Finger exercises, Music men u – Kawai ATX2/ATX2-f User Manual

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. Finger Exercises

The lesson function also includes a selection of fi nger exercises for practicing major and minor scales, arpeggios,

chords, cadences, and Hanon exercises, with notated scores provided in the separate ‘Finger Exercises’ book.

The AnyTimeX2 piano can also evaluate one’s practice, analysing note accuracy, timing evenness, and note volume

consistency, before displaying results for each category. Using this function, players can objectively review their

performances, and concentrate on improving a particular area of their technique.

1. Selecting and recording a Hanon fi nger exercise

While Lesson mode is in use:

Select the Hanon lesson book, then select a song number.

Press the REC button.

The LED indicators for the REC and PLAY/STOP buttons will turn on to indicate that recording mode is in use.

A one bar count-in will be heard before the fi nger exercise starts to play and record.

2. Evaluating the recorded fi nger exercise

Press the PLAY/STOP button

The LED indicators for the REC and PLAY/STOP buttons will turn

off , and the fi nger exercise recording and playback will stop.

The recorded practice will be evaluated for note accuracy,

timing evenness, and volume consistency, with the results

shown alternately in the LCD display.

3. Playing back the recorded fi nger exercise

Press the PLAY/STOP button again.

The LED indicator for the PLAY/STOP button will turn on, and

a one bar count-in will be heard before the recorded fi nger

exercise starts to play.

Press the PLAY/STOP button once again.

The LED indicator for the PLAY/STOP button will turn off , and the

recorded fi nger exercise song will stop playing.

* It may be desirable to adjust the Balance and Tempo lesson function

settings before starting the recording.

* Press the REC and PLAY/STOP buttons simultaneously to erase the

recorded lesson song practice. The recorded practice will be erased

automatically when a diff erent lesson song is selected.

* Press

 or  buttons to cycle through the evaluation results. The

recorded fi nger exercise can be replayed even after cancelling the

evaluation result screen.

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