User manual KAWAI CN2

[. . . ] DIGITAL PIANO CN2 OWNER'S MANUAL Thank you for choosing this Kawai CN2 Digital Piano. Your new CN2 is a high-quality instrument offering the very latest in leading-edge music technology. This manual contains valuable information that will help you make full use of your CN2 piano's many capabilities. Please read it carefully and keep it handy for further reference. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Important Safety Instructions . [. . . ] As you tap faster, the notes speed up; as you tap slower, they will slow down correspondingly, just like regular piano playing. You can sound like you've been playing for years just by pressing one key with one finger. Concert Magic is a perfect method for small children to learn music, especially to develop a sense of rhythm. For older people who may think it is too late to learn the keyboard, Concert Magic is a good first step for them to begin with. With Concert Magic, your CN2 piano can be enjoyed by anyone in the family, even those who have never touched a musical instrument in their life. Concert Magic Song Arrangement Types After playing for a while with Concert Magic you may think that it's too easy and there is very little to learn. While it is true that some of the songs are very easy to play, even for beginners, there are also some which will challenge you and require some practice to play beautifully. Each of the 40 Concert Magic songs falls into one of three different categories depending on the skill level required to perform them. Easy Beat These are the easiest songs to play. To perform them, simply tap out a constant steady beat on any key on your piano keyboard. Look at the following example, "Für Elise". Press the key with a steady sixteenth note rhythm. Key on xx x x x x x x xxx x xx x x x x xx &3 OE 8 ?3 8 oe# oe oe # oe oe oe n oe oe j oe oe oeJ oeoe oe oe #oe oe oe #oe oe oeoe ­ 13 ­ Melody Play These songs are also quite easy to play, especially if they are familiar to you. To perform them, tap out the rhythm of the melody on any one of the keys on your piano keyboard. Singing along as you tap the rhythm can be helpful. Play "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" for example. Follow the melody's rhythm as shown. Key on xx xx x x x x x x x x x x &c oeoe oeoe oeoe oeoe oe oe oe oe oe oe oe oe oe oeoe oeoe oeoe oeoe ?c & oe oe OE When performing fast songs with Concert Magic, it is sometimes easier to tap two different keys with two fingers alternating. This allows you to play twice as fast as you can using only one finger on one key. Skillful These songs range in difficulty from moderately difficult to difficult. To perform them, tap out the rhythm of both the melody and the accompaniment notes on any of the keys on your piano keyboard, like "Waltz of The Flowers" shown below. Key on # &#3 4 x x x x x xxx x x x x x oe oe oe oe oe oe oe oe oe . ## 3 oe 4oe oe oeoeoe b oeoe oeoe oeoe oeoeoe oe oe It may take some practice to get them just right. A good way to learn these songs is to listen to them first, and then try to tap out the rhythms that you hear. In the song list on page 25, the arrangement type is marked next to each song title as "EB" for Easy Beat, "MP" for Melody Play and "SK" for Skillful. ­ 14 ­ Concert Magic Song Demo There are three ways to listen to the Concert Magic songs in the DEMO mode. [. . . ] When MIDI LOCAL CONTROL is set to "on" you will hear the CN2 piano when you play. When MIDI LOCAL CONTROL is set to "off" you will not hear any sound from the CN2 piano when you play but the CN2 piano's keyboard data will be transmitted through the MIDI jacks to an external MIDI device. (1) Press the "LOCAL" key while holding down the METRONOME and SOUND SELECT buttons. (2) While still holding down the METRONOME and SOUND SELECT buttons, pressing the "off" key sets the Local Control to "off". [. . . ]