Panasonic SX-KC611 User Manual

KEYBOARD

SX-KC611

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Caution for AC Mains Lead

(For the types a s shown in fig ures A and B)

For your safety, please read the followi ng text carefully.

This appliance is s up plied with a mo ulded three pin mains plug for your sa fety and conven ience. A 5ampere fuse is fitted in this plug. Sho uld the fuse need to be replaced please ensure that the replacement fu se has a rating of 5-ampere an d that it is approved by ASTA or BSI to BS1362. Check for the ASTA mark or the BSI mark on the body of the fuse.

If the pl ug cont ains a remov abl e fuse c over y ou mu st ensure that it is re fitted when the fu se is rep laced. If you lo se the fuse cover the plug must not be used until a re plac ement c over is ob tained. A replacement fuse cover can be purcha sed from your local dealer.

CAUTION!

IF THE FITTED MOULDED PLUG IS UNSUITABLE FOR THE SOCKET OUTLET IN YOUR HOME THEN THE FUSE SHOULD BE RE-MOVED AND THE PLUG CUT OFF AND DIS-POSED OF SAFELY. THERE IS A DANGER OF SEVERE ELECTRICAL SHOCK IF THE CUT OFF PLUG IS INSERTED INTO ANY 13-AMPERE SOCKET.

WARNING: DO NOT CONNECT EITHER WIRE TO THE EARTH TERMINAL WHICH IS MARKED WITH THE LETTER E, BY THE EART H SYMBOL O R COLOURED GREEN OR GREEN/ YELLOW.

THIS PLUG IS NOT WATERPROOF —KEEP DRY.

Before use

Remo ve th e conne ctor cover .

How to replace the fuse

The location of the fuse di ffer according to the type of AC mains plug (figures A and B). C onfirm the A C mains plug fitted and follow the instructions below. Illustrations may differ from actual AC mains plug.

1.Open the fuse cover with a screwdriver.

Figure A

Figure B

Fuse cover

If a new plu g i s t o be fi tt ed plea se o bser v e th e w ir ing code as stated below. If in any doubt please consul t a quali fied elec trician.

IMPORTANT

The wires in th is mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code: Blue: Neutral, Brown: Live. As thes e colo urs m ay not corre spond with t he co loured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, p roceed a s follo ws: The wire which is colour ed B lue mu st be connec te d to the t erminal which is marke d with th e le tter N or coloure d Blac k or Blue . The wire which is coloured Brown must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured Brown or Red.

2.Replace the fuse an d close or att ach the fuse

cover.

Figure A

Fuse (5 ampere)

Figure B

Fuse (5 ampere)

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OWNER’S MANUAL

Caution

Voltage (exc ept North Ameri ca, Mexico, Euro pe, Australia, New Zealand, Ch ina and Russia)

Be sure the v oltage adj uster loca ted on the AC ada ptor is in accordanc e with local voltage in your area before using this unit. U se a screwdri ver to set the volt age adjus ter to the loc al voltage.

(for Canad a)

CAUTION:

TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT, FULLY INSERT.

WARNING: TO RE DUCE THE RI SK OF FIRE OR E LECTRIC SHOCK , DO NOT

EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

BEFORE YOU PLAY, PLEASE READ THE CAUTIONARY COPY APPEARING ON PAGE 4.

Before you play

For long and pleasurable use of this instrument, and to gain a thorough understanding of your KC611 Keyboard, it is strongly recommended that you read through this Owner’s Manual once.

The Owner’s Manual is comprised of the f ollowing parts.

BASIC FUNCTIONS

This part includes an explanation of basic procedures and points you should be aware of for proper operation of your instrument.

PRACTICAL APPLIC ATIONS

This part comprises a detailed explanation of sound, effect, rhythm, Recording, Disk Drive and Setting functions.

REFERENCE GUIDE (separate booklet)

Reference guide for the contents of the Sound Li st, Drum Kits, MIDI Implementation Chart.

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Cautions for safest use of this unit

Installation location

1. A well-ventilated place. Take care not to us e this un it in a place whe re it will not rec eive suf ficient v entilatio n, and n ot to permit the ventilation holes to be covered by curtains, or any similar materials.

2. Place a way fro m dire ct sunlig ht and e xcessiv e heat from heating equipment.

3. A place where humidity, vibration and dust are minimized.

Power source

1. For the power source, use ONLY the included AC adaptor. Use of a diffe rent A C adapt or may r esult i n malfunct ion or ev en dam age to t he equ ipment.

2. If the unit is not to be used for some time, rem ove the AC adaptor from th e wall socket.

Handling the power cord

1. Nev er touc h the po wer cor d, or i ts plu g, with wet hands.

2. Don’t pull the power cord.

Metal items inside the unit may result in electric shock or damage.

Do not permit m etal article s to get inside the unit. Be especia lly caref ul with re gard to th is point if child-

ren are near this unit. They should be warned never to try to put an ything inside.

If, neverthele ss, some such a rticle does ge t inside, disconnect t he po wer cord plug f rom the e lectric al outle t, and contact the store where the unit was purchased.

If water gets into the unit

Disconnect the power cord plug from the electrical outlet, and cont act the s tore w here i t was pur chased .

As a prec autio n, it is sugg ested th at fl ower va ses and other containers which hold liquids not be placed on the top of this un it.

If operation seems abnormal

Immediately turn off the power, disconnect the power cord plu g from the elec trical outle t, and contact the store where it was purchased.

Discontinue using the unit at once. Failure to do so may resul t in ad dition al dama ge or som e other unexpected damage or accident.

•Be cause t he powe r sourc e is lo cated in side t he unit,

it is normal for the cabinet to become warm.

A word about the power cord

If the power cord is scarred, is partially cut or broken, or has a bad co ntact, it may cause a fire or serio us electrical shoc k if used. NEVER use a dam aged power cord for any appliance. Moreover, the power cord should never be forcibly bent.

Don’t touch the inside parts of this unit.

Some pl aces ins ide this unit hav e high vo ltage potential. Never try to remove the top or back panels of this unit, or to touc h ins ide part s by ha nd or wit h tool s.

Contact someone who is qualified in order to inspect the inside, or to replace a fuse, if such becomes necessary. Never attem pt to do these thin gs yourself.

Maintenance

The foll owing s uggest ions wi ll assist you in ke eping the unit in top condition.

•Be sure to switch the inst rument off afte r use, and

do not s witch th e unit on and o ff in q uick suc cession, as this places an undue load on the electronic components.

•To keep th e lust er of th e surfa ce and b utton s,

simply use a clean, damp cloth; polish with a soft, dry cloth . Polis h may be used bu t do n ot use th inners or pe tro- chemic al-based polishe s.

•A w ax-bas ed polis h may be used on the c abinet, al-

though you will find that rubbing with a soft cloth will suffi ce.

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Marking si gn is locat ed on bottom of the unit.

SERVICE MUST BE CARRIED OUT BY DEALER

OR OTHER QUALIFIED PERSON

Contents

Cautions for sa fes t us e o f this un it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Controls and f unc ti on s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

BASIC FUNCTIONS

Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Playing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Listen to the demonstration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Add an automatic accompaniment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Play back the included Song Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Record your performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Beat Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

PRACTICAL APPL ICATIO NS

About the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Part I Sounds and eff ects

Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Conductor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Solo Piano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Transpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Harmony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Part II Playing the rhythm

Rhythm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Synchro Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Tempo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Rhythm performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Auto Play Chord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

One Touch Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Panel Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Party Pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Part III Recording

Record your performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Playing back your recorded song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Store a chord progression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Part IV Disk Drive

Parts of the floppy disk drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Playing the included Song Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Playback of commercial disks (Direct Play) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Save your recorded song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Part V M enu

Outline of the procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Setting menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Symptoms w hic h a ppe ar to be signs of tr oub le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Separately sold option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Demo Perf orma nce L ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Supplied ac cessories

Please ch eck t he supp lied a ccesso ries.

Music sta nd AC adaptor SONG BOOK SONG DISK

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Controls and functions

SONG

Record and play back your performance. (Refer to page 33.)

AUTO PLAY CHORD

An automatically accompaniment is added to your playing merely by specifying a chord. (Refer to page 28.)

BEAT MASTER

A fun wa y to de velop y our se nse of rhythm. (Refer to page 16.)

XBC APC

COUNT

INTRO/ENDING

SYNCHRO

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DEMO

1234

3.5 inch

Disk Drive

PLAY

OFF/ON

MAIN VOLUME

DOWN

PARTY PADS/BEAT MASTER

Just pr ess a pa d but ton to add a f un soun d effe ct to your play ing. Yo u can al so tap the pad butto ns in time wi th the beat. (Refer to page s 16, 3 2.)

AUTO PLAY

SONG

PARTY PADS / BEAT MASTER

APC/SONG

VOLUME

RECPLAY

ONE TOUCH PLAY

An approp riat e combi nation o f soun ds, etc. for your selected rhythm are automatically s et up for the aut omatic accompaniment. (Refer to page 30.)

CHORD

BEAT MASTER

PARTY PADS

BANK

RESET

ONE TOUCH PLAY

TRAINING

FILL IN 1

PROGRAM

BEAT MASTER

CHALLENGE

TEMPO

CHORD FINDER

Display

Displays the status of your instrument and is also used for setting th e various functions. (Refer to page 19.)

MUSIC TRAINER

The MUSIC TRAINER function incorporated in this instrument can be a helpful aid to improving your performance.

Example

BEAT MASTER, to develop your sense of rhythm. CHORD FINDER, to teac h you ho w to pla y chords . MINUS ONE lets you pra ctice the melody pa rt while listening to

the othe r song parts. The display shows a visual illustration of the keys and notes you play .

CONDUCTOR

Specify the pe rforma nce part s of the keyboard. (Refer to page 21.)

TRANSPOSE

PROGRAM

MINUS

SOLO PIANO

ONE

INTRO/ENDING

DISK SONG

Play back song data from a fl oppy dis k. (Refer to page 36.)

TOUCH SUSTAIN REVERB CHORUS HARMONY

DISK

SONG

START/STOP

PLAY/PAUSE

SYNCHRO START

DISK

VARIATION

TOUCH

RHYTHM

SOUND

0 1 2 3

+ 4 5 6

CANCEL

– 7 8 9

Number butt ons

Specify the de sired sounds and rhythms etc. by number.

SUSTAIN

REVERB CHORUS

CONDUCTOR

LEFT RIGHT 2

PANEL MEMORY

HARMONY

RIGHT 1

PANEL MEMORY

Store th e curre nt ins trume nt set tings f or easy recall la ter. ( Refer to page 31 .)

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Getting started

Connec t the AC a dapto r (inclu ded).

OUT

MIDI

FOOT

PHONES/

LINE OUT

DC IN

12V

AUX IN

(Rear panel)

• Do not di sconne ct and connec t the AC adaptor when the PLAY but ton is on , as doin g so may cause the the programmed settings and recorded cont ents t o be dele ted.

Affix t he mu sic st and as s hown.

• The unit is in the standby condition when the AC adapto r is conne cted. The prim ary circ uit is alw ays “live” as l ong as th e AC ada ptor is connec ted to an electric al out let.

• When leaving the p roduct unused for a long time , turn off the PLAY bu tton of the unit and p ull the AC adapto r out of the so cket for powe r savi ng. (Th e product co nsumes a powe r of 2 W e ven wi th the PLAY button of the uni t turned off.)

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Playing

1 5 4 3 2

Press the PLAY button to turn it on.

Press the RIGHT 1 button in the CONDUCTOR.

• The CONDUCTOR stat us is sho wn on t he dis- play like t his:

PLAY

OFF/ON

CONDUCTOR

LEFT RIGHT 2

CONDUCTOR

RIGHT 1

• The l ist of SOUNDS is found near the right side of t he pa nel.

• The name and number of the selected sound are show n on th e disp lay.

SOUND

Play the keyboard.

Set the MAIN VOLUME to an appropr iate lev el.

• The v olum e settin g is show n on th e disp lay.

MAIN VOLUME

DOWN

GENERAL

Press the SOUND button, a nd use t he nu mber button s to se lect a sound n umber (three digit s).

RHYTHM

VARIATION

SOUND

0 1 2 3

+ 4 5 6

CANCEL

— 7 8 9

Volume settin g

VOLUME

• Ea ch gra duation repr esents t wo deg rees o f volume chan ge.

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A B

PARTY PADS

Press on e of th e PARTY PAD but tons while you play.

PARTY PADS / BEAT MASTER

1234

• Ea ch of t he butt ons pla ys a fun soun d effe ct.

SOLO PIANO

Press the SOLO PIANO butto n.

SOLO PIANO

• The i nstrum ent set tings automa tically c hange to those appropriate for performing with piano sounds .

• Ha ve fun with m ore so und ef fects by sele cting anothe r PARTY PAD bank. (Refer to page 32.)

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• The p itch o f this ins trume nt can b e adjust ed, fo r example, when p laying wit h othe r instr umen ts. (Refe r to page 44.)

• For detaile d informa tion abo ut select ing sound s, refer to page 20 .

Listen to the demonstration

1 2

Press the DEMO button.

DEMO

• The d emons tration perfo rmance b egin s.

• The two demo tunes are playing continuously.

When yo u are f inished listen ing to t he dem onstrat ion per forma nces, p ress th e DEMO button

again.

• So me of the butto ns do no t wor k during t he de monstrati on per forma nce.

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Add an automatic accompaniment

2 14 3

C F G

Press the RHYTHM button, and u se the nu mber buttons to select a rhythm number (three digits).

RHYTHM

VARIATION

SOUND

0 1 2 3

+ 4 5 6

CANCEL

— 7 8 9

• The l ist of RHYTHMS is shown near the left end of th e pan el.

• The r hythm numbe r and n ame are s hown o n the di splay.

RHYTHM

GENERAL

Use the T RANSPOSE/PROGRAM buttons to show “1 Finger” on the display.

TEMPO

TRANSPOSE

XBS APC

COUNT

TRO / ENDING

SYNCHRO

VOLUME

R1R2

CHORD

PROGRAM

TRANSPOSE

PROGRAM

• Per form this operatio n while the PROGRAM in dication is flashing on the display.

Press the ONE TOUCH PLAY button.

ONE TOUCH PLAY

GENERAL

CONDUCTOR

TOUCH SUSTAIN REVERB CHORUS HARMONY

Press the AUTO PLAY CHORD button.

AUTO PLAY

CHORD

• The s ounds, etc. a pprop riate fo r the sele cted rhythm are automatically set up.

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Play the chord with your left hand, and the melody with your right hand.

Chord

• Wh en you p lay th e keybo ard wit h your l eft hand, th e aut omatic a ccomp animen t starts (SYNCHRO START).

• For examp le, whe n you pre ss a C key , an automatic ac companime nt in the C ma jor chord be gins to play.

C chord

Melody

G7 chord

When yo u are f inish ed playi ng the song, p ress the START/STOP button.

START/STOP

PLAY/PAUSE

• The a utom atic acc ompan iment stops.

• To en d your perfo rmance wi th the automa tic

accompaniment, press the AUTO PLAY CHORD button a gain.

F chord

• For informa tion about selecting rhythm s, refer to page 25 .

• For informa tion a bout the autom atic ac compan iment, refer to page 28 .

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Play back the included Song Disk

3 4 2

Inser t the i ncluded SONG DI SK into t he Di sk

Drive slot.

• In sert th e flop py disk correc tly orie nted w ith the label s ide up. Pu sh it all th e way in unti l it clicks i nto pl ace.

Use the n umb er butt ons to select a song number (3 digits).

0 1 2 3

+ 4 5 6

CANCEL

— 7 8 9

Press the EXECUTE button.

EXECUTE

• When the data has been loaded to this instrument, “COMPLETE” appears on the display.

Press the PLAY/PAUSE (START/ STOP) button.

START/STOP

PLAY/PAUSE

• The s elect ed song is playe d back.

An illustrati on of a flo ppy disk a ppears on th e display whe n dat a is bein g loaded from o r save d to a disk. To prevent data loss, do not remove the disk from the Disk Driv e or turn off the p ower while this illustra tion is show n.

Disk illustra tion

• The s ong n umbers can be fo und o n the se parate mus ic scor e provid ed.

• The s elec ted song numbe r and a bbreviat ed song na me are s hown o n the dis play.

SONG

• For playing back co mmer cial son g disks , refer t o page 37 .

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GENERAL

• For detailed information about playing back the SONG DIS K, refer to page 36.

Record your performance

2 6 34 7 5

Select the desired sounds and rhythm.

• Yo u can als o recor d a per formanc e tha t has

an auto matic ac compa niment.

In the SONG sect ion, press t he REC button.

SONG

RECPLAY

Use the T RANSPOSE/PROGRAM buttons to select EASY REC.

TRANSPOSE

REC

XBS APC

COUNT

TRO / ENDING

SYNCHRO

VOLUME

TEMPO

R1R2

SOUND

CHORD

EXECUTE

TRANSPOSE

PROGRAM

GENERAL

CONDUCTOR

TOUCH SUSTAIN REVERB CHORUS HARMONY

Play the song on the keyboard.

When your performance is finished, press the REC button, in the SONG section, again .

• Th e recor ding ca n also be ende d by pr essing the START/STOP butto n.

Press the PLAY/PAUSE (START/ STOP) button.

START/STOP

PLAY/PAUSE

• Your recorded performance is played back.

Press the EXECUTE button.

EXECUTE

• All the pre viously record ed cont ents a re erased.

• For more inf ormation about SONG, ref er to pa ge 33. • To pl ay a nor mal rhy thm per forman ce aft er playin g back your recorded performance, press the PLAY button i n the SONG se ction to turn it o ff.

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Beat Master

BEAT MASTER is a fun feature that helps you develop your sense of rhythm while you enjoy playing, just like competing with a fri end in a game .

Think of yourself as the student, and the instrument your teacher. First, the teacher “claps” out the rhythm, and then yo u try t o mim ic it.

Teacher

Student

Teacher

Student

Your rhythm lesson uses the four pad buttons. As the instrument models the rhythm, the corresponding pad indicators l ight. T hen you try t o tap the same pad but tons, with yo ur fi ngers, using th e same timin g.

But it’ s more th an just a rhythm lesson —as you tap the p ad bu ttons, a m elody i s played in time w ith you r rhyth m! With BEAT MASTER yo u play a g ame of music al Quest ions & A nswers w ith th e instr ument.

LISTEN PLAY

Melody

The BEAT MASTER has two levels to choose from: TRAINING (begin ner) an d CHALLENGE (advan ced). To learn how to use the BEAT MASTER, begin with the TRAINING song “1:War m Up”. The st ructure of thi s song is shown b elow, s o take a m inut e to look it ove r before starti ng the lesson (follow ing) .

Number: Pad number Note: Beat timing

PHRASE 1 PHRASE 2

INTRO

PLAY PLAY

LISTEN LISTEN

PHRASE 3 PHRASE 4

PLAY PLAY

ENDING

Evaluation of your

LISTEN LISTEN

performance

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