geoff@pmafire.UUCP (Geoff Allen) (10/02/90)
I'm interested in hearing anyone's recommendations for ear training software. I've heard of Practica Musica, Perceive, and Listen, but really know nothing about them. Has anyone got any opinions? Are such programs worth it? Mainly, I'm interested in learning to hear melodies and chord progressions, and to be able to transcribe music that I hear. Any music theory I learn along the way (I know some basics) is a plus. I'm not expecting to get perfect pitch in 6 weeks, just expecting to improve my very meager ear. I can read music, play several instruments, and recognize a 12 bar blues progression, if that makes much difference in program recommendations. MIDI capability in a program is a bonus, but lack of MIDI wouldn't necessarily disqualify a program. Send me e-mail, and if there's enough folks who are interested, I'll post a summary. Thanks -- Geoff Allen \ Computers are useless. uunet!pmafire!geoff \ They can only give you answers. bigtex!pmafire!geoff \ -- Pablo Picasso
cohill@vtserf.cc.vt.edu (Andrew M. Cohill) (10/03/90)
I would also be interested in hearing about people's experiences with ear training and chord recognition packages. A month or two ago someone posted the binaries to a set of packages that did that. I grabbed them, and looked at them, but now can't find them on my hard disk. Only thing that I remember (vaguely) is that the guy who wrote them was from Boston. Can anybody provide more information? -- | ...we have to look for routes of power our teachers never | imagined, or were encouraged to avoid. T. Pynchon |Andy Cohill |703/231-7855 cohill@vtserf.cc.vt.edu VPI&SU