Using Songs Quick Guide

Types Of Songs

The following three types of songs can be used by the DGX-205/203 and PSR-295/293.

 

Preset Songs (the 30 songs built into the instrument)

Song numbers 001

– 030.

User Songs (recordings of your own performances)

Song numbers 031

– 035.

External song files (song data transferred from a computer*) ...

Song numbers 036

–.

*The Accessory CD-ROM includes a selection of 70 MIDI songs. See page 68 for instructions on how to transfer the songs to the instrument.

The different types of songs can be saved to different song numbers. The chart below shows the basic DGX-205/203 and PSR-295/293 processes flow for using the preset songs, user songs, and external song files – from storage to play- back.

Your own performance

Record

(page 39)

Computer

External song file

Transfer

(page 68)

DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293

Song Storage locations

Preset Songs

 

User Songs

Flash Memory

(001 – 030)

 

(031 – 035)

(036 – 134)

 

 

 

 

 

The 30 songs

 

Stored in the

Save to inter-

built into the

 

internal flash

nal flash mem-

instrument.

 

memory.

ory. Currently

 

 

 

 

available.

 

 

 

 

 

External song files can be saved to flash memory (036 –).

NOTE

Different flash memory areas are used to store user songs and external song files trans- ferred from a computer. User songs cannot be directly transferred to the external song file flash memory area, and vice versa.

Play

Preset Song Categories

The 30 preset songs have been organized into 8 categories that make it easier to select appropriate songs for lessons. Refer to this chart when selecting songs.

Category

Number

Ideal for …

Favorites

001 – 003

Popular songs, for people who want to play pops.

 

 

 

Easy Play

004 – 008

Right-hand melody songs. Ideal for beginner lessons.

 

 

 

Pianist

009 – 013

Folk songs arranged for piano. For people who want to play in a

classic style.

 

 

 

 

 

Organist

014 – 016

Players who enjoy the rich resonance of organ pieces.

 

 

 

Advanced

017 – 021

Lively tunes … when it’s time to move up from one-hand lessons.

 

 

 

Band Play

022 – 024

Slow ballads. Experience the role of the pianist in an ensemble.

 

 

 

Duet

025 – 027

Songs made up of two right-hand melodies.

 

 

 

Holidays

028 – 030

Songs for anyone who wants to expand their repertoire.

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