[ddots-l] Re: Learning Braille Music?
- From: "Dancing Dots" <billlist1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 10:41:17 -0400
Yes. You will see the driver for your Roland Um2G on the list for MIDI
Input and MIDI Output devices under Lime's Hear menu.
Regards,
Bill
Bill McCann
Founder and President of Dancing Dots since 1992
www.DancingDots.com
Tel: [001] 610-783-6692
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From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Dominique
Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 12:55 AM
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Learning Braille Music?
Ok, cool. But I'm not using my Moteef dorectly.
I'm using a little Midi Roland Um2G Midy to USB going to the MT.
Is that fine?
Dominique: Writing via Thunderbird in Vinux.
On 09/07/2010 06:39 PM, Dancing Dots wrote:
Sure, you can use your Motif to input notes and to play back via Lime.
Run Lime.
ALT+H for Hear
I for MIDI Input
Arrow down to the driver for your Motif.
O for MIDI Output and move down to Motif driver.
Let me know if you need help.
Regards,
Bill
Bill McCann
Founder and President of Dancing Dots since 1992
www.DancingDots.com
Tel: [001] 610-783-6692
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From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Dominique
Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2010 6:05 PM
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Learning Braille Music?
Hey Bill? Can you use the Moteef with Lime?
Dominique: Writing via Thunderbird in Vinux.
On 09/06/2010 03:51 PM, Dancing Dots wrote:
Hi, Brandon,
Have you checked out our series of courses for learning how to read braille
music? See http://www.dancingdots.com/main/braillemusicinstruction.htm for
details on the multi-volume courses by Richard Taesch.
In order to get material transcribed quickly, check out our GOODFEEL Braille
Music Translator. See http://www.dancingdots.com/main/goodfeel.htm for
details.
Actually, GOODFEEL is a suite of software that includes GOODFEEL itself, the
SharpEye Music Reader music OCR package, and the Lime notation editor with
the Lime Aloud scripts that make Lime accessible using JAWS. Lime Aloud is
one of the titles you receive with GOODFEEL and is also sold separately for
those who want access to score information but do not need or want to learn
braille music.
Lime is software that lets you read and write printed music notation. Lime
Aloud gives the blind musician excellent access to Lime's rich set of
notation editing features. With the JAWS for Windows screen reader software
installed, Lime Aloud provides the blind musician with verbal and musical
cues that make it easy to use Lime independently and most productively.
Lime Aloud functions as a stand-alone product and also as a feature of the
GOODFEEL Braille Music Translator software from Dancing Dots. In addition to
the many verbal and musical cues Lime Aloud provides, GOODFEEL customers can
read the equivalent braille music for the current measure on their
electronic braille display. Of course, GOODFEEL can also convert the entire
Lime file into the equivalent music braille and send it to your embosser to
make a hardcopy document. Go to www.DancingDots.com and select the link for
GOODFEEL for more information.
Using Lime with Lime Aloud, you can:
Listen to playback of all or selected parts in tempo with a metronomic click
as a reference. It's easy to set playback tempo at, under or over the marked
tempo of the piece.
Memorize new material by listening to the verbal and musical cues as you
move note by note or chord by chord through the Lime file.
Play along on your own instrument with Lime's playback at a practice or
performance tempo.
Prepare printed scores of your own musical ideas such as original
compositions and arrangements or assignments for music courses.
You will find a brief audio presentation demonstrating our access solution
to the Lime notation editor at:
http://www.dancingdots.com/prodesc/limealoud.htm
See the heading labeled:
Audio Presentation of Lime Aloud Available for Download
Alternatively, go to www.DancingDots.com and follow the "Presentations" link
and then select the Lime Aloud demo from the list.
Preparing Accessible Scores
When you order Lime Aloud, you receive it together with the Lime notation
editor and the SharpEye Music Reader music OCR software. Before you can
study new material using Lime with Lime Aloud, it must be entered into Lime
in one of three possible ways: scan print score using SharpEye, import the
piece in the form of MusicXML exported from another notation editor such as
Sibelius or Finale, or entered directly into Lime by typing and/or playing
on a musical keyboard.
SharpEye is an excellent music-scanning software but sooner or later it will
make scanning errors. At that point, we need the help of a sighted
assistant since we blind musicians cannot see the original print score to
determine how to correct the errors. Of course, if we could do that, we
probably would not be scanning the music in the first place! That being
said, I have often successfully scanned and learned previously unfamiliar
pieces using SharpEye independently. That is, it made no errors so I could
pass the results to Lime and study the piece by listening and transcribing
it to braille music.
Importing MusicXML, which is an emerging standard for notation interchange,
promises to be the alternative which will afford blind musicians the maximum
level of independence. However, programs that export MusicXML and programs
that import it (including Lime itself) still do occasionally make omissions
or errors. That being said, I have successfully learned pieces by importing
the MusicXML into Lime. But, if you want to be certain that every detail of
the print score has been imported, you will need to have a sighted assistant
compare the original to what Lime shows on screen and make any necessary
corrections. These days, it is extremely rare that notes or rhythms will be
incorrectly imported from MusicXML. However, certain other details such as
rehearsal markers or finger numbers may still be literally lost in the
translation.
Lime does allow you to enter notes, rhythms and all necessary related
annotations by typing on your PC keyboard. Adding an electronic, musical
keyboard to your workstation vastly improves the ease of entering notes and
even allows you to use Lime's Record Dialog to enter notes in tempo to a
metronomic pulse.
Regards,
Bill
Bill McCann
Founder and President of Dancing Dots since 1992
www.DancingDots.com
Tel: [001] 610-783-6692
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From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Brandon Keith
Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2010 4:58 PM
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ddots-l] Learning Braille Music?
Hello,
I'm preparing to go into an Opera program and a lot of the classes I'll be
taking will have to do with sight-reading and reading scores and whatnot.
I would like to know what would be the best lesson or products I should get
for me to be able to sight-read, and learn enough to read scores and
probably get through some theory classes.
I've just been listening to people saying the words memorizing those then
listening to someone singing the song and memorizing the song like that, but
that has its limits and I'm afraid I'll be hitting those in college.
So any help would be great!
Thank you!
Brandon Keith
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