Disklavier

Hey folks,

I have a Disklavier Mark IV and have several songs I want to learn,  
but I can't figure out how to use the learning function where it  
wiggles the keys and waits for you to play it.  Is there a way to use  
a general midi file for this?  Yamaha music doesn't have the songs I  
want to learn and I have a friend who can actually play it and record  
it to midi for me.

Thanks,
   Brian

have your friend record a simple melody to track 1, make sure smart
key is engaged and wait for the wiggling key!

On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 9:05 PM, Brian Bonewitz<bkbonew@...> wrote:
>
>
> Hey folks,
>
> I have a Disklavier Mark IV and have several songs I want to learn,
> but I can't figure out how to use the learning function where it
> wiggles the keys and waits for you to play it. Is there a way to use
> a general midi file for this? Yamaha music doesn't have the songs I
> want to learn and I have a friend who can actually play it and record
> it to midi for me.
>
> Thanks,
> Brian
>
> 



-- 
Steve Trawford

Hi Brian,

If you have general MIDI files of the songs you want to learn, I would recommend getting a software program called "Home Concert Xtreme" from Timewarp Technologies.

It won't wiggle the keys, but in its Learn Mode, it will highlight the keys that you're supposed to play and the accompaniment tracks will wait for you to play the correct key.

I made a video a few years ago demonstrating it on a Yamaha Clavinova CVP Digital Piano, but it works just fine on a Disklavier Mark IV:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n27pR-Bz3eQ

Let me know if you have any questions.

Mario Ajero, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Piano Pedagogy
Coordinator of Class Piano
Stephen F. Austin State University
Box 13043 SFA Station
Nacogdoches, TX 75962-3043

Phone: (936) 468-1389
Email: ajeromp@...

http://www.facebook.com/PianoPodcast
http://marioajero.blogspot.com
http://www.youtube.com/mariocast




--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, Brian Bonewitz <bkbonew@...> wrote:

>
> Hey folks,
> 
> I have a Disklavier Mark IV and have several songs I want to learn,  
> but I can't figure out how to use the learning function where it  
> wiggles the keys and waits for you to play it.  Is there a way to use  
> a general midi file for this?  Yamaha music doesn't have the songs I  
> want to learn and I have a friend who can actually play it and record  
> it to midi for me.
> 
> Thanks,
>    Brian
>