Rick, sorry, the 225 won't do the job. One of the "improvements" Yamaha apparently made was to remove the repeat function.

If he has a computer, he might still want to watch eBay for a 220. All the older model numbers seem to crop up there periodically. Course, SuperJam, that I mentioned above, can do this on a computer. I'm lucky enough to have my computer and instruments all in the same room (VERY crowded) so I don't worry about the keyboard's lack of function. I often set up a chord track in SuperJam so I can practice playing along with it. Its default setting is to play a section continuously until stopped.