The Music Note Teacher inherits years of success and
maturity from its older cousin on the Macintosh. You will find very subtle and unparallel features when comparing
it to other music note learning software.
The first thing that I would like to make note of is the
quality and size of the note graphics.
These graphics were painstakingly developed and crafted in Finale. Experience has taught me that the musical
staff and note heads must be large enough for young children and senior adults
to read. I am sure you will learn to
appreciate the high quality of these graphics.
The second feature that I would like you to notices is the
size of the graphic piano keys. They
are very large and easily accessible by the mouse for both young children and
the handicapped. Other note learning
programs try to display the complete piano keyboard on a 640 * 480 screen. This results in having very tiny piano keys
that are too difficult for many students to operate. This program addresses this issue by having separate keyboards
for both clefs. The Music Note Teacher
also offers users three modes of entry.
Students my use the graphic computer piano, external midi keyboard or
letter keys. The ability to use and
external keyboard empowers the Music Note Teacher with maximum teaching
benefits. There is no greater
reinforcement for learning proper keyboard geography then by using a real piano
keyboard. Create you own fully
functioning teaching labs with your existing equipment. Be the best teacher that you can be!
Not enough can be said about the adjustable range
sliders. This one feature increases the
functionality, adaptability and longevity of program use to you. So many of the other programs have
predefined lessons and predetermined note ranges. While this might seem convenient, it inevitably renders the
program obsolete or too restrictive for your everyday teaching needs. What if the first lesson teaches middle C
through G and the intellectual level capacity of your beginner student can only
comprehend middle C to E. Do you not
use the program your just purchased or do you compromise the integrity of your
lesson by forcing your student to use an inappropriate level. Conversely, the same can be said for your
more advanced or experienced students.
Suppose their weakness is with the higher ledger notes in the treble
clef. What if the predefined note range
of your program only allows you to practice these notes by including all the
easier notes from the previous lessons?
This is often the case and it does not afford the student enough
practice and concentration to master they notes they need to learn most. Consequently mastering these notes will be a
much longer and tiresome process. My
program provides you with developmental building blocks that allow you to
customize your lessons for maximum learning results. For this reason you will never out grow the Music Note
Teacher. The Music Note Teacher will
accommodate any age and level and any special learning needs. I promise you there is absolutely no faster
or more direct way to learn the notes then with the Music Note Teacher. If you use this program correctly you will
have amazing results.
I also include a timer function and grades reports to get
real world statistics on your students remarkable progress.
If this program did nothing more then just allow you to
print musical note test then you got your moneys worth. How many teachers or parents have spent
countless dollars buying the standard music note speller books only to find out
that you can only use them once. Once
is never enough! With the Music Note
Teacher you can print this same kind of lessons over and over again. However, unlike your music note speller
books, these tests will never be the same test twice. They are always randomly generated and print only the range that
you determine.
This program includes little or no documentation because it
is so easy to use. No learning curves
just kick the program up and start using it.
Each feature has tool tip help should you ever have a question.
When you consider all the features that I just explained,
you should realize what an amazing bargain the Music Note Teacher is for just
$20.00. Forget about no pretty
packaging, no manuals or extravagant graphics even a few spelling
mistakes. This program does exactly
what it supposes to do, teach music!
Sincerely
David Bagno