Owner`s manual

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Using the Song Lesson Feature

DGX-650 Owner’s Manual

Basic Guide

Press the desired LESSON START but-

ton, [WAITING], [YOUR TEMPO] or

[MINUS ONE] to start playback of the

Song Lesson.

Play the notes shown in the on-screen score. The

score marker and keyboard marker in the display

will indicate the notes to play.

To stop Lesson playback, press the [START/

STOP] button. Even during playback, you can

change the Lesson number by pressing the

[WAITING], [YOUR TEMPO] or [MINUS ONE]

button.

When Lesson playback reaches the end,

check your evaluation Grade on the dis-

play.

Your performance will be evaluated in four levels:

OK, Good, Very Good, or Excellent. After the

evaluation display has appeared, the lesson will

start again from the beginning.

If you want to practice a specific section in which you

made a mistake or you have difficulty with use the

Repeat & Learn function.

Press the [REPEAT & LEARN] button dur-

ing Lesson playback.

The Song location will move back four measures, a

one-measure count will play, then Song playback will

start again. Playback of the four measures will repeat

with a one-measure count-in.

To exit from this status, press this button again.

• The notes in the on-screen score may be shown an

octave higher or lower (or more) depending on the Voice

used in the Song.

• Since the display has restrictions, the on-screen score

may appear somewhat different from commercially avail-

able scores. When using the Lesson function, also make

sure to refer to the notes shown in the on-screen key-

board at the bottom of the display. You can adjust the

score appearance on the Lesson display by changing the

Quantize parameter in the Score category in the Function

List (page 69).

Shifting the on-screen keyboard left or right.

If the Over indicator appears, the hidden ( ) areas

of the keyboard can be brought into view by pressing

the [+] or [-] button. Notes that actually fall outside the

keyboard’s range cannot be used in the lesson.

 Marker

 Marker

Over indicator

NOTE

The displayed range (61 keys)

Actual keyboard range (88 keys)

• The evaluation feature can be turned off via the FUNC-

TION “Grade” item (page 69).

Making Practice Perfect—

Repeat & Learn

• You can change the amount of measures the Repeat & Learn

function jumps back by pressing a number button [1] to [9]

during repeat playback.

NOTE