Yamaha Education Suite 5 Manual

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Quick Guide
Step 
5Play with a Style
The Style feature provides backing and rhythm parts in a wide variety of musical categories, 
including rock, blues, techno and much more.  Here’s how to play a rhythm of a Style.  The rhythm 
sound consists of percussion instruments. 
Press the [STYLE] button.
The Style number and name are displayed.
Select a Style.
Select the desired Style by using the number buttons [0]-[9], [+], 
[-].
Refer to the Style List on page 56.  
Press...

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On the previous page, you’ve learned how to select your favorite rhythm of a Style.  Here, you’ll 
learn how to expand on that rhythm with bass and chord backing, and use all of it as your accom-
paniment as you play.
Press the [STYLE] button and then select a Style.
Turn auto accompaniment on.
Press the [ACMP ON/OFF] button.
Press the [ACMP ON/OFF] button again to turn the auto accom-
paniment off.
Turn SYNC START on.
Press the [SYNC START] button.
When the Sync Start...

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Quick Guide
The Style will begin playing as soon as you play a chord in the 
accompaniment range of the keyboard.
Not sure how to play chords? No problem! This instrument is 
capable of playing chords even if you only play one key. 
Try playing one, two or three keys (any notes will do) in the auto 
accompaniment range of the keyboard. Different keys will pro-
duce different results.
Refer to page 44 for detailed instructions for playing chords.
Try playing other...

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GrandPno 001
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Press the [STANDBY/ON] switch to turn 
on the power.
Press the [STANDBY/ON] switch again 
to turn the power OFF.
Turning the power on
Pressing the MASTER VOLUME [+] and 
[-] buttons.
Adjusting the volume
Press the [-] 
button to 
lower the vol-
ume.Press the [+] 
button to 
increase the 
volume.
Press the [START/STOP] button after pressing 
the [SONG] or [STYLE] button to start play-
back of the selected Song or Style (rhythm).
About the [START/STOP]...

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Basic Operation and Displays
When you select a basic function, the name and 
number of the currently selected Song, Style and 
Voice is shown. From this display, you can select 
the desired Song, Style or Voice.
Press a button to select a basic function
Press the [SONG] button to 
select a Song.
Press the [STYLE] button to 
select a Style.
Press the [VOICE] button to 
select a Voice.
The [FUNCTION] button contains 
16 settings. 
Each time you press the [FUNC-
TION]...

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Basic Operation and Displays
GrandPno 001
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The Main display shows all of the current basic settings for Song, Style and Voice. It also includes a range of 
indicators that show the on/off status for various functions.
Display
Displays the melody and chord notes of a Song 
when the Song lesson function is in use, or the 
notes of chords you specify when the Dictio-
nary function is in use. At other times the notes 
you play on the keyboard are displayed.
Notation...

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Song Lesson
Yamaha Education Suite 5
You can select any Song you like and use it for a left-hand, right-hand, or both-hands 
lesson.  Song Lesson lets you learn how to play Songs in three easy steps. 
■ Lesson Flow
■ The practice methods:
Lesson 1 (Listen & Learn)........ Listen and learn the melody or rhythm of a selected Song.
Lesson 2 (Timing)...................... Learn to play the notes at the correct timing along with the Song.
Lesson 3...

Song Lesson
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2Select the part you want to practice.
Press the [R] button for a right-hand lesson, [L] button for a left-hand 
lesson, or press both the [R] and [L] buttons simultaneously for a both-
hands lesson. The selected part is displayed.
A “No LPart” message is shown in the display if you select the left part 
in Song 003, which does not have left part data. Song 003 cannot be 
used for left-hand or both-hands lessons.
3Start Lesson 1.
Press the [LISTEN & LEARN]...

Song Lesson
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Lesson 2 (Timing)
In this lesson, try playing the notes with the correct timing. Simply 
concentrate on playing each note in time with the rhythmic accompa-
niment. The correct notes sound even if you play wrong notes as long 
as you play in time with the rhythm.
1Select a Song for your lesson.
2Select the part you want to prac-
tice.
3Start Lesson 2.
Press the [TIMING] button to start Lesson 2.
Play the notes shown in the display.
In Lesson 2, simply play...

Song Lesson
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Lesson 3 (Waiting)
In this mode, try playing the correct notes. The notes you should play 
appear in the score and the keyboard on the display. The Song pauses until 
you play the right note.
1Select a Song for your lesson.
2Select the part you want to practice.
3Start Lesson 3.
Press the [WAITING] button to start Lesson 3. 
Play the notes shown in the display.
Try playing the correct notes.
4Stop the Lesson mode.
You can stop the Lesson mode at any time by...