HPi-5

The HPi-5 is so easy to use, you’ll be making music rightly away. To start, you’ll find 168 Preset songs ranging from well-known works to practice pieces by Burgmüller and other composers. And with Roland’s exclusive DigiScore feature, you can view music notation on-screen-even a handy “bouncing ball” metronome-making practice far more effective. The HPi-5 also has built-in orchestral accompaniments, giving students the feel of an ensemble. The world of music is now at your fingertips with the HPi-5.

･ View scores for the HPi-5’s 168 Preset songs, commercially available Standard MIDI files, or your own recorded performances
･ Automatic turning of score pages helps you concentrate on playing
･ “Bouncing ball” on the staff helps students keep time visually
･ Enlargement of desired sections and note name display capability
･ Shows finger numberings for the HPi-5’s 80 built-in practice pieces

･ Stereo-sampled piano sounds deliver the tone of a fine concert grand
･ 64-voice polyphony eliminates note drop-out.
･ Progressive Hammer-Action Keyboard with heavier touch in the lower range and lighter touch in the upper range-just like a real piano!
･ Touch-sensitive pedal unit for more expressive playing
･ Also includes over 400 high-quality instrument sounds: guitar, strings, saxophone, drum, sound effects and more

The HPi-5’s Pianist feature creates automatic left-hand accompaniment in 30 musical styles ranging from classical and jazz to bossa nova. Just play a simple chord with your left hand and the Pianist does the rest, letting students focus on the right-hand while sounding like a seasoned pro.

･ Built-in pieces classified by category (i.e. practice, masterpieces, popular, etc.) for quick, easy selection
･ Onboard floppy drive for playing Standard MIDI Files, available commercially and via Internet download.
･ Handy lesson functions include playback of left or right hand, built-in metronome with “bouncing ball,” plus ability to repeat sections
･ Intro Countdown with human voice teachers students when to begin playing
･ 168 Preset songs includes 80 practice pieces ideal for lessons and recitals, 60 well-known classical pieces with orchestral accompaniment and 28 popular songs.

Even with its sophisticated features, the HPi-5 is still very easy to use―thanks to a large, icon-based display. Just follow the simple instruments and explanations on the screen, It’s that easy!

Guitars, trumpet, drums, the back of a dog or an engine running... The HPi-5’s new “Wonderland” function uses eye-catching icons and animation to teach children the sounds produced by musical instruments. There’s even note-guessing games that make learning about music more fun.