I could use a lots of tips on
I could use a lots of tips on how some of you have used composer as a teaching aid to play piano. I am a beginner on the piano, and struggle with the hands together parts in the Alfreds adult beginner book. I know composer should be able to help me out if I just knew what to do with it ????
Thanks in advance, Dale |
Hello Dale,
There are lots
Hello Dale,
There are lots of ways you might use Notation Composer as a teaching aid for learning to play the piano. The best way to use Notation Composer as you learn the piano depends a lot on what method of learning happens to work best for you personally. I have some fairly strong opinions about what are effective and ineffective ways to learn to play piano or other instruments. One of the things that I believe is most important is to use your ear. I believe that too often playing an instrument is taught as though it's just a mechanical skill. Sometimes musical keyboard playing is taught sort of like a typewriting skill: see the word (notes), type the keys. Where's the music in that? My general advice about using Notation Composer to learn the piano is to use it as a tool for more closely listening to the music you want to learn to play on the piano. Get the music in your ears. Get the music in your head. Then your fingers will deliver music from your head to the piano keys. Playing the piano then becomes more than a mechanical skill; it becomes a musical skill. In light of the above overall musical, rather than mechanical approach, to learning the piano, here are some specific suggestions for using Notation Composer:
I better go back to writing more music software code. Well, just one more tip. Have fun! If you have fun learning to play the piano, then you'll learn to do it more quickly. Have fun using Notation Composer to learn to play the piano. Cheers -- Mark |
Thank you very much Mark. That
Thank you very much Mark. That is a lot of good info. Are there any drum midi files that you know of that would be good for keeping time with? Maybe it is easy to create my own drum files. Never tried that.
Can't hardly wait for the scan sheet music feature. What kind of other software would be required for that to work? Thanks again, Dale |
Hello Dale,
Hello Dale,
<blockquote><hr size=0><!-quote-!><font size=1>quote:</font> Are there any drum midi files that you know of that would be good for keeping time with?<!-/quote-!><hr size=0></blockquote>Indeed, practicing with drum tracks is a very good idea. There are tons of drum MIDI files out there. I forgot the name of a good guy in Oregon that sells drum MIDI file collections at a reasonable price. There are probably forum folk listening to this who will jump in soon to advise you on drum MIDI files. <blockquote><hr size=0><!-quote-!><font size=1>quote:</font> Can't hardly wait for the scan sheet music feature. What kind of other software would be required for that to work?<!-/quote-!><hr size=0></blockquote>Once Notation Composer supports importing MusicXML, the only other software you will need is one of the popular sheet music scanning programs. They all export MusicXML. The most popular ones are: SharpEye, PhotoScore, and MusiScan. Of course, you'll need a scanner or combo printer/scanner machine. All of the above sheet music scanning programs have their own playback features, and they also have varying levels of music editing support. So, you might explore them now, if you're really eager to start scanning sheet music to aid your piano learning. That is, you can start using them without Notation Composer. Cheers -- Mark |
Hi Dale
You may want to check
Hi Dale
You may want to check out " The Rob Goodwin Studio Project " .Also free Midi drumfiles in abundance.Click on BIO about piano and links will help you acces the free drumfiles.BTW, Google will get you there. Hope this helps. Djim |
Hi Dale
Here is the drumfile
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