EZ-TP Offers Built-In Lessons, Accompaniment and Realistic Sounds,
Light-Up Valves Show Correct Finger Placement
Buena Park, CA — Yamaha Corporation of America, Consumer Products Division, debuts the EZ-Trumpet, expanding the successful EZ line of portable keyboards and guitars that teach users how to play by following lit keys and chords that show where to place their fingers. All of Yamaha’s EZ instruments allow users of any level to pick up an instrument and play it in minutes, giving beginners instant satisfaction and the confidence to keep learning.
The EZ-TP offers three selectable play modes that assist in learning how to play the instrument. Singing Play Mode allows the performer to sing along with the trumpet sound and play along with built-in accompaniment. With Waiting Play Mode, the EZ-TP’s valves light up to show correct finger placement and timing for each note of the song that the user is learning. The accompaniment even pauses until the user has played the correct valves. Normal Play Mode allows the user to play the EZ-TP as a conventional trumpet, with optional accompaniment.
The onboard selection of songs can be expanded via the Internet by downloading songs into the EZ-TP’s Flash ROM and connecting to a computer through its MIDI IN/OUT or USB connections. It is also possible to connect to other instruments with MIDI IN/OUT capability, including Yamaha’s portable keyboards and EZ guitars.
In addition, the EZ Trumpet features 22 different instrument sounds, 11 of which are trumpet sounds. Other sounds include saxophone, flute and a human voice.
The instrument has adjustable volume, tempo, key and pitch levels and several recording options including song playback. Other features include Song Transpose, Beat Lamp, Tuning, MIC Volume, Tracking, Song/Performance Volume, Octave and MIDI Local Control on/off.
The EZ-TP carries and MSRP or $399.
For additional information on Yamaha products, contact Yamaha Corporation of America’s Consumer Products Division, 6600 Orangethorpe Avenue, Buena Park, CA 90620; http://www.yamaha.com; telephone (714) 522-9011; or fax (714) 670-7520.
About Yamaha
Yamaha Corporation of America (YCA), based in Buena Park, California, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Yamaha. YCA’s Consumer Products Division markets that sells Portable Keyboards, Digital Drum Machines, Acoustic Guitar Kits and Electric Guitar Kits.
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