Kawai CA-X - Manual (Page 21)

17 PLAYING WITH CONCERT MAGIC
Playing with
Concert Magic
The great German composer Johann Sebastian Bach once said, “Playing
the keyboard is simple. Just strike the right keys at the right time.”
Many people wish it were that simple. The reality is very different of
course. However, there is a way to make playing the keyboard very simple.
You don’t even have to strike the right keys thanks to Concert Magic.
With CONCERT MAGIC, absolutely anyone can sit at the CA piano and
make real music… even if you’ve never taken a piano lesson in your life.
To enjoy performing by yourself, you have only to select your favorite
piece from 88 preprogrammed songs and tap any of the 88 piano keys
with a steady rhythm and tempo. CONCERT MAGIC will provide the
correct melody and accompaniment notes, regardless of which keys you
press. Anybody, young or old, can enjoy CONCERT MAGIC from the
moment they sit down at the CA piano.
Now let’s see how CONCERT MAGIC works.
4.1 S
ELECTING A
S
ONG
The 88 Concert Magic songs are assigned to each of the 88 piano keys,
classified in eight groups by song category such as Children’s Songs,
American Classics, Christmas Songs.
All of the song titles are listed on page 43 in the appendices section of this
manual.
To select a song, press the key to which your desired song is assigned
while holding down the CONCERT MAGIC button. The display briefly
shows the song number.
4.2 L
ISTENING TO THE
S
ONG
If you have selected a song you are familiar with, you may want to play by
yourself right away. However you may want to listen to the song first
before playing it.
To listen, press the PLAY/STOP button. The CA piano will start playing
back the selected song. You can adjust the speed or tempo of the song by
using the VALUE buttons while holding down the TEMPO button. While
you are listening you can select a different Concert Magic song by using
the VALUE buttons.
When you are finished listening to the song, press the PLAY/STOP
button again to stop.
4. P
LAYING WITH
C
ONCERT
M
AGIC