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1. A window will appear prompting you to save You must choose Save if you would like to have your record ing entered into the Piano Practice Report Page 64 Saving your recording also enables your practice to be viewed when Show Recording page 28 is activated Ee Fem Seth Moo ee Oe A Dance 4 x F T Fe e m a I i oF 2 p E F p r F 4 Mi i al w E my ro 3 14 ales FS iiel Hei held long ancag F Held koi rei 5 vi mri 1 Your play is assessed using the following criteria 1 Note not held long enough 4 Missing note 2 Note held too long 5 Incorrect note played too early 3 Incorrect note played 6 Incorrect note played too late The type of error and the number of times each error was made in the playing of the piece will be displayed on the bottom of screen To view the errors for a bar of music click on the yellow exclamation icon located in the bottom left corner of the bar A view of the bar and the correct and incorrect notes played in that bar will be displayed The text at the bottom of the screen will describe the errors for the current bar of music Selecting a line of text describing an error displays that error in the window 2 notes played incorrectly in bar number 9 Not held long enough 2 Click on the first line of text and use the up and down arrow keys to view any other errors in the current bar Use the left and right a
2. F i TS be 3 43 8 2 Replay Replay helps develop a student s musical memory and the ability to play simple melodies in different keys on the keyboard This game can also be used to increase musical memory for random note sequences for a specific area of the keyboard The area from which the student is tested can be selected by the instructor Replay begins by playing a single note and waiting for the student to play it back The student plays the correct note and Replay will play the first and the second note and so on Score is increased by one point for each cor rect note five bonus points are awarded for every five correct notes and increased by fifty for completing the piece The melodies are simple folk songs with single line melodies TE pij Settings reploy new aalt exit r Righi Panna RT F ngt nHa ni 8 2a How to Replay First press the Next button to hear a new melody or random sequence Replay will play a note and you will need to replay the same note Replay will play the same first note along with the next note in the random sequence or melody You will need to replay the same two notes This will continue until the end of the melody or until you can no longer remember the sequence of random notes 8 2b Replay Hints 1 Pressing Ctl R will play the current portion of the melody or random sequence again 2 Whether you are using the random sequence or a melody can be changed in the Settings
3. The editor can be accessed after pressing Show Music for the piece that you just recorded or by opening a custom piece or MIDI file in Composers Corner To edit your composition select File gt Edit from the Piano Player menu bar To open a piece for editing select File gt Load from Custom Library You will be presented with a Song Setup screen that lists all of your arrangements This is used in the same way as the Piano Player Song Setup described in Chapter 3 The Editor tool bar containing the following buttons will appear e g _ e p r wolew thy LE r cee eth J rr Add Picture This allows you to load a picture to be shown with the piece when it is selected from the piano player Add Lyrics Once your composition has been saved you may click this button to open a widow for entering text such as lyrics This text can then be displayed when your composition is loaded into the Piano Player by clicking on the show lyrics button on that form Add Dynamics Click on this button then click on any note to which you want to assign dynamics A window with a cursor will appear above the selected note for you to type in dynamics information Click on the next note that you wish to assign dynamics to or click anywhere on the form when finished to exit the Add Dynamics mode 39 Add Fingering Click on this button then click on any note to which you want to assign finger ing A window with a cursor will appea
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5. 3 The level of difficulty can be changed in the Settings This will allow you to select how fast the notes are played the zone of possible notes on the keyboard and whether the notes being played will show up on the on screen keyboard 4 Pressing Ctl A will allow the player to attempt the whole piece All of it once they believe they know the piece 5 Pressing Ctl N or clicking the Next button will start a new game 44 8 3 Senor Semitone s Grand Staff Battle Senor Semitone s Grand Staff Battle game is entered by clicking on the image of the menacing General Midi yi ij k ae 7 1s LGA are Pa odd oe ol i Fer Te ee eee T nni a a a 8 3a Background Beginner students of all ages find playing frustrating at times because of their low level of experience in several areas Two common problems are locating notes on the keyboard quickly by sight and the playing of notes on the keyboard with enough pressure and control dexterity To develop skill in locating notes at sight one should increase the number of different notes read from the staff This must be done over a period of weeks or months to make a noticeable difference It is difficult to do this in a lesson situation because of the time this takes out of a lesson and because there is little to show in the way of direct results compared to learning to play a specific piece for instance To develop dexterity on the keyboard one should play a large number
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7. Pitch Volume Metronome lead in of Use this to set how many bars the metronome will count through before you begin playing in Notes and Timing mode or in Composers Corner Select how many beats before the end of the current page that the next page will be displayed If you select 2 the program will display the next page while last 2 beats of the previous page are played Turn the page Beats before the end of the page 1 2 J 12 4 Using Piano Player After choosing a song in the Song Setup screen you will enter the Piano Player screen where the selected song will be displayed e j ij gt Hil ULE rio j ii il il iii 4 0 Buttons The specialty buttons are located in the top right corner of the Piano Player screen These include the following five Displays lyrics for current Displays publisher informa musical selection of current selection Starts Stops animation Starts Stops audio recording Audio recordings and animations are not available for all pieces Displays Fingering for initial hand positioning on virtual keyboard Click this icon a second time to remove fingering numbers 13 The player buttons are located along the toolbar near the bottom of the screen Bass clef Grand staff Treble clef Starting at the left the first three buttons determine which hands will be displayed for the current piece These buttons function the sa
8. Select either the computer keyboard or the piano keyboard as the controller by choosing Use MIDI Key board in the Game Settings 3 Allow the mystery notes to sound or not by selecting Enemy Note Sounds in the Settings 4 Select the mode of difficulty in the settings before you begin a new game Easy will not require chords and will use pitches close to Middle C The last five levels require faster move ment since the enemies begin to shoot notes at Se or Semitone Medium uses pitches for two octaves above Middle C and two octaves below and uses sharps and flats Me dium level also requires two note chords in the last 5 levels Hard will start with two note chords and require three note chords in the last 5 levels 48 9 Personal Profile Click on the Profile button on the Main screen to access the Personal Profile section of the program aE e420 L PFOrF IL pir rt chEOlY REPOR a m mn j 7 a m r mi _ a HANO Pade ter Osa Personal Profile is divided into two parts Theory Reports and Piano Practice Reports 9 0 Theory Reports Theory Reports displays your progress through the Theory Thinker and tallies your Theory Game scores Step1 To view this information click on the Theory Reports button Step2 By default the reporting period is set to All This means that the report sheet will display a listing for every theory page that you have ever omod and all theory games played To display only y
9. Sap Mooi Hap Topic 05 Page 03 Exerciac 01 ii a i ee Mii ri TT i i i The forward and back buttons are also used within the Piano Player practice screen You must click on the for ward arrow to continue on to the next page of the theory lessons Click the back arrow to repeat the exercise or choose another piece to play where applicable If you are entered into a game screen you will be asked to complete a short exercise to test what you ve learned Try the exercise as many times as you want When you feel that you are ready to move on exit the game by clicking the close button in the top right corner of the game window You will be brought to the page where you left off and you may continue from there onto the next page of the lesson The games will be described later in this chapter TH Gob Them Al UE mH 28 5 3 Reopening Theory Lessons If you have to leave your lessons don t worry about losing your position When you exit the lesson page Piano Suite saves the lessons that you have completed and displays a red checkmark on these pages If you have com pleted all of the pages in a given lesson topic the topic title will bear a checkmark Pages for this Topic Fosie and Mand Pesiiion The Fann Fetch Minton nmd imme Locdung baida he letromeents The Haan of Pii hrs Piiber Famy The Trobe of O Clef Can You Hear The Dteranmce He Lane nrd Bie Ynlues Prom Appui be Ebectrome Pinnoe The B
10. by clicking on the metronome image in the bottom left corner of the Composers screen Recording screen The tempo is displayed here while you play The recording screen is divided into measures which appear as long vertical lines Each measure is divided by the number of beats per measure which are displayed as short vertical lines Stop button Record button 6 1 Recording Step1 Type in an original and descriptive name for your piece Step2 Select your desired time and key signatures and choose a recording step It is recommended that begin ners leave these settings at default values Step3 Select a level and category which best describes your piece Step4 Adjust the tempo setting Step5 Select the hand or staff you want to record If you are recording a piece which uses both hands record the right hand first then record the left Make Sure that only one hand is selected Step6 Choose an appropriate instrument The instrument can be changed later in the Piano Player Step7 Click on the record button to initiate the record mode Step8 Press a key on the MIDI keyboard to start the metro nome A countdown will be displayed on the left above the recording screen Recording will not start until the end of the countdown 37 By default the countdown will last for one measure before the metronome indicator begins to move across the recording screen You can select the amount of lead in bars that
11. just following the numbers Complete the theory exercises related to learning the notes and their placement on the staff Doing this will increase your comprehension of music theory and allow you to be less dependent on the numbered fingering Wait for Note is the best area to practice any piece until you are very comfortable with the notes and the length of time each note is held Once you have become comfortable playing the song using the Wait for Note meth od proceed to the Notes and Timing method and build on the ability you have acquired The Wait For Note method defaults to a strict assessment mode which forces the user to hold notes the cor rect relative length of time Should you want to proceed more freely through the song you may use the menu to select Pieces gt Learning Methods gt Wait For Note gt Preferences to make the Wait For Note Method less strict This may be more appropriate for intermediate or advanced players once they have some familiarity with the piece To deactivate Wait for Note mode click on Wait for Note in the menu or simply click on the Wait for Note but ton 4 4 Learning Methods Rhythm You will often find that a piece of music will require you to play one rhythm in the right hand and a different rhythm in the left hand at the same time By selecting Rhythm with Notes and Timing you can focus all of your attention on the rhythm of the song Once you have perfected the rhythms of a song you can the
12. look at some of the world s greatest composers and performers History Happens is described in Chapter 7 Games Fun and challenging games to provide breaks which are educational and entertaining The Games are described in Chapter 8 Settings Customize your Piano Suite experience Superior Settings is described in Chapter 10 Profile Tracks your progress through the Theory Thinker and keeps a tally of your game and exercise scores Personal Profile is described in Chapter 9 Classroom Opens the Internet Music Studio interface for instructor led lessons over a LAN connection Internet Music Studio is described in Chapter 11 ae 1 assrooM Exit Closes the Piano Suite program About Adventus www adventus com AD VE NT U S A sound is produced whenever the mouse pointer is over a button on the Main Screen You can change this sound right clicking on each button to open the Change Instrument window Right click on the instrument image to open a drop down list of sounds to choose from The pitch and velocity can be adjusted by using the MIDI keyboard or by dragging the sliders 3 Piano Player Setup 3 0 Song Setup After selecting Piano Player from the main screen the Song Setup screen will appear Song Setup allows you to select a musical piece from the Piano Suite library of music and choose settings for font size hand position and the metronome Pile E YONG secur 1 Enter the tiile of the song yo
13. of short passages of music that require all fingers and this should be done for 15 minutes a day or more until the pieces that the student is playing work the fingers enough to replace the ex ercise For a beginner student the time taken to develop strength and dexterity can be two years or more and it is difficult to motivate students to keep playing strengthening exercises like A Dozen A Day for this length of time For many students this means that even if they are improving with respect to the location of notes under standing of timing and tempo their playing abilities are being held back by a lack of control over their fingers Grand Staff Battle was developed to improve the strength and dexterity of the fingers control and the playing of notes and simple chords at sight The arcade style of this game makes it easy to start anew every day Though it is a developmental activity this game holds the interest of 5 10 year olds for an extended period of time each day This game is meant to be played before the student can identify notes by sight and can be continued for the first two to three years of play with good effect It is useful to start a novice with this game on their first day 45 8 3b Description The player assumes the identity of Senor Semitone a Spanish musician and hero Se or Semitone is given the task of changing dangerous characters like snakes and scorpions into golden musical notes by playing their mystery pit
14. saved in this format can be opened for listening by simply double clicking on it s fil0e name This will automatically bring up the piece in the Windows Media Player If you choose to compose the piece using both hands complete the previous thirteen steps and continue on as follows Step1 Close the Piano Player window and select the left hand in the Composers Corner The right hand should be deselected Do not change the song name 38 Step2 Click the record button to display your previous right hand recording and activate record mode Press a key on the MIDI keyboard to start the metronome The countdown will be displayed in the top left of the Piano Player window Remember the recording doesn t begin until after the countdown Step3 Play your piece for the left hand as the right hand recording is played in Piano Player When you are finished playing click the stop button located in the bottom left of the Piano Player screen The indicator bar for the left hand will turn green Step4 Click the Show Recording utton to view listen and do any editing to your piece Save the left hand if you would like to reopen it for viewing or listening Step5 Close the Piano Player screen and select both hands in the Composers Corner screen The Show Record ing button can now be used to display the combined composition as a grand staff recording You may use the Piano Player to view listen edit and save the complete recording 6 2 Editor
15. sounds to choose from The pitch and velocity can also be adjusted by playing the MIDI keyboard or by dragging each of the sliders 55 11 Superior Settings Several Features are provided within Piano Suite Premier to facilitate an instructor led classroom lesson An ideal strategy for learning is a combination of self paced practice and Instructor led lessons The following classroom features were designed to work well in a computer lab environment and in a school or music conser vatory There are obvious advantages to both There are three fundamental sections of Piano Suite designed for teaching in a classroom 1 Teacher settings which allows the teacher to control certain features for specific students 2 Student Profiles which allows the teacher to view and print detailed records of student accomplishments 3 Classroom Management which allows teachers to manage a class of studentson a Local Area Network LAN The number of students can range from 1 to 32 The teacher or student can access the classroom features by pressing the Classroom button on the main Piano Suite form The teacher settings can be accessed by pressing Superior Settings on the main Piano Suite form and the Student Profiles can be accessed by pressing the Personal Profiles button on the main form of Piano Suite 11 0 Teacher Settings Teacher settings are ideal for teachers and parents who want to guide and oversee the progress of any other
16. stu dent You must log in as Teacher to access this mode of Piano Suite The following options are available in Superior Settings refer to Chapter 11 when in Teacher mode Lock Fingering off This will disable the fingerings option for selected students It is recommended that this mode be used with early players who are prone to relying on fingering Use the fingering initially to increase speed and as the students remove fingering to ensure the student is becoming comfortable with the notation symbols themselves Lock Images off This will turn off images for selected students allowing more room for music notation on the display Young players enjoy the illustrations with each piece and their interest in each piece is very important It takes a young novice longer to learn a beginner piece and the longer they are interested in the piece for whatever reason the easier it is to motivate them to master it completely The decision to move to a new piece for interest s sake before mastering the current piece is a subjective decision which should be made carefully The ability to play a piece well is very motivating as is learning a piece of special interest to the student Lock Games off This will disable all games for selected users Force Lessons in Sequence This will force selected users to only progress through Theory Thinker Lessons in order Force hands used This will force selected users to always use the hands selected in
17. the drop down menu next to the Force hands used caption The choices are Both hands Right Hand or Left Hand This is sometimes use 56 ful when testing students level of play Edit User Information This button allows the teacher to delete users and editpasswords Apply Setting to All Users This button will apply the current settings to all Piano Suite users on that PC Se lect Users to Apply to This button allows the teacher to select specific users to apply the new options to 11 1 Student Profiles When logged in as Teacher extra settings are available in Personal Profiles for both Theory Reports and Piano Practice Reports The teacher can choose among all the registered users to report on and can select a re port period more specific than that available to regular users This makes it easy to report for a school term for specified exercises for all selected students on any PC 11 2 Music Studio on a Local Area Network Adventus Music Studio is designed for use over the Internet or over a LAN Local Area Network connection A LAN connection is available for use of Music Studio within a available classroom Follow the steps for your appropriate connection option below The LAN classroom requires TCP IP to be installed LAN Start up Step1 After starting up Piano Suite go to Superior Settings and press the Network Setup button Step2 Under Network Connection Type select LAN Set the Server IP to match your teacher s IP ad
18. time signature is 4 4 click on Setup gt Metronome and then select the desired time signature Click on the OK button and continue on to step 2 Step2 Select which track you would like to record on by clicking on the track with the mouse or by clicking on the Track Indicator Light The circle will turn from green to red and the track will become white to indicate that it is active 60 Step3 To select an instrument for this track place the mouse curser over the button that has a picture of an instrument on it and then press the right mouse button a list of available instruments will appear Select one of these listed instruments by clicking the instrument name using the left mouse button Click on the OK button and try out your selection by playing on the MIDI keyboard Tempo es Step4 Select a desired tempo by clicking on the tempo selection indicator Move it to the right for a faster tempo and to the left for a slower tempo Step5 Click on the record button that 1s located at the upper left corner of the Music Recorder and press any key on your MIDI keyboard to start the metronome count down If you are using the 4 4 time signature you will hear four metronome clicks before you can begin recording Step6 After you hear the metronome count in begin playing your composition on your MIDI keyboard along with the sound of the metronome Playing with a steady beat to the sound of the metronome takes practice so d
19. timing of your playing as well as to the playing of the correct notes From the menu bar in Piano Player select Pieces gt Learning Methods gt Notes and Timing gt Record and Evaluate or click the Notes and Timing button Step2 Place your fingers in the correct position on the keyboard if you need assistance click on the finger po sition icon in the upper right corner Step3 Press any key to begin playing along with the Piano Player The metronome will begin and a countdown will appear on the top left of the screen The notes will turn green to indicate where the metronome is in the music Step4 Play the piece through to the end Fie Pec Ep Moo ham Hee i i S E i m a z L E x a mo I fi jil ii IHH WHN 20 For the first several tries it may be practical to limit the number of bars measures you practice at one time Select Bar is explained on page 21 You may also choose to try this evaluation method using only the right or left hand To restart the Notes and Timing recording double click anywhere on the screen This resets Notes and Tim ing mode so that the recording will begin again after you press a key on the MIDI keyboard The double click restart can be used while recording in Notes and Timing mode or while in the Show Errors screen 4 6 Show Errors After you have recorded your playing using Record and Evaluate Show Errors is activated to view an assess ment of your playing
20. try to use the third and fourth fingers together to move up or down Left end of keyboard Right end of keyboard To control Senor Semitone with the computer keyboard deselect the Use MIDI Keyboard option in the Grand Staff Battle Game Settings screen You will then use the arrow keys to control Se or Semitone and you will use the letter and number keys on the computer keyboard to play notes Refer to page19 for more information on playing with the computer keyboard After getting comfortable with moving Se or Semitone you should begin to chase your opponents around the screen When you get close play a note on the keyboard with your free hand Watch carefully as the enemy displays its mystery note pitch on the staff Now follow that enemy and try to play its mystery pitch When you get the right pitch and the enemy changes to a gold note use your control hand to pick up the note before the monkey gets to it Don t let the enemies touch you and stay out of the way of notes played by the enemy characters After every five levels the characters and scenes will change You must complete 15 levels to win the game 47 8 3d Hints Sian Fw i k E Lee mrii rya Pall j a x sa a Ei do Patki biria f i Eres hari So ur hid somi ng a CH m B i B i Plebahy ba Cami Firer La ETE gt Eiri TETTIE E Harj 1 Turn the background game music on or off in the Game Settings 2
21. 1 Learning With Theory Thinker To start at the beginning of a topic simply double click on a topic in the Theory Topics list The Piano Suite Program will take you directly to the first page of that topic You may proceed through the following pages at your own pace To start on a specific page single click on the topic of your choice and then select a page from the Pages for this Topic list It is recommended that you start at the beginning The Piano Step1 Double click on The Piano in the Theory Topics list The lesson page for The Piano uses audio and visu al elements to describe the development of the Piano A time slider will move across the bottom of the screen to indicate the time remaining for the current page You may press the Pause button on the right of the time scroll bar at any time during the narration for the page At this point you will notice that the Pause button becomes a Play button Drag the time slider and press the Play button to repeat any part of the lesson for that page Step2 The Continue button is located in the bottom right corner of the screen and is represented Senor Semitone holding an arrow that points rightward Upon completion of a page the Contiue Ys contain a flashing arrow Click on the Continue button to move to the next page Looking ey Inside the Instrument Bai On this page of the theory and all others ide the Instrument to follow you are also presented with the Repeat option The Repeat
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25. Player 7 Settings Tr 2 Windows Messenger wizard a Windows Movie Maker NetWaiting Irfanview indow ia Playe Mozilla Firefox P VideoLan Children s Music Journey Yolume 1 Children s Music Journey Yolume 2 Step2 Click INSTALL on the Auto run screen Follow the directions on the creen as the install program performs the Piano Suite Software installation gt Keyboard Config Wizard Fl Check for updates 2 Log Off Turn Off Computer s start http s frostbyte myv 1 2 Before We Begin Okay we are almost ready to start Make sure you are sitting comfortably in front of your computer with the MIDI keyboard in front of you and that you have easy access to your mouse and computer keyboard Go over the following short checklist to ensure that you are prepared and then we ll begin our look at Piano Suite s many features and capabilities Pre Start Checklist 1 Is the most current software driver for you piano keyboard installed If not do this first 2 Is your keyboard s interface cable correctly attached to the computer 3 Is the MIDI keyboard s adapter plugged into an electrical outlet and the keyboard turned on 4 Is the Piano Suite CD ROM placed in the CD ROM drive Before you begin using Piano Suite you must ensure that your keyboard and sound system are properly config ured The Keyboard Config Wizard is designed to guide you through this process St
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27. are Rhythm Wait for Note and Notes amp Timing Setup Items in the Setup menu include Sound MIDI Allows you to select different instruments for each hand and to adjust volume levels for the Wave and MIDI output This screen will be explained in more detail later in this chapter Keyboard Set the size of the virtual keyboard shown at the bottom of the Piano Player screen This set ting defaults to a 49 key keyboard but you may change it to match the size keyboard you are using Font Size Set the font size of the score See previous chapter for an illustration of comparative font SIZES Select Hands Choose to view the score as only the right hand treble clef left hand bass clef or both hands grand staff Select Bar Allows you to select a portion from within the musical piece to listen to or to practice This will be explained in more detail later in this chapter Metronome Settings Adjust metronome settings in the Metronome Setup screen Main Menu Listed under the heading Main Menu are shortcuts to the various areas of Piano Suite that are also accessible from the Main Screen For a brief description of each refer to pages 9 10 Help Items in the Help menu include Contents Opens the Piano Suite Help file About Adventus Contact information and a brief introduction to our company and this product 16 4 2 Select Bar Select Bars allows you to extract part of the musical score so that you may listen to or pract
28. are used for the countdown in the Metronome Setup screen see page 15 Step9 Begin playing your piece Step10 When you are finished playing click on the stop button Step11 Once you have finished recording the bar below the recorded hand will turn green and the Show Music button will appear Step12 Click on the Show Music button and your recording will be displayed in the Piano Player Step13 Click the play button to listen to your recording To edit the piece select File gt Edit or click the Edit button on the toolbar Once this mode is activated you can change the value and location of individual notes Your recording can be reopened at any time for editing provided that it has been saved to library The editing process is described on the following pages If you are not satisfied with your composition close the Piano Player and record the same hand again to overwrite the current recording with a new one by repeating steps 2 13 To save the recording select File gt Save As from the Piano Player menu bar and select either Library private or Library public If saved in the private library the piece will be accessible only to the person who saved it for use in the Piano Player or Editor If saved to the public library the piece will be accessible from within the Piano Player to any user If you would like to save your recording so that it can be played with any MIDI player select File gt Save As gt MIDI A file
29. ase of F Cigi How to Chote a Fahyboeed These check marks can be added or erased by you so that you can mark material that you were not sure about for review To add or erase check marks simply right click on the check mark for the topic page that you want to change This is very useful in setting up start positions for students or children so that they can utilize the Daily Director to take them to their assigned lessons The Daily Director button will automatically take you to the first page in the list of lessons that you haven t fin ished starting from page 1 For example if you have completed pages to 20 and you un check page 10 from the list when you press the Daily Director button your lesson will begin on page 10 5 4 Theory Games In addition to practical lessons there are also useful games for developing your skills on the piano These games will help you develop recognition of note types and note placement and provide a break from theory lessons When you successfully complete a game you will be cheered on by an animated character You can choose a character in the Superior Settings section of the program Chapter 10 Key Quest is activated by clicking on top left game button Key Quest is used to develop a familiarity with note placement on the keyboard When you start this game up you will be asked to find a set of keys matching a given note Once you located all the keys of that note the game will reset for you to
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31. button is dis played in the bottom left of the screen and is represented by Senor Semitone holding a left pointing arrow Click the Repeat button to restart the page that you are on Double click the Repeat button to restart on the previous page You may use the Continue and Repeat buttons at any time during each lesson Remember to do the theory lessons at your own pace but always make sure that you have a complete understanding of each lesson before going on to the next one If you get stuck and need a break try one of the theory games which will help you im prove your skills as well as entertain you 5 2 Exercises When you come up to a lesson that involves practicing what it has taught you the forward arrow is used to jump out of the theory and into the Piano Player or one of the games In Piano Player you will be required to listen to a melody or practice playing a piece using either the Wait for Note or the Notes and Timing evalua tion pages 22 26 The evaluation method is automatically activated by Piano Player 27 With each piece that you are asked to play you have the option of viewing an animation to demonstrate the proper hand placement for the piece Click on the Hand Position Video button to start the animation You may also click on the Fingering button to display the numbered hand position on the Piano Player keyboard When you feel ready you may begin playing the piece Amr Fee Pam
32. ch One hand is used to control the movement of Se or Semitone while the other hand is used to locate the correct notes on the keyboard In order to win each level of the game Se or Semitone must change all five of the dangerous characters into gold notes before the clock runs out and before he loses three lives Each enemy has one weakness if it is hit with a flying blue note that matches its own mystery pitch it will change into a golden note forever If an enemy is hit with a flying note that doesn t match its mystery pitch it must display its own mystery pitch on a small staff To hit an enemy with a flying note Senor Semitone must get close enough and play a note on the keyboard There are a few strategies novice players can use to locate the mystery pitches of the enemies Novices will often move up or down the keyboard trying many keys in order to find the correct pitch Later some players will zero in on the correct note using their ear others will notice the treble or base clef on the staff whether the note is sharp or flat and these cues will speed up their search for the note The teacher should advise students to use strategies like this which assist in reading at sight Changing dangerous opponents enemies into gold notes isn t enough After each one is turned into a gold note Se or Semitone must pick up the gold note before the annoying monkey in order to score If he doesn t get there quickly the monkey will pi
33. ck it up and take it to the wicked General MIDI General MIDI will trade any gold note for a banana but produces another enemy All movement of the hero is controlled with either the left or right hand on the keyboard If the dangerous char acters bump into Senor Semitone or if they hit him with a note or chord he loses one of his three lives Avoid ing being hit by moving quickly out of the way in the correct direction and racing to reach the gold note before the monkey requires finger strength and agility Over time without noticing the exercise the desired strength and dexterity is developed 8 3c How to Play At the start of each level Se or Semitone will begin at the bottom center of the screen At the end of each level the player must travel through the door at the top of the screen to get to the next level The default setting will allow the movement of Senor Semitone by playing notes on a keyboard connected to the computer Only one hand should control the movement of Se or Semitone the other should be kept free to find the mystery note of each enemy sean he hand you should use to control movement is indicated by the hand symbol at the top left of your screen 46 If the symbol is of a right hand you should position your right hand over the notes as in the figure below Simi larly for the left hand you should position your hand as per the figure below Try to use this base position and fingering at all times and
34. click the fingering icon located in the upper right corner of the Piano Player screen LELANA The initial fingering for the piece will be displayed on the virtual keyboard at the bottom of the screen The left hand will appear as red numbers and the right hand as green numbers As you learn in the theory lessons it is your fingers that are numbered not the keys on the keyboard The keys played with any of the fingers may change as you proceed through the piece 3 5 4134 9 3 When you have your hands placed correctly and are ready to begin follow along with the numbered notes on the musical score You will notice that when you correctly play a note the note will change to green and you may proceed to the next note If you make a mistake you will be prevented from continuing on to the next note until you play correctly When practicing using both hands your playing may be halted if you fail to hold a note in one hand that is intended to remain held as you play the other hand You must also release the note at the correct time if you are to play the next note for the other hand Make sure that you pay attention to the key signature of the notes If your error was playing an incorrect note a red x will appear on the location of the note you played By moving up or down the keyboard you will find the correct note The note will then turn green and you will then be able to proceed to the next note It is important not to get in the habit of
35. d character you would like to have appear throughout the Theory Thinker games Use the drop down list to select an individual character choose random selection of charac ters or none if you do not want to have a personal guide You can also choose a personal guide by clicking on the character s image ti Use Password o Password If you did not submit a password the first time that you logged into the program you may enter one here Once a password is given and the Use Password box is checked you will be prompted for your password the next time that you log in Piano Suite will not open under your name unless your password is entered cor rectly You can also change this password in Superior Settings and the new password will be required the next time the program is opened under your name The main advantage of a password is that it prevents other people from entering the program under your name and thus altering your evaluation 52 Teacher Options This area of the settings form is available only to the person who logs into Piano Suite as Teacher and is disabled for all other users These options allow the teacher or parent to customize certain fea tures of Piano Suite for specific students Refer to Chapter 11 10 1 Custom Library Management Not recommended for regular users Curent Custom Library CA sers proullernt 4D esktop My Library The Custom Libraries Window enables you to create and mana
36. dress and set an appropriate buffer size Too small a buffer may result in jerky reception too large a buffer will cause unnecessary delay before your playing reaches the instructor Press Apply then OK Step3 Exit the settings screen and press on the Classroom button on the Main Screen The Classroom Con trol Panel will appear Step4 In the Classroom Control Panel press the Connect button This will connect you to your instructor and allow you to use the Classroom tools If the connection is unsuccessful the Classroom Controls will not func tion Step5 The teacher will have a special set of classroom tools but must teacher The teacher must log in as con nect first students connect after 57 11 3 Teacher Class Management The Internet tools are Review Control Receive Broadcast Send Receive Dictation Chat Microphone Test allows the user to test his her microphone setup to ensure proper operation before the lesson Press the microphone button to bring up the simple test window When the test window appears speak into your microphone until you see graphics appear at the sound of your voice Review allows the teacher to see what a selected student is doing during the lesson When the review tool is activated a window pops up showing the selected student s screen a minuteby minute history of student activity and the time the studentspent in each activity To activate the Review tool press the Review button on t
37. e ered pray oF ifs Bach Set Fee here TC TT Re Be bce See be Erie ek Pee me ee ge hay a ma ee oe es a inevitable ben bieiin ms aipame ol ie hears nep eh bey ced ee eee et ie Pe ee ee Pe 1 Rin F igi Ais fe Bey hi Tiree Lire P raip Mirpig To begin click on a letter shown on the keyboard image If for example you want to learn about Johann Sebas tian Bach click B and then select the composer by name from the list which appears on the left of the screen Also included in History Happens is a time line of classical music a list of classical music from popular mov ies and a guide to the proper pronunciation of composers names 42 Games 8 0 Game Selection When you click on the Games button on the Main screen you are presented with a game selection window The options provided include Grand Staff Battle Music Concentration and Semitone Says E Alte SeleCcrOf a l y i y Gahi irrt LE ET E M O S 8 1 Music Concentration 0 HE This game asks you to match note images to note names in the early levels and note images with note placement in the intermediate levels If you find a match it will stay on the screen but if you don t find a match it will flip the cards back over to hide their contents The goal is to get all the panels flipped over When you enter the Concentration game screen you must select File gt New game to begin i E i T T z Fn i ak F m ak t i3
38. ep1 To start this program click on the Windows Start button Select Programs gt PianoSuite gt Keyboard Config Wizard Revie Contig Wirand ar 2h Ele pabean Opes Fouad Opia Help Keyboard Config Wizard The Keyboard Config Wizard will appear on your screen Step2 Click on the Start button and follow the step by step instructions within the Keyboard Config Wizard tie S Once you have setup successfully using the Keyboard Config Wizard you are ready to a j take part in Piano Suite Note If the keyboard Config Wizard is unable to locate your piano keyboard it means the Windows operating Sysytem is not yet detecting your piano keyboard This is usually resolved by proper installation of the most current software driver for your piano keyboard This software is normally found online on the manufacturers website in the support section 2 Starting Piano Suite 2 0 From the Top Step1 Click on the Windows Start button Select Programs gt Adventus gt PianoSuite gt Piano Suite Select a midi input and output device MIDI Input Device USB Audio Device z MIDI Output Device Microsoft GS Wavetable Sw Synth X After a few Moments you will see the Adventus Piano Suite logo and a group of dancing notes as you hear the opening music see Section 10 2 to find out how to customize the opening music Click anywhere on the screen to enter Piano Suite If you have not already configured your MIDI settings
39. essons in Sequence I Default Hand Selection Both Hands E Forehand wed Default Keyboard Size 49Key X i Use pas sword E Full Border ersonal Guide Random v File Location This area of Superior Settings allows you to create libraries for custom pieces and copy Piano Suite libraries to other locations File Location is described on pages 68 70 Network Setup Network connection setup Used to configure Adventus Internet Music Studio See Chapter 1 Metronome This button enables you to change the default settings for the metronome in the Metronome Setup screen Turn Voice On Off This button controls all automatic voice assist used with the program except for the theory lesson narration When voice is turned on you will hear a description of each area of Piano Suite when the cor responding button is highlighted on the Main Screen Voice must be activated in order to hear each song pro nounced in the Song Setup menu and the theory game character s feedback Turn Wait for Note Hint On Off This button controls the hint that appears on screen along with a voice re cording whenever the Wait for Note learning method is activated in Piano Player Turn Note Timing Hint On Off This button controls the hint that appears on screen along with a voice re cording whenever the Notes and Timing learning method is activated in Piano Player Voice List from here you can select the instrument list that 1s associated with yo
40. find a different set of notes m E KEY OUEST You Got Them All N MIN To reset manually select File gt New Game or press the delete key 29 Too ne Hjt TMT TTT Keyboard Note Search expands on the Key Quest theme except instead of asking you for all the notes for a given name you are asked to determine which note name goes with a specified key This game also makes use of the black keys which are a bit tougher You can use your computer keyboard or use the mouse to click on the letter of the key on the game screen If you answer correctly the given key will turn green You then move on to identify the next key note name given 30 Word Play is the third button in from the top left Lan you spell DEAF on the keyboard 3 nt You pat Thee All Bho bry ba bn ihia eto if ee bir Oe ed VT Word Play requires a bit more skill in that you are asked to find the keys in the correct order to spell out a word that it prompts you for Every time you finish playing a word you are given another to try Your game is over if you make 11 mistakes To begin a new game select File gt New game Your score is displayed on the bottom of the game screen Total mistakes made are shown on the bottom right Select File gt Save to save your game in your directory 31 Single Staff Note Placement is the bottom left button aa y a Tree a Liners tT rie ed eae 30 Trebia ed Line
41. g on the Metronome Choose Tempo image brings up the Metronome Setup screen It is here that you adjust the metronome settings such as the tempo of the music The musical pieces contained in the Piano Suite library have their own default settings however at first you may want to slow the tempo for some selections in order to practice them lenctONOMe gt er RGM SS Beanie par hele Hururun Suuni Wertrunume balumeta E Vog ketonima liad in al g i i eo here BUSI Maumi E I bais Tare the page Heats before the end of the page A f j The following options are available on the Metronome Setup screen Tempo in Beats per Minute To adjust the tempo click and drag the slider left or right The lower the setting the slower the tempo Press the Test button to hear the how the metronome will sound Press it again to stop testing The Test button is labeled Close during the sound preview Tempo in Beats per Minute Click on the image under Metronome Instruments to display a list a instruments that you can use for the metronome sound Double click on the name of the instrument you want to select it Its image will appear on the page Metronome Instruments 11 Adjust the Pitch and Velocity of the instrument by dragg Metronome Sound Select Voice to hear the metronome beats counted out while playing a piece Select MIDI to hear the beats sounded out by an instrument Voice MIDI
42. ge multiple custom libraries A custom library is a group of pieces that has been created or loaded into Composer s Corner The Current Custom Library box indicates which custom library will be visible from the Composer Editor and the Piano Player Press the button to the right of the box to select a different library The New Library button will create a new library with a location and name of your choosing Once it has been created the new library will be selected as the Current Custom Library The Manage Library button allows you to copy songs from the current custom library to another library of your choosing Keep in mind the contents of the second library are not shown so be careful not to copy the same song in twice 53 10 2 More Ways to Customize Piano Suite You can customize the opening music by locating the directory in which you installed Piano Suite by default this directory would be C Program Files From there go to Adventus Piano Suite Sound Midi Put the MIDI files that you would like to hear as the opening music in the Midi folder Remove any unwanted MIDI files Piano Suite will randomly select a MIDI file from this folder to play as the opening music A sound is produced whenever the mouse pointer is over a button on the Main Screen You can change this sound right clicking on each button to open the Change Instrument window Right click on the instrument image to open a drop down list of
43. he Classroom Control Panel screen Control allows the teacher to control the student s computer within the Piano Suite window When under the teacher s control the student s Piano Suite follows the teacher s The Control tool operates only in the Main Menu Piano Player Theory Thinker and Composer s Corner sections of Piano Suite The Control tool is automatically deactivated when the Review tool the receive tool or the Send Receive tool is activated Activating the Control tool always brings both the teacher and the selected students to the Main Menu To activate the Control tool press the Control button on the Classroom Control Panel screen A teacher may decide to use the Control tool to move a student to a different activity For example if the teacher wants to hear a student play the first 8 bars of a certain piece the teacher can click con trol go to the piece themself select the first 8 bars the learning method the tempo then press Receive to hear the student play the piece This may be simpler than verbally explaining the activity specially with novices over the net Receive allows the teacher to hear and see MIDI material that the selected stu dent is working with in real time The Receive tool deactivates the Control tool To activate the Receive tool press the Receive button on the Classroom Control Panel screen The Receive mode will be active until deactivated by the teacher or until another student is selec
44. hinker 5 0 The Theory Thinker Screen The Theory Thinker section helps you learn the fundamentals of music through easy to follow lessons while allowing you to jump to the Piano Player engine and the theory games to expand on the topics in che Os ckeiltes Bhil Lisbie ie ee i Theory Topics i Fages for this Topic Fg TIF Forre ond Hod Porous lhe Fra Mic Heimi ari Tone Loobkmg Inde fo lectern Tha Horima of a Whe Fimo Porn The Treble m Or Clef Can You Neer fie Diterence Nit lores nad Minne walima Finn Ania to E ahmi Pinna Tiam E a q T ll k MM k Theory Topics are listed on the left hand side of the Theory Thinker screen These range from basic under standing of how the piano got its name to the interpreting of the key signatures on a staff line and beyond Pages for this Topic are the group of titles located on the right hand side of the screen These are the page head ings within each selected theory topic The Theory Topics are categorized by skill level The Skill Levels are color coded as shown in the legend above the Theory Topics list Skill Levels Intro 10 20 30 4 C0 50 The Daily Director button located in the upper left corner is used to bring you to the earli est theory topic that you have not completed The 8 buttons within the bottom section of the Theory Thinker screen lead into the various games designed to test your mu sic theory knowledge 26 5
45. ice it This is useful when learning longer pieces or the more difficult parts of a piece You may use this option with Play Piece to listen to the selected part of the song or with either of the learning methods described in the following pages To use this feature select Setup gt Select Bar gt Mark Bars or click the Mark Bars button Step 1 Place the mouse pointer over the bar line of the first measure you want selected and click The bar line will change to red Step 2 Place the mouse pointer over the bar line at the end of the last measure you want selected and click The bar line will turn red Step 3 Click on Show Bars to display the bars you selected EET ee e iF 1 l pE za in z F F Es 17 4 3 Learning Methods Wait for Note The Wait for Note learning method allows you to practice playing the correct note without worrying about the timing This method is useful for learning the correct fingering of the piece and becoming comfortable with playing the notes before working on the timing of the piece Choose Wait for Note by clicking on the Wait for Note button or by selecting it in the menu under Pieces gt Learning Methods A checkmark appears beside Wait for Note in the menu to indicate that this mode is active Cee Feces Teli Adee hip 4 Langg 3 1 aje HJIT l i THEW it Lill ll If you need help with your hand positioning for a selected piece
46. itional Recording Step Sets the smallest note value For example if the recording step is Theory set to 1 8 the smallest note value recorded will be no less than an 1 8 note Other Since it is difficult for a beginner student to produce music in perfect time the recording step can be used to forgive many timing errors to produce cleaner notation that is easier to read Beginners should set this feature to record in steps of 1 4 Tempo Here you can set the metronome speed in quarter notes per minute for the piece that you will record Even highly skilled players record single hands at or below 80 quarter notes per minute When you are finished recording choose the tempo you would like to hear the piece played then save your recording to MIDI ge D N N N E N N EN EN ON ENN INN ENN INN INN INN INN INN INN INN ENN INN INN INN IN IN H Show Music This button is used to view the recording of your right hand your left hand or both hands in the Piano Player Here you can h OW ha u S c isten to the piece and perform any necessary editing Mrrrrsnsneenensusnnsnennnnnn Select Hands Before you begin recording you must choose to play with either your right hand treble clef or your left hand bass clef You can show music or save music for the left right or both hands Choose Instrument Right click on the image to select an instrument for the current hand from the list which appears 36 Metronome Setup is entered
47. lecting another instrument from the list that appears The volume for any track can be adjusted independently by dragging the sliders or muting The instrument at the far left of this screen represents the User Input channel All other tracks shown are heard only when a piece is played by the Piano Player The tracks labeled Left and Right are the Treble and Bass tracks the following tracks are accompaniment The Drum Track instrument cannot be changed 33 O Drum Track Volume Volume olurn e Wolume Wolume Wolume Volume volume Bhiute EhMute EMute EMute EMute EMute haute Channel Assign an instrument to a particular channel Use the arrow buttons to select channel By default Piano Suite uses Channel 1 for the right hand Channel 2 for the left hand and Channel 10 for percussion Channel 10 il Semitone Change the location of Middle C on your keyboard one semitone at a time The small arrow below the keyboard image will show the current location for the keyboard center Octave Use intervals of an octave to assign a location for the keyboard center By default Channel is set to 1 Semitone is set to 0 and Octave is set to 3 keyboard 24 4 9 Keyboard On the menu bar under Setup gt Keyboard is a list of keyboard sizes for display below the Piano Player screen Choose the keyboard size that matches your MIDI The 49 key shown below is the default selection UAUUAUYUAIU LULA RAOULT ALL 25 5 Theory T
48. licking on the gt button Repeat this process if you would like to view the evalua tions for several songs selecting each song and then using the gt button to place them in the right hand window If you would like to view the practice report for all the songs practiced in a given reporting period select the gt gt button This will move the entire list to the right To remove any songs from the right hand list before printing a report select the song title and click the lt but ton This will place the songs back in the left hand list Click the lt lt button to remove all songs from the right hand list To remove any songs from the report highlight it in the right hand list and then press the Delete button Once you have prepared the documents click the Report button You have the option of printing the practice report or previewing it on your computer screen 50 10 Superior Settings 10 0 User Options In the Superior Settings window you can adjust many of the Piano Suite settings to best suit your needs It is here that you can choose a character to cheer you on through the theory games a Sx Settings For p YUP Ee 1 0R8 Yeu GS Custom Libraries Network Setup Teacher Options Turn Wait for Note Hint On E Lock Fiegerting OFF Turn Voice Off Turn Note Timing Hint On E Lock Mages off v Use images Se T eames E Lock Games off J General MIDI ock Games o Use piano Only a p IP Use Fingering E Force L
49. me way as the select hands buttons found in the Song Setup screen and are placed here for your convenience w oho The next three buttons on the toolbar are used to select a small medium or large font These buttons are used in the same way as the select font size buttons that appear in the Song Setup screen The function of the next four player buttons will be described later in this chapter Marks Bars Shows Selected Bars Activates Wait for Note Activates Notes and Timing Activates Rhythm 120 l Metronome speed Pauses the playing of the piece by clicking once Resumes play on second click Resets to start of piece Plays Piece Use Metronome 14 The buttons in the lower right corner of the Piano Player screen above the toolbar allow you to flip through the pages of music Simply click the mouse on the forward arrow or the i back arrow Right click anywhere on the Piano Player screen to open a small menu with the following options Clear Screen show Keyboard Clear Screen resets a piece during play or restarts Wait for Note mode Show keyboard displays the computer keyboard on the screen as piano keys You can use this to play the com puter keyboard as you would play a MIDI keyboard Farir Computer KeyBoard ood TI eT 1aonon En nnn n Lol a The Computer Keyboard window displays the notes with their associated keys Middle C is the T key on your compute
50. n proceed to the Notes and Timing method Step1 Click on the Rhythm button or select Pieces gt Learning Methods gt Rhythm from the menu bar You will now see a single note rhythm on each staff Step2 Press the Play button to hear each part and to look at the rhythms Step3 Now click on the Notes and Timing button and select an appropriate tempo Step4 Play the piece by performing the rhythms you see on the staff Although you are pressing only one key with each hand you will hear the melody and a basic left hand part 19 4 5 Learning methods Notes and Timing The Notes and Timing method is a more advanced form of evaluation This procedure evaluates your piano playing by deciding whether or not the correct notes are being played and assessing the timing of the notes This method uses the metronome or timer Once the metronome has begun counting the piece has begun The length of time in bars or measures of music that the metronome counts before beginning the piece is select able in the Metronome Setup Chapter 3 If the time signature for the piece is 4 4 and the number of lead in bars is set to 1 then the metronome will count four beats before the music starts It is advisable to choose a slow tempo before you begin so you are not under as much pressure Step1 Record and Evaluate is the first step in the Notes and Timing method Here you will play the piece you have selected paying close attention to the
51. o not get discouraged if you are not able to do this perfectly the first time Step7 When you are finished recording this track click on the stop button which is located beside the record button You can now click on the return button and then listen to your recording by clicking on the play button You are now ready to record your second track If you want to make changes to your recording see the section below entitled Editing Your Recording Step8 To record a second track for your piece click on an empty track with your mouse and follow the above procedure You will hear the first track that you have recorded as you add your new track If you do not want to hear the first track you played while recording the second track click on the mute button Ti ero ee keiurari Step9 To record a drum track right click on the instrument selection button change the MIDI channel to channel 10 and then click on the OK button Experiment to find out which drum sounds will work best for your drum track To rehearse a track before recording click on the play button and play along with the tracks that you have previously recorded When you are ready click on the record button and record your drum track Pheig p etag Step10 When you have finished recording the tracks for your song select File gt Save type in a name for your composition select a location for your file and then click Save 61 12 1 Editing Your Recording The foll
52. our recent activity click on the drop down list to choose a smaller period of time Step3 Press the Continue Button Step4 Select Preview from the window that appears and click the OK button Step5 If you would like to print this report you may do so by selecting the Print button located along the upper left of the preview window I Tai Step6 Select Printer from the Report Setup window and click OK S dm Pinis DO Pi TE Pree OK M pi E K Comcel a T cpie Setup m 49 9 1 Piano Practice Reports This section of the program allows you to view the evaluations on every piece you have practiced using Wait for Note and Record and Evaluate mode As with Theory Reports you may choose a time period to narrow down the list of reports to view The Choose songs box located on the left of the Piano Practice Reports screen dis plays a list of songs that you have played You must specify which learning method you would like to see your evaluations for This is done by clicking on either the Wait for Note button or the Notes and Timing button at the bottom of the screen Enter the title of the song to find a piece quickly Type the first few letters of the piece to reveal it in the Choose songs list This is a useful method of locating a piece if the list is considerably long To view the practice report for an individual piece highlight it s title in the Choose songs list and then transfer it to the window on the right by c
53. ove the staff Once a word is placed correctly you will be prompted for another word The two game buttons on the bottom right are for Music Concentration top and Re play bottom These games are described in Chapter 8 34 6 Composers Corner 6 0 Setup to Record The Composers Corner section of Piano Suite is used for recording your own music one track or part at a time Your piece can be saved to MIDI file format so that you can listen to it with Windows Media Player It can also be saved to a custom library which will allow someone else to learn it in the Piano Player COlPOses33 COSNc Song Mamea fo iie Snabure Key Signature H boni m epee dl ag pie puw Time Signature Sk EEA y Minuet x Song Name Here you must enter a title for your piece before you begin recording Time Signature Selectable from this drop down list are time signatures from 2 4 to 12 16 35 Key Signature Use this drop down list to select the number of flats or sharps for your key signature Refer to the theory lessons to learn about key signature Key Signature Level Assign a level of difficulty to the piece you are recording so that your composi tions can be organized in the Song Setup screen Category Choose an appropriate category that describes your com position This is also useful for Song Setup organization Level 1 Level 1 PopularfRocki Country Jazz Blues PopularfRock Folk Religious Trad
54. owing describes the tools that are available to you for editing your recording Move place the mouse cursor hand over your recorded material grab it and position it within the same track Erase place the mouse cursor eraser over your recorded material and remove this material from the track Scissors place the mouse cursor scissors over the track and cut your recorded material so that it is now in two separate pieces you can cut a track into several different pieces Here is an example for using the above tools while recording After recording a track you decide that you do not like what you have recorded in measures three and four Click on the Scissors button and then cut your recorded material at the beginning of measure three and at the end of measure four Now select the Erase button and remove the recorded material from measures three and four You can now click on the return button and then the record button Begin the metronome count in by pressing any key on the MIDI keyboard Listen to measures one and two and then play the MIDI keyboard during measures three and four You can now click on the stop button Listen to the newly added material If you are still satisfied erase the new material and try again 12 2 Recording More Than Four Tracks It is possible to record more than four tracks You can do this by recording over material that already exists on a track Keep in mind that you can have only one instrumen
55. r The Delete User button removes the selected user s name from the list This also removes all records of that user s work including piano player and theory evaluations and all compositions created by that user Use the file location options described in Chapter 10 to copy the records to a new location on your computer or on disk before deleting a user If you have previously logged on to Piano Suite use the following instructions Step1 Click on your name in the log in screen and then click the Log In button Step2 If you have a password a pop up screen will appear and prompt you for your password Type in your password and press Enter 2 2 A tour of the Main Screen From the main screen you can navigate to any of the sii a areas Piano Suite Piano Player Listen to and practice any of the songs in the Piano Suite library over 500 pieces in Piano Suite Premier using the unique interactive Adventus learning methods Piano Player is described in Chapter 4 my a 74 Theory Thinker The theory lessons and exercises are contained here It is highly recommended that you first complete all of the theory lessons in order to fully understand and benefit from all other areas of Piano Suite Theory Thinker is described in Chapter 5 LED Composer s Corner Piano Suite Premier only Compose record edit print and save your own pieces Composer s Corner is described in Chapter 6 History Happens An historical
56. r above the selected note for you to type in a fingering number Click on the next note that you wish to assign fingering and click anywhere on the form when finished to exit the Add Fingering mode Select Bar When you click this button you can choose two bars so that you can delete between them or you can choose one bar to insert a bar Insert Bar Pressing this will insert a full bar at the bar that 1s currently selected Delete This allows you to delete all bars that are between the selected bars or to delete the cur rently selected note Select Note This allows you to select a note with the mouse so that you can move it up or down in pitch or from side to side within the bar or so that you can delete it Move Note Once a note 1s selected or created it can be moved by using the 4 gt Move Note buttons Sharp Flat Enharmonic change Piano Suite tries to draw sharps and flats automatically but occasionally you will have to correct the sharp or flat for a different note For example if you wanted a D to be written as an Eb then you would select that note with the note select tool and press the inharmonic change button Draw note This allows you to put a new note in a bar by clicking on the position where you want to place the new note The type of note that is inserted using the Draw Note command is determined by whatever note is selected in the Note Type list Velocity Adjust the velocity setting of a selected note so
57. r keyboard and is represented as a large colored C in the keyboard piano guide This window must be opened in order to play the piece using your computer keyboard Use the Resize button to shrink the keyboard piano guide when you feel that you no longer need to view it in order to play using the computer keyboard Click the Resize button a second time to enlarge this window to its original size Using the computer keyboard to play piano may not develop practical playing skills It is merely offered to you as another playing option 4 1 The Menu Bar The menu bar is located at the top of the Piano Player screen It allows you to easily access the controls and set tings for the Piano Player Starting from the left the menu bar items are File Items in the File menu include Edit This feature allows you to modify a piece that you recorded in Composers Corner 15 Save As Saves your composition to be used in Piano Player or as a MIDI file Edit and Save As are only available for custom library pieces in Piano Suite Premier Print Prints the score of the current musical piece Exit Closes the Piano Player and the current musical selection Pieces Items in the Pieces menu include Select Music Opens the song setup screen so you may choose another musical piece Play Piece The Piano Player plays the piece you have chosen so you can listen to it Learning Methods Piano Suite incorporates three methods of learning and evaluation They
58. rm of standard music notation without the express written permission of the copyright owner The software is the property of Adventus Incorporated Adventus Incorporated reserves the right to make any changes additions or improvements to this software or documentation at any time without notice to any person or organization The documentation may not be copied in whole or in part with out written consent from Adventus Incorporated Program graphics may not appear exactly the same as illustrated in this manual Customer Support Adventus provides free customer support to all users Please refer to Adventus Piano Suite documentation and on line help before contacting customer support When you call for customer support please be at your computer and have your documenta tion at hand Be prepared to provide the following information 1 Product version number located at the bottom right of the login screen 2 The wording of any error messages that appear on your screen 3 A list of what steps were taken leading up to the problem Adventus customer support is available as follows Phone 1 888 999 6434 or 1 902 453 4464 Monday through Friday 8 30 AM 5 30 PM Atlantic Standard Time Fax 1 902 453 4168 Email support adventus com Table of Contents T GCE SU COE ear AAEE EEEE EEEE EEE EET 3 EOS YSE REGU SII N Sar cates ceca eset sc ceca e EE E E E E E hchesueseoccnsaustesteestseescanaeeee 3 1 1 Installation of Piano Suite Premier Software
59. rrow keys to view any other bars with errors To deactivate Notes and Timing mode click on Show Errors in the menu or click the Notes and Timing but ton 4 7 Show Recording Select Show Recording from the Notes and Timing menu setlo Main Menu Help Select Music Flay Piece Wat for Mote Reset Ltrl R v Motes and Timing Record and Evaluate show Errors Show Recording Show Recording allows you to view and listen to your last saved practice for a selected piece as you have played it The Show Recording command can be used with any piece that you have practiced in Notes and Tim ing mode Every time you practice a piece in Notes and Timing and choose to save it the current practice will overwrite any previous practice for that particular piece While you have Show Recording selected you can also select Show Errors from the Notes and Timing menu to review any mistakes made during your practice 22 4 8 Sound Setup The Sound Setup screen is opened by selecting Setup from the menu bar and then clicking Sound MIDI The Sound Setup screen has the following options and settings Re OUNO secur Dhanna E sj H Frm E Lomig t keton d VelboF EJ gt n eo M b S MIDI Volume Adjusts the volume of the MIDI output by sliding the control left or right MIDI volume is used for the sound produced by your MIDI keyboard and also in the playing of a piece by the Piano Player in Piano Suite Wa
60. s S The gt gt button transfers all tracks from the import MIDI box to the Piano Suite box in the Load from MIDI form This button switches tracks for the right hand and the left hand in the Piano Suite box in the Load from MIDI form The gt button transfers only a selected track from the import MIDI box to the Piano Suite box in the Load from MIDI form The lt button transfers only a selected track from the import MIDI box to the Piano Suite box in the Load from MIDI form 41 7 History Happens History Happens is an informative and insightful look at musicians and composers that have helped shape the course of music history It is presented in HTML format and is viewed using a web browser such as Netscape or Internet Explorer Version3 or higher must support frames Jnr hee Pe hie per the Cree Loe Fe Ear Lied Hi eee ee rA kabiar fee boa See ee ee ed ree ke he eer eerie Pore eerie ho i PLS he Pd i r karr Pe SB ee ee ri ee es plese ni skry Phe eee ety ine Seka of roc That cared arah E eared ba a oping peia foe ladeted iti narra Cay iehi ogee r ee Bek marj ni aed Pines cee ny rs Pes a oe Cre ate ee ey ee ee ee CR re D A Cre baih cf Bee Hemm almah rmen eds h Besi tifi chiim aed eee ee ee he ee raj Po kepi ue eS eee ie act iale Fh a Lezer has ih Gch paid eee ee ee ek eee I be age Pe Ls Ce ae eee ee ee ee eee bes Ca ee i pir is pees eee read E ee nals Be
61. s you wish to communicate with then press the Chat button on the Classroom Control Panel screen To send text to a student type the text in the lower text box and press Send 11 4 Online Educational Resources Take advantage of instructor lesson plans and tests now available online at www adventus com The Adventus web site now provides teachers and students with additional tools and information for learning and enjoyment Have a look at the latest music education information MIDI connection information and press releases 59 12 Music Recorder The Music Recorder is a four track MIDI recording program that allows you to record one track at a time edit this recording and then record another track You can choose from 128 different instrument sounds plus a full set of percussion and drum kit sounds When you are finished recording you can playback your entire piece and hear the full orchestration that you have created Hoge Hee tes oF 12 0 Recording You will be performing your composition on a MIDI keyboard Be sure that your MIDI keyboard 1s plugged in the power on the keyboard is turned on and the keyboard is configured correctly For help with setting up your keyboard click on Setup gt Configure MIDI Once the Keyboard Config Wizard starts select Start and then follow the directions to successfully setup your MIDI keyboard To record a new song follow these steps Step1 To select a time signature the default
62. s aod Spaces 6 Enns Oe Spaces Base et Lise aod Sparar P Trebike Cet Leciger Lines and spaces H Gace et Ledger Lines and sparar 9 Compii This de 10 Complete Bess led This game requires some staff placement knowledge Use your mouse to select the correct location on the staff for the notes you are given You can choose to be tested on either the Treble or Bass Clef and you can choose to include or exclude lines spaces and ledger lines These options are selectable under Settings in the Menu bar 32 Grand Staff Note Placement is the second button in from the bottom left Mi E3 Grand Staff Note Placement also requires ample staff placement knowledge This game is much like Single Staff Note Placement but here you must place given notes on the grand staff As in the previous the staff goes from the E note below the bass staff to Middle C and from Middle C to the A note above the treble staff 33 Grand Staff Spelling is the third button in from the bottom left gan 1 if pis it Gk a 4a i ARET Maat Cz KT Hwa sheslep tai rhe i d s al me an t Pi iF Grand Staff Spelling requires ample knowledge of staff placement This game is similar to Word Play except that you are required to spell out a word by placing the notes on the staff instead of on the keyboard You will notice that the bass staff will allow notes from the E below the staff up to Middle C The treble staff allows from Middle C to the A ab
63. s that the defect cannot be repaired Adventus may replace the defective Piano Suite Bundle hardware or Software with an identical Piano Suite Bundle or Components or one which is reasonably equivalent OWNER S RESPONSIBILITIES 1 Send the accompanying Registration Card to Adventus Incorporated within ten days after your purchase 2 Notify Adventus of any defects within ten days of the discovery of the problem 3 If directed by Adventus return your Piano Suit Bundle or Component to Adventus so that we may inspect and approve warranty service Warranty service shall be completed within a reasonable pe riod of time 4 Please read your User Manual carefully and become familiar with the proper maintenance and care of your Piano Suite software and any accompanying hardware WARRANTY SHALL NOT EXTEND TO 1 Piano Suite Software or Components that have been subjected to abnormal strain neglect abuse modification or accidental damage 2 The result of normal wear and tear 3 Piano Suite Software or Components whose trademark name or identification number has been changed or removed 4 Anyone other than the original purchaser 5 Piano Suite Software or Components sold outside Canada and the United States WITH RESPECT TO THE PIANO SUITE SOFTWARE AND COMPONENTS ADVENTUS DIS CLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OTHER THAN THE ABOVE WARRANTY EITHER EXPRESS OR IM PLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FIT
64. scscssessesssssacscessssasssacacesesessosacacseessesarasasaeaceesneanseacacees 55 TTS SUPERIORS CCCIING S sisii ninn A E NE A 56 TO Teacher ge UNOS nara a E AT 56 FETS Udent PrO ES aaron E T E E EE 57 11 2 Music Studio on a Local Area NetWorKoccwiossreniodonir inii aeaii E A 57 Teacher Cass Managen e Madise Tra A A EER 58 VTS Online EGUCatION al RESOUrCES morije riina EE E E AE OEN E U 59 12 MUSIC RECOGE iiaiai E T O T 60 120 RECONOING eeraa E TEE E N REES 60 I2 r Eaiting Your Recording siere e a E E E A E OAA EEA 62 122 Recoraing More Than Four TraCK Sariana a E E N ANNAGA 62 1 Getting Started 1 0 System Requirements The following system requirements will ensure that the Piano Suite software will run on your computer e Windows 2000 XP VISTA e Pentium II or better e 100 Sound Blaster compatible sound card wave table synthesis highly recommended e Standard MIDI keyboard with cable or USB keyboard 1 1 Installation of Piano Suite Premier Software Step 1 Place the Piano Suite CD ROM in the CROM Drive of your computer Piano Francais suite VEINE The Auto run screen will appear If the Auto run screen does not appear Left click on the Windows Start button and select Run from the menu In the box which appears type in the following line d autorun exe where d is the drive letter of your CD ROM drive and click the OK button The Auto run screen will appear Proceed to Step2 dri Windows Media
65. se from To select by level click the check box located on the left of the Level box to ETTEI activate this option Click the dropdown arrow on the right and select your desired level of difficulty level 1 being the easiest Only the pieces of Christmas that level will appear in the list box z Classical This makes it easy for a beginner to practice only the simple pieces of level 1 before moving on to level 2 Use the same method to select by Category if you want to listen to or prac tice a specific genre of music 4 Click on the Metronome Choose Tempo image to adjust metronome set tings The current setting for beats per minute is indicated below this icon 5 Select the font size by clicking on the small medium or large note BSS SSS Sz2222 Small font selected es ale A Daw 31 fed e Fi F p Medium font selected l ale A Deere 3 Large font selected 6 Choose which hand you would like to play for each piece As you click on each musical selection the default hand for that piece which will be displayed Click on either hand to select or deselect it Left hand bass clef Right hand treble clef Both hands grand staff 7 Press the Continue button to go to the Piano Player after selecting the musical piece and changing any set Cancel tings Continue 8 Cancel will close this screen and return you to the main menu O 3 1 Metronome Setup Clickin
66. t sound for each track The following is an example of using the above recording technique Step1 Record a right hand part for piano on track one You can now also record a left hand piano part over the top of this previously recorded material Remember that you can always erase the new material using the erase tool and try again if you are not satisfied with your performance Step2 Record a drum track by selecting MIDI channel 10 and then playing the drum sounds using your MIDI keyboard After you have recorded the sounds for the drum set go back and record some percussion sounds over top of the original material recorded on the this track 62
67. te the Piano Suite Logo Se or Semitone and the name Adventus Incorporated are trademarks of ADVENTUS INCORPORATED All rights reserved All images and text used involving Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation sound Blaster is a trademark of Creative Technology Ltd CANADIAN GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS The Program and documentation are pro vided with restricted rights Use duplication or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in the Copyright Act as applicable The Contractor Manufacturer is Adventus Incorporated 3008 Oxford St Halifax Nova Scotia B3L 2W5 SAVE THIS LICENSE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE IMPORTANT READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS PRODUCT LICENSE AGREEMENT AND LIMITED WARRANTY HARDWARE Adventus Incorporated Piano Suite Adventus Incorporated is confident that the software it produces and the hardware shipped with its products meets its own high standards and those of its customers With that in mind the following warranty is offered to the original purchaser of Adventus Incorporated s products CONDITIONS OF WARRANTY If during the 150 day period following the date of original purchase your Piano Suite Bundle includ ing any software program or hardware component s is found by Adventus to have a defect in materi al or workmanship upon proof of purchase Adventus will repair the defect without charge for material and labor In the event Adventus determine
68. ted Broadcast allows the teacher to broadcast his her voice to all students selected in the Student List in real time First select the students you which to speak to Then activate the Broadcast tool by pressing the Broadcast button on the Class room Control Panel screen 58 Send Receive allows the teacher to access selected student records and allows the teacher to send new dictations and relevant files ex MIDI arrangements composed by the teacher to selected students The teacher s current Dictation Book is sent to all students on connection to the teacher but the teacher may want to update one or more specific students with a different set of class activities To send a new Dictation Book part way through a lesson load the new dictation book then instruct the intended student s to press Send Receive to pick it up At the end of the class the instructor can use Send Receive to pick up student records from all connected students Dictation Book allows the teacher to record audio and text instructions into an interactive dictation book that can be linked to sections of Piano Suite so that the student is able to find exactly what he or she is to practice easily and without confusion The Dictation Book can be sent to students at the start of a session or partway through a session using the Send Receive tool Chat allows the teacher to communicate in text to selected students To activate the Chat tool select the student
69. that it will sound as loud or as soft as 1s intended within the piece while the piece Velo city GU is played by the Piano Player The velocity settings range from 1 127 7 sixteenths Note Type Determine what note type a selected note should be by choosing it from this drop down list The note type that you select from this list will be half displayed on the right side of the Note Type list on the edit toolbar Use this 9 sixteenths list to select desired note type before using the Draw Note command The 10 sixteenths default note type is the quarter note 11 sixteenths 40 dotted half Edit This button takes you to the Editor from the Piano Player Player This button takes you from the Editor back to the Piano Player 6 3 Load From MIDI You can open any MIDI file into Piano Suite by selecting File gt Load from MIDI in Composers Corner Browse to find the file you want to open select it and open into the Load from MIDI form In the form select the tracks individually in order to determine which tracks are appropriate arrangements for the right and the left hand Transfer these tracks to the Piano Suite side of the form first then add all other desired tracks Press OK and the MIDI file will automatically be converted so that the music can be viewed played and edited in Compos ers Corner The song can then be saved in a Custom Library and accessed later in the Piano Player to practice with any of the learning method
70. u re looking for Li C e 2 Dowhhe click the song you want Metronome Choose Tempo 150 Quarter notes per minete i The following options are found on the Song Setup screen Piano Sure Theory Select a Library to choose songs from Custom The Piano Suite library contains the pieces from all of the following musical categories Anthem Children s Christmas Classical Country Jazz Blues Popular Rock Folk Religious and Traditional These pieces range from Level 1 difficulty through to Level 5 Refer to the Theory Thinker Chapter 5 to see how the level of difficulty is categorized The Theory library displays only the practice pieces implemented in the Theory lessons The Custom library allows you to select the songs that you have recorded for use in the Piano Player When Custom library is selected you have the option of deleting any unwanted custom pieces This is done by click ing on a piece to select it and then pressing the Delete button 1 Eater thee tithe of the sang you re looking for D E l ete WR e e e 1 Enter the title of the song you want to listento or practice in Piano Player Type in the first few letters of the piece you are seeking and the matching selection will be revealed in the song list 2 Select the piece you want displayed in Piano Player O hey Might 4 C3 Soka Hian i Uais Peas Baana and Barlay di Cida To Jod 3 Select the level and category of songs to choo
71. ur keyboard or sound card If you do not have a keyboard with a built in sound card or an external sound card or your keyboard or external soundcard is not on the list select General MIDI which is the list of instruments associated with your comput er s built in sound card 51 Use Images When this box is checked it allows the images which go along with each piece of music to be displayed Use Fingering When this feature is activated numbers appear above each note in the Piano Player to assist in finger positioning Use Piano Only When this box is checked all pieces will be opened in Piano Player with bright acoustic piano set as the selected instrument for both hands You can change the instruments for a piece while it s open by selecting the instruments in the Sound Setup screen The Use Piano Only box must not be checked if you want the pieces to be opened using their default instruments Default Hand Selection By default each musical piece has one of the three choices of hand selection as signed to it They are right hand treble clef left hand bass clef and both hands grand staff This menu allows you to change this default so that every piece opened will automatically be displayed for the hand selection that you chose Set the Default Keyboard Size for the Piano Player virtual keyboard This feature is useful if your MIDI key board is a different size than the 49 key default Personal Guide Choose which animate
72. using the Keyboard Config Wizard you will be presented with a MIDI input and output device selection form Select each MIDI Input Device option available to you from the drop down list Test each of these by playing some keys on your keyboard to hear the quality of the sound if any Select the input device that produces the highest quality sound when tested Experiment with the various options available in the MIDI Output Device drop down list of every MIDI device available on your sound card Click on the Test button beside this list to test each of the output devices A message box will appear and you may hear MIDI music Not all output devices listed will transmit sound on your computer After listening to each test click the OK button on the message box which appears and test any other options that are in the list Select the device which produces the highest quality sound when tested The options available for input and output devices may vary with different computers and may not be the same as is shown in this manual 2 1 The Log In Screen Every time you open Piano Suite you will have to enter your name in the Log In screen The following steps will enter your name and password so that you maypersonalize your settings in the program Step1 Click on the New User Button Step2 Type in your name and create a password in the form that appears Step3 Click Okay to submit your password Piano Suite s main screen will appea
73. ve Volume Adjusts the volume of the wave output by sliding the control left or right In Piano Suite wave volume is used in the playing of voice recordings such as in the Song Setup and Theory Thinker narration Sounds within animations and audio recordings for a piece are also controlled by wave volume MIDI Through When enabled all messages received from the MIDI IN device are sent to the MIDI OUT de vice You may wish to disable this if your MIDI IN device is the same as your MIDI OUT device and you can not disable local control on this device A symptom of this is an echo or multiple instruments playing when you press keys on your MIDI keyboard Constant Keyboard Velocity When this function is enabled on a velocitysensitive keyboard all keys will sound at the same volume regardless of how fast or slow each key is hit Select MIDI Device Click this button to open a window in which you may select the most suitable MIDI input and output devices from each drop down list refer to page 7 User Input Channel Use this to choose an instrument other than the default instrument for each hand Click on the arrows to select and display one of 128 MIDI instruments and sound effects You may also right click on the instrument image to display and select from the entire list of MIDI instruments Other Channels This button enters you into the multi track screen Change the instrument for any track by right clicking on the instrument graphic and se

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