Roland KF-90, Owner'S Manual

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Chapter 2
Chapter 2 Using Automatic Accompaniment
Music Style and Automatic Accompaniment
What is Automatic Accompaniment?
With the KF-90, just by pressing the One Touch Program [Arranger] button,
you can select Automatic Accompaniment. Automatic Accompaniment is a
feature that immediately plays an optimal accompaniment based on the
accompaniment pattern of the Music Style and the chords you finger on the
keyboard. Using Automatic Accompaniment, you can play with an
impressive accompaniment, even when you perform alone. Also, by
varying the Music Style, accompaniment pattern, and chords, you can easily
enjoy a wide range of arrangements of the same song.
For information on how to play Automatic Accompaniment, see “Choosing
a Music Style” (p. 70).
What’s a Music Style?
A Music Style is an accompaniment style that has been designed to fit in
with a particular musical style.
There are many different varieties of music around the world, and each one
has its own unique features. What gives jazz its “jazziness” and classical
music its unmistakable classical feel is the unique combination of elements,
such as the instruments used, melody, and phrasing, which interact to create
the musical character of the genre. A Music Style makes use of such
elements to bring out the distinctive atmosphere and mood of each musical
genre.
The Makeup of a Music Style
A Music Style is made up of a set of six performance states called
“Divisions.”
Also, a Music Style is made up of five performance parts: “Rhythm,” “Bass,”
“Accompaniment 1,” “Accompaniment 2,” and “Accompaniment 3.”
Division Description
Intro This is the state when an intro is playing.
Original
This is the state where an Original accompani-
ment pattern is played.
Variation
This is the state where a Variation accompani-
ment pattern is played.
Fill In to Original This is the state where a Variation fill-in is played.
Fill In to Variation This is the state where an Original fill-in is played.
Ending This is the state where an ending is played.