www.womanthismonth.com showcase December 2017 42 Imagine the thrill of playing the piano with your favourite artists – Billy Joel, Sting, John Lennon, Elton John and others – even if you have never touched the keys before. Now it’s possible, with the new Yamaha Clavinova CSP150 and CSP-170 digital pianos, the world’s first instruments that can scan audio songs in the user’s music library on a smart tablet, analyse the chord structure, produce a piano score and show you what keys to play and when, with the intuitive Stream Lights feature. Yamaha, one of the pioneering makers of musical instruments, has combined technology with innovation to offer a winning pianoplaying experience. With an authentic sound and the response of a real wood keyboard, Yamaha’s Clavinova CSP Series is designed to offer a superb musical encounter. These new instruments effectively 'gamify' the piano experience, using game-like elements to inspire users to instantly play their favourite songs with original artist recordings and perform increasingly complex arrangements, all without any fear of failure or boring practice. With the heart of a CVP and the compact, stylish body of a CLP, the CSP is the first Clavinova where most of the features are accessed through a tablet device, using an exclusive app called Smart Pianist. Smart Pianist features an 'Audio to Score' function that automatically creates a piano Even when you’re playing by yourself, you can enjoy accompaniment from a dynamic backing band that provides a wide variety of patterns across a range of genres to match your performance. You can also connect a microphone and sing along with harmony functions that allow you to automatically create a chorus backup for your performances, even when you’re singing alone. The CSP Series features piano Voices created with samples from Yamaha’s flagship CFX concert grand piano and the world-renowned Bösendorfer concert grand. These superb instruments reproduce the way sound echoes differently in different venues, such as halls, cathedrals and smaller rooms, and even recreate the subtle changes in tone that occur when the lid of a grand piano is opened or closed. With keys that rebound quickly for rapid playback of repeated notes, the CSP Series offers a feel strikingly similar to that of an actual grand piano. It is available in different colors and finishes at Ambassador Stores in Bahrain. Call 17 225-513. The advent of this smart instrument will make your musical aspirations a reality. AMBASSADOR STORES MY MUSIC MY WAY accompaniment score from songs on your smart device, allowing you to also enjoy playing along with your favourite tunes. When you’re ready to take on the challenge of performing solo, the CSP offers built-in songs for immediate enjoyment or additional songs for purchase from Yamaha MusicSoft. And even if you’re not confident in your own playing abilities, you can trust the stream lights to show you the way. The instruments from this series offer unrivalled capacity for musical expression, with a huge variety of voices that belie their simple, elegant exteriors. You can also enjoy ensemble sessions with rock or jazz bands, and even bossa nova orchestras, simply by assigning specific styles.
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