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Chapter 2 Playing Along with Rhythms
What is Session Partner?
“Session Partner” Lets You Enjoy Playing with a Session-Like Feel
“Session Partner” is a function that lets you select the On/Off status of the
two Rhythm buttons along with the “Rhythm,” making it easy to add
accompaniment.
You can play intros, endings, and fill-ins (short phrases inserted at transition
points in the song) by pressing buttons as you play the keyboard.
Additionally, you can also have chord changes be made automatically as
you play the Rhythm, giving you piano performances with a session-like
feel—like having a whole band backing you.
What You Can Do With “Session Partner”
“Session Partner” lets you mainly do the following things.
• Play along to a Rhythm’s Drum Part in place of the metronome sound
(p. 26)
• Play piano with a session-like feel along with Rhythms while the chord
progression continues automatically (p. 26)
• Play the piano to provide your own accompaniment as you specify
chords with the left hand (the left part of the keyboard) (p. 31)
• Record Rhythms along with specified chords, then use the entire
keyboard to perform along with this prerecorded accompaniment (p. 35)
By changing the chords and Rhythms, even while playing the same melody,
you can easily enjoy creating all kinds of new arrangements.
We encourage you to enjoy the variety of performance options open to you
by using the “Session Partner” feature.
What are the FP-3’s “Rhythms?”
The FP-3 features internal “Rhythms” complementing Jazz, Rock, and other
various musical genres.
“Rhythms,” which combine rhythmic patterns, bass patterns, and other
elements found in different musical styles, form the foundation of
performance accompaniment in the “Session Partner” function.
Additionally, each Rhythm is composed of a “Drum Part” and a “Chord
Part.”
Drum Parts consist of drum sounds. Chord Parts are Parts in which chords
are played, with the bass sound forming the foundation, but also using other
instrumental sounds. You can play each of these Parts by pressing the
[Drums] and [Chord] buttons.