Bontempi Music academy 16 5415 Manuel D'instructions page 7

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
RHYTHM: the rhythm of the song
TEMPO: the speed of the song
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
39 VIOLA
MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB
The song also indicates:
SOUND 39 VIOLA
SINGLE CHORD: the easy chords for song accompaniment
CLASSIC 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.
Accompaniment Name of
Each key must be pressed for some time, depending on the distance that separates each number on the grey strip from
chord
with left hand
the next.
Line showing how long the chord lasts
Accompaniment Name of
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 sec-
tion 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 accom-
paniment chords.
MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB
S I N G L E C H O R D
C G
SOUND
S I N G L E 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
Accompaniment
with left hand
Accompaniment
with left hand
SONGS
RHYTHM
16 POPS
C L A S S I C C H O R D
RHYTHM 16 POPS
C
39 VIOLA
C L A S S I C C H O R D
C
10
9 8
S I N G L E C H O R D
C
C
E
D
Mar _ y had
10 9
C
Numbers that indicate the notes
to be played with the right hand
39 VIOLA
E
D
Mar _ y
Line showing how long the chord lasts
S I N G L E C H O R D
C
Name of
chord
Numbers that indicate the notes
to be played with the right hand
Line showing how long the chord lasts
Name of
chord
TEMPO
TEMPO
G
RHYTHM
G
10 10 10
9
G
E E E
D
C
a lit _ tle lamb
8 9 10 10 10
RHYTHM
E E E
D
C
had a lit _ tle lamb
HALF HALF
ONE BEAT A BEAT A BEAT
G
one - and two - and
E N G L I S H
16
16
16 POPS
simplified
writing
C L A S S
C
traditional
writing
simplified
writing
16 POPS 10 9 8
traditional
writing
C
E
D
C L A S S C
C
Mar _ y had
three - and four - and
10 9 8
C
E
D
C
Mar _ y had
7 7 7