A Musical Tutorial

From Ronald Swerdfeger:

Sight Read-Identify notes that appear on a staff - Sight Read Drill-Read notes in the time provided. In Continuous Mode mentally identify notes - Piano Keys-Identify notes on staff by clicking correct piano key - Scales-Display scales / broken chords as they play. Step Mode plays / displays one note / chord at a time, displaying on keyboard - Key Signatures-Identify / read / display major and minor key signatures - Chords-Identify chords, ie., major / minor, dom7, maj7, dim7, m7, aug, dim, etc - Chord Dictionary-Display chords & inversions on staff & keyboard, ie., major / minor, dom7, maj7, dim7, m7, aug, dim, etc - Studio Mode-Enable/Disable Studio Mode, User Sign-in, Detailed User / Student Tracking, Password Protection & Specify Password Items - Note Game-Notes travel across staff, when you identify a note, a rocket appears which you drag / launch to intercept, jettisoning it into Beethoven's music book - Drive Game-Notes go across staff, after correctly identifying note a race car starts up, drag the race car to the note driving it away - Music Symbol Game-Drag musical terms to the correct symbol & a garbage truck hauls it away - Piano Key Game-Keys play randomly; when it stops, identify note and weather its sharp or flat - Intervals-Identify intervals by ear from unison to perfect 8th, 3 Modes lets you identify intervals by ear / sight or display - Rhythm-A rhythm plays; pick the correct answer from one of four. Select 4/4, 3 /4 & 2/4 timing - Note ID-Identify note played by clicking the keyboard. Play middle C as a reference. Hints given as desired - Scale ID-Play scale & identify it as being major, minor harmonic or minor melodic - Setup-Choose from 4 user levels & choose naturals / sharps / flats or mix - User Log-View Quick Log or Detailed Log with sort / print ability, recording the last 100 activities of 150 users - Printing-Empty staff, scales / chords and sight reading tests. Print Text String allows individualized text on printouts - Language-Input / use note names in different language

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