iD TECH CAMP IS TOPS FOR TODAY'S "DIGITAL KIDS"

—Yamaha PSR292 Portable Keyboards Go to Camp—

BUENA PARK, CA (August 1, 2003)—For millions of kids, summer is all about swimming, hiking, or just plain hanging out. But for some, summer means exploring the ever-changing landscape of technology while tasting university life at iD Tech Camps.

Camp director Rebecca Dupuy explores digital music with campers Michael and Rozi at the University of Texas at Austin.

Now in its fifth season, iD Tech Camps (www.internalDrive.com) provides hands-on technology summer camps for boys and girls ages 8-17 at more than 30 prestigious universities nationwide, including Northwestern, Vassar, Princeton and UCLA. Each session is a week long and starts from June 8 and lasts through August 22 (depending on the location). Students at the day and overnight camps produce digital movies, create video games, design web pages, compose and mix digital music, learn programming and robotics, and more. The hands-on, project-based programs offer one computer per student with an average of six students per instructor. By the end of the week, each camper not only completes a project, but walks away with passion for technology.

Yamaha, Microsoft, Hewlett Packard, Apple, Adobe, LEGO, Canon, Macromedia, Cisco, Iomega and others have partnered with iD Tech Camps to raise the bar in technology education. This year, Yamaha provided PSR292 portable keyboards for the digital music program.

"We chose the 61-key PSR292 because it has many fun and educational features, plus a real emphasis on computer friendliness," states Jim Presley, marketing manager, Yamaha Portable Keyboards. "It's intuitive, easy to operate, and provides all the tools that these kids will need to create a good, solid project."

The Yamaha PSR292 has the feel and sound of an acoustic piano with full-sized, touch-sensitive keys, a stereo-sampled piano voice and dynamic filtering. One dedicated piano-shaped button sets up the keyboard to play as a piano in full keyboard mode. The built-in Yamaha Education Suite (YES) contains exercises, a built-in chord directory and interactive functions. Expandability is easy with onboard Flash ROM, MIDI IN/OUT connectors, and General MIDI compatibility, plus feature a new Computer function button for effortless connection to the Web. Other features include bass ports for enhanced sound, 32 notes of polyphony, Yamaha's exclusive Wave Memory tone generation technology and an easy-to-read, icon-based LCD display.

"The program immerses campers in a creative and fun learning environment, enabling them to harness the power of technology while having a blast and completing a final project," states Karen Thurm Safran, vice president of marketing at iD Tech Camps. "We've had so many kids that are shy and reserved at the beginning of the week to becoming extremely outgoing and enthusiastic. Parents will often limit their children's access to the Web, but the tech camps provide an outlet to re-channel their interest in technology in a productive and more positive direction."

For more information camp programs, locations and registration details, visit www.internalDrive.com or call 1-888-709-TECH (8324).

For more information on the PSR292, write Yamaha Corporation America, Pro Audio & Combo Division, Portable Keyboards, P.O. Box 6600, Buena Park, CA 90622; telephone (714) 522-9011; e-mail infostation@yamaha.com; or www.yamaha.com.