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Education/Lessons
This page list programs that provide some instructional assistance in playing a musical instrument.
Metronomes
| Page | Description | Tags |
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| | Countbeats
displays tempo when you tap the spacebar, requires Python/Tkinter
metronomes | Metronomes |
| | ctronome
Command-line metronome. Uses OSS (not ALSA or JACK).
metronomes | Metronomes |
| | Drumstick Metronome
MIDI based metronome using the ALSA Sequencer, with Qt user interface.
metronomes alsa_seq midi_software | Metronomes,
ALSA sequencer,
MIDI Software |
| | GTick
Gtk2-based metronome
metronomes | Metronomes |
| | gtklick
A simple metronome, providing a graphical frontend to klick. Like klick it offers native JACK support and four different sounds to choose from, but cur… | Metronomes,
JACK |
| | klick
klick is an advanced command-line based metronome for JACK. It allows you to define complex tempo maps for entire songs or performances.
Features:
* … | JACK Transport,
Metronomes,
JACK |
| | Metronome
a MIDI-based metronome with Gtk interface
metronomes | Metronomes |
Ear-training and Chords/scales
| Page | Description | Tags |
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| | Clamor
ear-training app
ear_training | Ear Training |
| | DrumPatterns
Web-based tool for learning drum rudiments and other patterns. Produces a MIDI file you download
drumming ear_training | Drumming,
Ear Training |
| | FTAP
Beat-tapping and music-performance experiments
ear_training | Ear Training |
| | Gnome-chord
for_guitarists_only chord_and_scale_utilities | For Guitarists Only,
Chords/Scale Software |
| | Guitar/Bass Mode Maker
Helps the guitar player learn scales, modes, chords, and create new scales
chord_and_scale_utilities for_guitarists_only | Chords/Scale Software,
For Guitarists Only |
| | GuitarCodex Plus
Java app allows a guitarist to see and hear chords, scales and displays associated guitar chords in a graphical representation. Using the mous… | Chords/Scale Software,
For Guitarists Only |
| | phonascus
A program that can be used to study scales, intervals, chords.
chord_and_scale_utilities score_recognition_software temperament_and_intonatio… | Chords/Scale Software,
Score Recognition,
Temperament/Intonation,
Ear Training |
| | Solfege
ear training program with Gtk interface
ear_training jack | Ear Training,
JACK |
Score learning
| Page | Description | Tags |
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| | jalmus
score_recognition_software | Score Recognition |
| | KLearnNotes2
Qt app to learn score reading.
score_recognition_software | Score Recognition |
| | midi sheet music
Midi Sheet Music is a free program that simultaneously:
* Plays MIDI music files
* Highlights the piano notes
* Highlights the sheet music… | Score Recognition,
MIDI Software |
| | nootka
Qt4 app that helps to learn score reading and guitar tabulature. Uses ALSA or PulseAudio.
alsa_seq tablature_software score_recognition_software for_gu… | ALSA sequencer,
Tablature Software,
Score Recognition,
For Guitarists Only |
| | phonascus
A program that can be used to study scales, intervals, chords.
chord_and_scale_utilities score_recognition_software temperament_and_intonatio… | Chords/Scale Software,
Score Recognition,
Temperament/Intonation,
Ear Training |
| | Score Reading Trainer
Improves musical score reading skills by practice with random scores.
score_recognition_software | Score Recognition |
| | ScoreDate
Java app that helps musicians to learn music reading. It is suitable for any skill, from beginners to professional users. From slow training to first… | Score Recognition,
JAVA software |
Lessons
| Page | Description | Tags |
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| | A Jazz Improvisation Primer
* <http://www.outsideshore.com/primer/primer/>
an excellent first guide from Marc Sabatella
courseware on-line_articles and_n… | Courseware,
On-line articles,
Not software |
| | Berklee Shares
free music lessons from the Berklee College of Music
courseware and_now_for_something_rather_different | Courseware,
Not software |
| | clementi
courseware | Courseware |
| | Harmony Central
A good site for technical information, includes some free lesson material
courseware and_now_for_something_rather_different | Courseware,
Not software |
| | linthesia
courseware | Courseware |
| | MIT OpenCourseWare
“... a free and open educational resource for faculty, students, and self-learners around the world”, from the Massachusetts Institute of Te… | Courseware,
Not software |
| | Piano Booster
courseware | Courseware |
Abandoned Software
See also: