Falling-notes practice · Synthesia on iPad

Piano Songs

Three first-year pieces, slowest first. Tap a song to save it to the iPad, then open it in Synthesia and play along on the Kawai.

1. Melody

Robert Schumann, Album for the Young, op. 68 no. 1 (1848) · C major · slow (quarter = 60) · about 1½ minutes

The slowest of the three. A singing tune in the right hand; the left hand plays single notes.

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2. Minuet in G

Attributed to Christian Petzold. Copied into the 1725 notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach. · 3/4 · saved at quarter = 140 · about 40 seconds

A dance in three. The right hand spans more than an octave and both hands jump, so slow it down at first.

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3. La Candeur (Sincerity)

Friedrich Burgmüller, 25 Easy Studies, op. 100 no. 1 · C major · saved at quarter = 152 · about 35 seconds

The fastest of the three as saved. A right-hand tune over broken chords in the left hand; both hands shift position. A step up.

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Getting a song into Synthesia

Not tried on our iPad yet. These are the usual steps; if something on the screen is different, tell us and we will fix this page.

  1. Tap Get the song, then Download.
  2. Open the downloaded song: tap the downloads arrow in Safari, or open the Files app → Downloads.
  3. Tap the Share button and choose Synthesia.
  4. Each song has a right-hand part and a left-hand part. If Synthesia asks which is which, the first part with notes is the right hand and the second is the left hand.

The Minuet and La Candeur are saved at full performance speed. Slow them down in Synthesia while learning.

Connecting the Kawai

  1. Cable: USB-C into the iPad, USB-B into the piano's USB to Host port.
  2. Or Bluetooth: Bluetooth MIDI is off on the piano until you turn it on in the piano's Bluetooth menu. Turn Bluetooth on for the iPad, then choose the CA59 from Synthesia's list of music devices. Do not pair it from the iPad's own Bluetooth list.
  3. While Bluetooth MIDI is connected, the piano's USB port is switched off. If the cable does nothing, turn Bluetooth MIDI off on the piano.