Yamaha EZ-300 EZ-300 Owners Manual - Page 39

Using the Song Lesson Feature Listening, Timing and Waiting Lesson 1-Listening In this Lesson, you need not play the keyboard. The model melody/chords of the part you selected will sound. Listen to it carefully and remember it well. When the Light Guide (Function 037; page 62) is on, the keys which are sounding will light. Lesson 2-Timing In this Lesson, simply concentrate on playing the notes with the correct timing. Play the keyboard at the time the keys light. Even if you play wrong notes, the correct notes will sound. Lesson 3-Waiting In this Lesson, try playing the lit notes on the lighting keyboard. These correct notes are also shown on the display. The Song pauses until you play the right note, and playback tempo will change to match the speed at which you are playing at. NOTE • If you want to keep a steady playback tempo maintained during Lesson 3: Waiting, set the Your Tempo parameter to OFF via the Function number 035 (page 62). • Drum sounds are not played in the Waiting Lesson. 1 Press the [SONG] button then select a Song for your lesson. NOTE • The Song Lesson can be applied also to the Songs transferred from a computer (page 57), but cannot be applied to the User Songs. NOTE • Songs 163 to 202 are not compatible with the Listening, Timing and Waiting Lessons. 2 Press either or both the [R] and [L] buttons to select the part you want to practice. Left-hand lesson Left Right-hand lesson Right NOTE • If "No LPart" appears on the display by pressing the [L] button, the current Song does not contain a left-hand part. 3 Press the [1 LISTENING 2 TIMING 3 WAITING] button until the desired lesson is shown on the display and start it. Pressing this button repeatedly will change the Lesson number from 1: LISTENING  2: TIMING  3: WAITING  off  1.... . NOTE • During playback, you can change the Lesson mode by pressing this button, and you can stop the Lesson at any time by pressing the [START/STOP] button. • When you play the Lesson Song, the Main Voice automatically changes to "000" (One Touch Setting; page 24). The Dual or Split Voice cannot be used during the Lesson. • When the melody Voice of the Song is changed, the key position shown in the display may be shifted (in octave units), depending on the selected Voice. 4 When Lesson playback reaches to the end, check your evaluation Grade on the display. "2 Timing" and "3 Waiting" will evaluate your performance in four levels. Excellent!~~~~~~~~ Very Good!~~~~~~ Good ~~~~ OK ~~ After the evaluation display has appeared, the lesson will start again from the beginning. 5 Press the [START/STOP] button to stop the Lesson mode. Both-hands lesson BothHand Reference EZ-300 Owner's Manual 39