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Music students should record all lessons with devices like the iPad - or not. How much battery life is there with iPads? As a general rule the answer may be surprising. Here it is. The Yamaha 463 style setting in this video is 120. Thank you for watching.

This instrument includes an Auto Accompaniment feature that plays appropriate "Styles" (rhythm, bass, and chord accompaniment). You can select from a huge variety of Styles covering a wide range of musical genres. This is how it works. Press the STYLE button, then use the dial to select the desired Style. Next, press the ACMP ON/OFF button to turn on the Auto Accompaniment (ACMP). Press the SYNC START button to turn on Synchro Start on. Play a chord (with one finger) to start playback. Press the START/STOP button to stop playback.  You can easily add variations to your performance by changing the section of the Style. For details, turn to page 59. SOURCE: Yamaha PSR-E463 Owner's Manual. Thanks for watching.

How many keyboards could it take to learn one Christmas song?? Are you in the same boat? Thanks for watching.

Play along to pre-recorded music as this model holds your settings and you work out the melody and chords. Write them down before turning off the keyboard for future reference. Are we having fun yet, music students? Oh, yeah. Big time. Channel name:  GEARFACTS ------ 37K subscribers  "This is 35 separate rhythms separate from the rhythm group. They are more like complete songs. Furthermore, you can remix them and change them and alter them not only in rhythm keys but in track control keys.  We can mute and separate tracks using that control. You have to ask the question 'aren't we mucking around with a composition that already exists?' The answer is, yes we are but there is some educational value in this because it does show us a little bit about how some songs are constructed."

Thanks for watching and/or listening. Enjoy the weekend and upcoming week. I'm on vacation! Happy Thanksgiving.

Groove Creator can turn practice time from 30 minutes into three hours. Hallelujah! For music students, this video is about increasing rhythm, chord and listening skills using Yamaha's Groove Creator. Thank you for watching and/or listening.

This feature will boost your rhythm skills like a rocket to the moon. This is our musical ARTEMIS after experimenting with the Groove Creator. Future episodes will deal with ACMP, intro and endings, main auto fill, sync, start and stop. The price for this keyboard was a little under $400 at a local music store. This experience raised my expectations and re-activated my interest in popular music. Thanks for watching and/or listening.

This is about the sound from two different Yamaha keyboards for a song from the Wizard of OZ - If I Only Had a Brain. Compare the sound of the DGX-640 church organ with the grand piano voice from the Yamaha PSR-E463. What do you think? Both are great, right? There it is. Thanks for watching and listening. NOTE TO WEDNESDAY NIGHT MUSIC CLUB STUDENTS. That's it for me heading into 2023. One song, remember? Be of good courage like the Lion in the Wizard of OZ. What song did you choose or are working on? Record or videotape your performance for further study concerning technique. Record your progress in writing in a journal. Stay positive. Thanks for watching and/or listening.

For adults with children taking music lessons. Sit down and LISTEN without being judgmental or distracted. Calm down, breathe and LISTEN. A good length of time is about 30 minutes. Bring a cup of tea or some other beverage. Your presence should work miracles in the life of the music student. Be patient. Praise, smile, hug and congratulate the student afterward. Thank you for watching and listening.

Flowers and three blind mice are the subject of this video. Two different Yamaha models are tested for the sound of the church organ. Hands down for the winner: Yamaha Portable Grand DGX-640. Note to early keyboard students. When learning about different "voices" consider this. Easy does it. Play a song you already know and can play. That's today's lesson for life-long players, parents and teachers. SECRET MESSAGE TO STUDENTS: How did I speed up the playing of this song? During practice, I used a metronome. Thank you for listening and/or watching.