User manual M-AUDIO MUSIC TEACHER

[. . . ] Music Teacher Learn to play keyboard with your PC Music Teacher Help Manual License agreement: Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Evolution Electronics Ltd. The software described in this document is furnished under a single-user license agreement. It may only be copied for the purpose of a backup under the terms of the single-user agreement. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, for any purpose without the express written permission of Evolution Electronics Ltd Credits and copyright Copyright © 1998 by Evolution Electronics Ltd. [. . . ] To start the test press the play button. If you need a one or two bar introduction to the test you must click on the "Bars-In" button. Objective The object of the Rhythm test is to strike keys on your MIDI keyboard on the same beat as the notes displayed on the screen. The first note to be played will turn red. When a key has been pressed on your keyboard - the next note along will turn red, and so on. Each note will turn red when it's time to play that note. The play position triangle will scroll across the top of the score display and will indicate which beat we are on. As the play position passes immediately above a note - the note will turn red. If a song starts with a few bars rest - the song will play these bars - and carry on until it gets to the first red note. If you do not press a key for one complete bar - the music will stop and wait for a MIDI input (or a mouse click on the screen keyboard). When you do eventually catch up with the notes you have missed - the song will carry on playing. This will also happen if the play position reaches the end of a bar and you haven't played all the notes in that bar. If you've selected two tracks to be taught - you must make use of the split point in order to tap out the rhythm of both hands separately. The split point will be indicated on the screen keyboard by a yellow triangular indicator. Any note to the right of the split point may be used to tap out the rhythm of the right hand. Any note to the left of the split point may be used to tap out the rhythm of the left hand. Please keep an eye on the split point during the test as it moves about according to the notes in the tracks. In order to tap the rhythm of both tracks - you must make sure you always tap 2 keys on either side of the split point. Handy Hint In case the split point moves around during a test - choose keys on either end of your keyboard to tap out the rhythm. This way you can be sure to play the left and right hands separately. If multiple notes are displayed on the same beat (in a chord for example) - you need only play one key on the keyboard. If you don't play any notes in any one bar - the music will stop and wait for you to catch up with the notes in the screen. [. . . ] A click is played on every beat of the bar. You have full control over which drum instrument actually plays the metronome beats by changing the metronome settings in the Preferences menu. The first time you run the program - the metronome is turned on by default. As your timing gets better you might want to turn off the metronome clicks. [. . . ]