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E N G L I S H
MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB
Some of the songs written with the Bontempi method
can be found at the end of this manual; another 60
SOUND
songs collected in the "SONG BOOK" can be downloaded
at www.bontempi.com
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
SONG: The song number recorded on the keyboard
MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB
Accompaniment
with left hand
SOUND
19 HARMONICA
MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB
You can use this information to configure the keyboard
E A S Y C H O R D
and play the song at its best. This manual tells you how
C
to select sound, rhythm and tempo.
SOUND
19 HARMONICA
LE LAMB
Numeri che indicano le note
da suonare con la mano destra
MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB
The song also indicates:
CA
RHYTHM
12 8-BEAT ROCK
Linea che indica la durata dell'accordo
EASY CHORD: the easy
Accompagnamento
chords for song accom-
Accordi
con la mano sinistra
paniment
SOUND
19 HARMONICA
E A S Y C H O R D
CLASSIC CHORD: the
C
classic chords for song
G
accompaniment
The song is marked by a continuous grey strip that
Numeri che indicano le note
indicates the numbers used to play the melody with
da suonare con la mano destra
your right hand. Each key must be pressed for some
time, depending on the distance that separates each
Accompagnamento
con la mano sinistra
number on the grey strip from the next.
dica la durata dell'accordo
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
Accompaniment
another represents the unit of musical time known as
with left hand
"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".
HALF
ONE BEAT
A BEAT
one -
and
two
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SONGS
19 HARMONICA
C
Numbers that indicate the notes
to be played with the right hand
Line showing how long the chord lasts
Name of
chord
RHYTHM
12 8-BEAT ROCK
TEMPO
08
C L A S S I C C H O R D
G
C
G
RHYTHM
10
9
8
9
10
10
C
TEMPO
E
E
E
D
E A S Y C H O R D
D
C
C
Mar _ y
had
a
lit
_ tle
C L A S S I C C H O R D
C
Numeri che indicano le note
da suonare con la mano destra
E A S Y C H O R D
C
Linea che indica la durata dell'accordo
10
9
8
9
C
Accordi
E
D
D
C
Numbers that indicate the notes
to be played with the right hand
Mar _ y
had
a
Line showing how long the chord lasts
Name of
chord
HALF
A BEAT
-
and
three
-
and
four
The instructions (meaning squares with letters) are
found under this strip in order to use your left hand to
play the accompaniment chords.
RHYTHM
12 8-BEAT ROCK
Accompaniment
with left hand
E A S Y C H O R D
G
All musical notes of the song, which use classical wor-
ding, are under the grey strip.
59
SONG
HOW TO PLAY THE SONG IN EASY MODE
12 8-BEAT ROCK
MELODY
Numbers 1 to 15 indicate the keys to play a melody with
scrittura
10
semplificata
the easy musical scores at the end of this manual.
SONG
scrittura
08
E
C L A S S I C C H O R D
classica
Each note corresponds to a number on the grey strip.
G
lamb
C
RHYTHM
12 8-BEAT ROCK
G
10
9
C
G
To play the melody, read the sequence of numbers con-
tained in the grey band and press, one after the other,
E
D
10
10
10
the white keys which correspond to the same numbers
on the strip above the keyboard. The black keys corre-
Mar _ y
spond to the numbers for example on the music method
E
E
E
grey band followed by the "+". The black key after white
key 1 corresponds to the symbol 1+.
lit
_ tle
lamb
Now that you know which key corresponds to which
note, try and play the tune following the numbers on
the grey strip.
CHORDS
The letters on the left indicate the name of the notes in
order to compose a chord in EASY CHORD (from C1 to
F#2) and CLASSIC CHORD mode (from C1 to F#2) (refer
to the relative section).
To use accompaniment, press each chord with EASY
CHORD or CLASSIC CHORD mode for the time indicated
by the line next to the letter that represents the chord,
until you come to the next one.
-
and
Numbers that indicate the notes
to be played with the right hand
Line showing how long the chord lasts
TEMPO
08
Name of
chord
C L A S S I C C H O R D
G
C
10
9
8
9
10
10
10
C
E
E
E
E
D
D
C
Mar _ y
had
a
lit
_ tle
lamb
TEMPO
08
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G
TEMPO
8
9
10
10
10
C L A S S I C C H O R D
C
scrittura
E
E
E
D
C
semplificata
had
a
lit
_ tle
lamb
scrittura
classica
10
9
8
9
C
E
D
D
C
Mar _ y
had
a
59
SONG
simplified
writing
traditional
writing
59
SONG
08
scrittura
semplificata
G
scrittura
classica
10
10
10
E
E
E
lit
_ tle
lamb
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