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Conference napalm::commusic_v1

Title:	* * Computer Music, MIDI, and Related Topics * *
Notice:	Conference has been write-locked. Use new version.
Moderator:	DYPSS1::SCHAFER

Created:	Thu Feb 20 1986
Last Modified:	Mon Aug 29 1994
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	2852
Total number of notes:	33157

1101.0. "Recommendation - Music Education Software" by NAXOS::REG () Mon Dec 28 1987 16:55

    
    	Does anyone have experience with and opinions on the "music
    educational software" thats around ?  The only one I've heard of
    is from Roland and runs exclusively on IBM PCs and clones.  What
    about STs, Amigas, Macs, etc ?  I'm trying to decide if its worth
    investing in some kind of computer and a CAI package to supplement,
    or maybe replace, my weekly piano lessons.  I guess I'd want it
    to  a) play (sequence) the lesson piece,  b) record my attempt at
    playing it,  c) display what I had actually played, preferably in
    standard music notation.  Would I be better off just buying the
    home computer and a decent sequencer package and hacking around
    with "method" books ?   HELP !
    
    	Reg
    
    	Aww, comments about the value of a good teacher notwithstanding, etc.

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1101.1		MTBLUE::BOTTOM_DAVID	She was a mommar...	`Mon Dec 28 1987 17:40`	5
	You may wish to look into instructional videos...recently I bought one on slide guitar that has moved my slide playing light years ahead... dave_dreaming_of_being_asked_to_replace_Lowell_George_someday
1101.2	Ya, but if it SELLS Y'won't laugh...	MENTOR::REG	It was 20 years ago next May	`Mon Jan 11 1988 18:13`	14
	re .1 Thanks Dave, and thanks to everyone else for the TOTALLY UNDERWHELMING response. I guess its been decades since you needed any kind of instruction :-}) Anyway, I think I'm going to buy an Atari 1040ST and Dr T's KCS & Copyist. Then I'll sequence all the little exercises from the lessons for 5 year olds and remarket them as arranged and sequenced by me (copyrighted, of course). This way I can be freed from the ventilationless practice rooms of the Acton Music Shop, so can the 5 year olds, and I'll make lotsa money before I actually learn to play. Reg [cynical twitt of the day]
1101.3	Instructional Video Sources? (COMMUSIC type, of course)	HPSRAD::NORCROSS		`Mon Jan 11 1988 18:37`	10
	Re: .1 > You may wish to look into instructional videos...recently I bought > one on slide guitar that has moved my slide playing light years ahead... Any suggestions on where to look for instructional videos? I'm very interested in learning this way. Keyboard oriented videos would be my main interest. /Mitch
1101.4		BAXTA::BOTTOM_DAVID	a promise your body can't fill	`Tue Jan 12 1988 09:57`	9
	MIX Bookshelf was where I bought my two tapes.... 2608 Ninth Street, Berkeley Ca 94710 (800) 233-9604, also check out Hot Licks Video (the company that made the vids I bought) P.O. Box 337 Pound Ridge, NY. 10576 (914) 763-8013. Hot licks has about 100 video tapes, land numberous other stuff liek cassette based courses etc. good luck! dave