This is a very useful thread. Thanks..everyone. As for noteworthy composer, what I like is the play back so I can hear what is written, also can key in bar lines and notes via mouse and keyboard, and the various bells and whistles are fairly intuitive once one gets accustomed to their help section language and all the various tool bar options.
What I don't like is you can only put one note instead of three to denote a chord, and one has to 'layer' various copies of the same tune to denote a chord. The other issue is there is no tab option as far as I know..to make manuscripts like the ones made by sibeilus or others. Also with NC one can't number the bars ..which is helpful when transcribing or communicating about a phrase, etc. ljt On Jul 16, 9:17 am, Val Mindel <vmin...@gmail.com> wrote: > There is a ditty ("1-3-5-8" is what I think it's called) that I use in > my classes to help singers identify the degrees of scale and the basic > major triad, as well as other less typical intervals. It's fairly > silly but gets the job done, and does it in numbers rather than sol- > feg, which handy for us non-classical types. It was famously recorded > as a round by Spanky & our gang. If anyone is interested I can email > the mp3. I haven't figured out how to post to the site. Meanwhile, I > use SIbelius for transcription, etc. It's easier than Finale, and the > two programs are compatible (you can share files, as I understand it). > The only irritating thing is that SIbelius keeps coming out with new > versions, and eventually you have to upgrade to keep current with > operating systems and people with newer versions. > On Jul 15, 12:52 pm, Petimar <p...@petimarpress.com> wrote: > > > A key with ear training is you have to do it consistently over a > > number of months. You have to hear a sound enough times that you can > > recognize it and then associate a name with it. If you do this, you > > have it for life. > > > I like to sit at a piano (which I don't play) and with my eyes closed, > > play two different notes. I then try to identify the interval > > (distance) between them. I then open my eyes and look to see if I was > > right. > > > I like a software called Ear Master Pro. Not free, but very good and > > you can customize the exercises. If any of you use Band in a Box, it > > has an ear training section. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugmando@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---