The Easy Way To Play Piano Quick Guide

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Press the [PERFORMANCE ASSISTANT] button to turn the function on or off.

Icon will appear when performance assistant technology is on.

4 Press the [START/STOP] button.

Song playback will begin.

Use the [MASTER VOLUME] control to adjust the overall volume.

Adjust volume

5 Play on the keyboard.

To begin, try to feel the rhythm of the song. Then, with your hands spread as shown in the illustration, simply play the keyboard alternately with your left and right hands (any notes will do).

Sounds like you’re playing the right notes!

You will get even better results if you match your left-hand rhythm to the rhythm of the chord indica- tor in the display.

How does it sound? You’ll get acceptable results no matter where you play thanks to performance assistant technology!

Next try the three playing methods illustrated below. Different ways of playing produce different results.

Play with the left and right hands at the same timing – type 1.

Play with the left and right hands at the same timing – type 2.

Play alternately with the left and right hands – type 3.

Play 3 notes at once with your right hand.

Play 1 note at a time with your right hand (for example: index finger middle finger ring finger).

Play 3 notes at once with your right hand.

Once you get a feel for it, try playing chords with your left hand and a melody with your right … or any other combination.

Song playback will stop automatically when the song has played all the way through.

You can also stop playback at any time by pressing the [START/STOP] button. When you want to end performance assistant technology operation press the [PERFORMANCE ASSISTANT] button.

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