Roland EM-303 - Page 17

By using the Arranger function, you can get an automatic accompaniment that
matches the chords you play with your left hand. You can then play a melody with
your right hand!
Middle C on the EM-305/303 keyboard marks a boundary, with the keys to the left
used for the Arranger function (automatic accompaniment) and the keys to the right
for-playing the melody: This division ‘of the keyboard ‘into two sections is called’a
“split.” The left-hand part is called the lower section, and the right-hand part is the
upper section.
Now try playing a melody with the right hand while playing the music style with the
left. Use the sample score shown below.
How did it sound? It’s easy to play a piano melody and enjoy big-band jazz orches-
tra accompaniment as the backing. With the EM-305/303, you can make entertain-
ing ensembles with just simple keyboard play.
If you find it difficult to use the accompaniment proficiently, it may be helpful for
you to practice in the sequence described below.
1) First, play the accompaniment with just your left hand.
Once you play a chord, the music style accompaniment continues in the same
chord until you play a different one. After you play one chord, get ready to play the
next one.
2) When you play a chord, hit all the keys at the same time.
When you play a chord, the accompaniment won’t be correct if you play the keys
one at a time. Be sure to hit all the keys of a chord simultaneously.
3) Listen carefully to the rhythm as you play.
The music style accompaniment automatically changes the chord at the same time
that the keyboard is played. Listen closely to the rhythm and try to play the chords
on the first beat of the measure.
4) Practice the right-hand melody.
When the music style accompaniment is stopped, you can play just the melody on
the upper section. After you can play the melody smoothly with your right hand,
add the left-hand part.
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a How toReadthe Score .
The upper staff (treble clef) isthe
a melody you play with your right
| hand on the upper section. The
lower staff (bass clef) gives the
chords you play with your left
@l hand on the lower section.
Bi TEMPO indicators
E The four indicators above the
TEMPO button show the beat of
a what's being played. The red
| indicator shows the first beat of
a the measure,