It’s hard to believe we’re halfway through yet another year. Tyros is still enjoying its 5th generation (and giving us lots to talk about) and the 3rd edition of our six bi-monthly magazines for 2014 is on its way to subscribers.
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Read on for more information about the items contained in the latest issue…
Members Area
The Yamaha Club archive, housed in our ‘Members Area‘, is updated on a regular basis and contains a wealth of material dating back many years (as well as new items pertaining to this specific issue). To gain access to this area after 1st June use the password that is published on page 4 of the latest edition of the magazine. Use upper or lower case characters (exactly as shown).
Workshops & Features
• Getting Started
More tips for setting up a new keyboard/Clavinova. The MAIN screen is an important source of information for both keyboard and Clavinova players. It’s also one that’s often ‘glossed over’ in our hurry to get to press the buttons on the panel.
• Roger Hagarty’s Workshop – part 37
Part 38: Roger explores the ‘TUNE’ page of the Mixing Console and explains the controls found here.
Visit Roger’s Music, Nottingham
• Playing Songs with Style
An ‘easy arranger’ workshop for all Yamaha arranger keyboards and Clavinovas… complete with a ‘pocket change’ collection of Music Finder download files for the Tyros5.
Find ‘EKL The Thirties’ (Music Finder download for Tyros5)
Find ‘EKL The Forties’ (Music Finder download for Tyros5)
Find ‘EKL The Fifties’ (Music Finder download for Tyros5)
Find ‘EKL The Sixties’ (Music Finder download for Tyros5)
Find ‘EKL The Seventies’ (Music Finder download for Tyros5)
• Heather Hammond’s “Twiddly Bits” – part 5
‘A Pocketful of Pesetas’ is the penultimate composition by teacher/composer Heather Hammond in her brilliant series for would-be jazzers – complete with performance and tuition notes .
Find more music by Heather Hammond
• A-Z of the Yamaha Keyboard
Now recovering well from his recent illness, Steve Selwood picks up the thread of his series and sets out once again to unravel the mystery behind the keyboard ‘jargon’.
• CVP – Close-up & Personal:
Yamaha UK demonstrator Richard Bower has more helpful ideas on the subject of ‘Registrations’ in his series dedicated exclusively to owners of CVP605/609 ‘touch-screen’ Clavinovas.
• Arranging Songs from the Easy Keyboard Library – part 8
Glyn Madden’s in-depth workshop for the sightly more experienced player. Each workshop is based on a piece of music from the Easy Keyboard Library series.
Find the ‘Songs from the Easy Keyboard Library’ audio CDs that accompany this series in our online shop.
Songs from the Easy Keyboard Library – Volume 1
Songs from the Easy Keyboard Library – Volume 2
• Exploring Regi-stick – part 13
We answer questions about the Regi-stick upgrade for Tyros5 and offer more song title suggestions for all the users of this popular software.
• Notes From The AR-Group
Peter Anderson from the ‘AR-Group’ reveals more about the AR series organ’s Accompaniment Programmer.
Visit the AR-Group
Reviews
• Music Finder Downloads
The first five ‘pocket money’ Music Finder sets are introduced for the Tyros5 – based on the Easy Keyboard Library series of music books.
Find ‘EKL The Thirties’ (Music Finder download for Tyros5)
Find ‘EKL The Forties’ (Music Finder download for Tyros5)
Find ‘EKL The Fifties’ (Music Finder download for Tyros5)
Find ‘EKL The Sixties’ (Music Finder download for Tyros5)
Find ‘EKL The Seventies’ (Music Finder download for Tyros5)
• ‘Music For You’ – Sheet Music Review
Janet Dowsett recommends another selection of music books for piano, organ and keyboard players.
Find ‘Jazz Lead Sheets’ – Professional Arrangements In An Easy-To-Read Fake Book
Find ‘Really Easy Piano – Les Miserables’
Find ‘The Complete Keyboard Player Songbook 3 New Edition’
Regulars
News: News from in and around the Yamaha Club.
• Coffee-time Word Search – contributed by Beverley Coombes
Something a little different this time from our ‘Queen of the Quiz’.
• Notebook
A selection of your letters and emails to Yamaha Club Magazine
• The Club Shop
Buy and sell through our classified advert section.
