # _ 2 3 Timing r1 Lesson 2 Waiting 2 r3 3 Lesson 3 Minus One 2 Waiting r2 MinusOne 3 Lesson 4 Both Hands Lr4 2 3 BothHand Grade 1 2 Excellen GRADE on Talking 1 2 TALKING TALKING Dictionary 1 2 3 4 Dict. Selecting and Playing Styles Selecting and Playing a Style 1 2 8Bt Pop Playing the Accompaniment 1 2 8Bt Pop Page 3 Starting with an section INTRO INTRO Using Sync Start with an Intro section 4 Changing the Tempo Style Sections (Main A, Main B) and Fill-ins Adjusting the Accompaniment Volume 1 menu. Press the [OVERALL] button, repeatedly if necessary, until ACMP VOL appears in the display. About the Fill-in Patterns ACMP VOL Using Auto Accompaniment Multi Fingering Single Finger Chords Fingered Chords Page C The Intervals of the Scale Other Chords C Multi Pads 1 2 3 Pianist MIDI How Can MIDI be Used? Troubleshooting Voice List Panel Voice List MIDI Program Change# Voice List Drum Kit List Style List & Multi pads Multi pads Style List MIDI Implementation Chart MIDI Implementation Chart Entry Specications Index Misc. A B C Limited Warranty 90 DAYS LABOR 1 YEAR PARTS KEEP THIS DOCUMENT FOR YOUR RECORDS. DO NOT MAIL! PSR SERIES OF PORTATONE ELECTRONIC KEYBOARDS CONSUMERS RESPONSIBILITIES NORTH AMERICA CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA OCEANIA EUROPE AFRICA MIDDLE EAST