Bontempi Music Academy 16 6125 Manuel D'instructions page 8

E N G L I S H
COMPOSING A SONG
Each song is printed on a separate page.
Under the title there is information regarding:
SOUND: the sound needed to create the tune
STYLE: the rhythm of the song
TEMPO: the speed of the song
SONG: The song number recorded on the keyboard
You can use this information to configure the keyboard and play the song at its best. This manual tells you how to select
sound, rhythm and tempo.
MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB
SOUND
19 HARMONICA
MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB
The song also indicates:
SINGLE FINGER CHORD: the easy chords for song accompaniment
SOUND
19 HARMONICA
FINGER CHORD: the classic chords for song accompaniment
Line showing how long the chord lasts
The song is marked by a continuous grey strip that indicates the numbers used to play the melody with your right hand.
Each key must be pressed for some time, depending on the distance that separates each number on the grey strip from
Name of
Accompaniment
with left hand chord
the next.
Line showing how long the chord lasts
Name of
Accompaniment
with left hand chord
Basically, above the numbers you will notice a sequence of alternating black
and grey sections within the grey strip. The distance between one black
section and another represents the unit of musical time known as "beat",
which corresponds to the movement of the metronome pointer from one
end to the other. Every black and grey section represents a half "beat".
The instructions (meaning squares with letters) are found under this strip in order to use your left hand to play the
accompaniment chords.
8 8
STYLE
MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB
S I N G L E F I N G E R C H O R D
STYLE
C G
SOUND
19 HARMONICA
S I N G L E F I N G E R C H O R D
Numbers that indicate the notes
G
C
to be played with the right hand
Numbers that indicate the notes
MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB
to be played with the right hand
SOUND 19 HARMONICA
Accompaniment
with left hand
Line showing how long the chord lasts
Accompaniment
with left hand
SONGS
12 8-BEAT ROCK
F I N G E R C H O R D
12 8-BEAT ROCK
C
F I N G E R C H O R D
C
10 9 8
S I N G L E F I N G E R C H O R D
C
C
E
D
C
Mar _ y had
10 9 8
C
Numbers that indicate the notes
to be played with the right hand
E
D
C
Mar _ y had
Line showing how long the chord lasts
S I N G L E F I N G E R C H O R D
Name of
C
chord
Numbers that indicate the notes
to be played with the right hand
Name of
chord
TEMPO
08
TEMPO
08
G
STYLE
12 8-BEAT ROCK
G
9 10 10 10
G
E E E
D
a lit _ tle lamb
9 10 10 10
E E
E
STYLE 12 8-BEAT ROCK
D
a lit _ tle lamb
HALF HALF
ONE BEAT A BEAT A BEAT
G
one - and two - and three
59
SONG
59
SONG
T
simplified
F I N G E R
writing
C
traditional
writing
simplified
writing
10
9 8 9
traditional
T
C
writing
E
D D
C
F I N G E R
C
Mar _ y had a
- and four - and
10 9 8 9
C
E
D D
C
Mar _ y had a