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b0b
Posts: 29079 Joined: 4 Aug 1998 11:00 pm
Location: Cloverdale, CA, USA
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by b0b » 22 Jan 2012 10:10 am
While looking for some lead sheet software, I ran across this geeky but powerful program called Impro-Visor. Here's the link:
http://www.cs.hmc.edu/~keller/jazz/improvisor/
I was able to bang out this page in about two hours, which included the initial learning curve. There's still a lot about it that I don't understand, but it's pretty cool. It's definitely geared towards jazz students, so I wouldn't recommend it to non-readers.
steve takacs
Posts: 5499 Joined: 4 Aug 1998 11:00 pm
Location: beijing, china via pittsburgh (deceased)
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by steve takacs » 23 Jan 2012 6:41 pm
b0b why are some of the notes colored? Thanks, stevet
Sorry, I just went to the site and found the answer:
Optional automatic note coloration shows whether notes are consonant or dissonant with chords and scales."
Sam Conomo
Posts: 323 Joined: 31 Dec 2010 4:13 pm
Location: Queensland, Australia
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by Sam Conomo » 23 Jan 2012 7:32 pm
good find,has it been developed in australia??????
sam
b0b
Posts: 29079 Joined: 4 Aug 1998 11:00 pm
Location: Cloverdale, CA, USA
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by b0b » 23 Jan 2012 7:56 pm
It was developed at
Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California (USA).
You can turn off the note coloration feature, I've discovered.