Yamaha CVP-203 Owner's Manual - Page 38

Playing and Practicing with the Songs Mastering Your Favorite Songs The Clavinova has several very useful practice features that help learn and master recorded songs. Here, you'll try out the Follow Lights function, and use the special guide lamps to help you play the right notes. 1 - 6 Use the same operations as in "Playing Along with the Clavinova" on page 36. For this example, you practice the right hand part of "Playing Along with the Clavinova." 7 Press the [GUIDE] button. GUIDE Before Practicing Before starting a practice session, play back the entire song (without canceling any parts) and listen to it carefully. This will give you a clear idea of how the song should be played, and will make your practice sessions progress more smoothly. If you want to hear only the melody part, turn the [TRACK 2] and [EXTRA TRACKS] buttons off. 8 Press the SONG [START/STOP] button and practice the missing (muted) part, according to the key guide lamps. If you want, you can adjust the tempo by pressing the TEMPO[ ] [ ] buttons. REC TOP START / STOP TEMPO NEW SONG SYNC.START RESET 9 You can use the powerful Repeat function to practice and master difficult parts. Simply specify a short phrase you want to work on and repeat it until you've got it down. 1) While the song is playing back, press the [GUIDE] button once to turn the GUIDE function off. 2) Just before the desired phrase comes around, press the [REPEAT] button to designate the beginning point for Repeat. 3) Just after the phrase finishes, press the [REPEAT] button again to designate the end point. 4) Turn the GUIDE function on again. 10 Press the SONG [START/STOP] button to stop playback. REC TOP START / STOP NEW SONG SYNC.START See pages 79 and 129 for more information on the Guide function. 38 Quick Guide