Learn to play musical instruments more conveniently in the presence of the computer with the training program. There are free applications for training in playing a piano and a guitar and also exercise machines of perception of notes aurally.
Instruction
1. For training in playing a piano use the JDMCO SimplePiano program. It displays on the screen the keyboard of a musical instrument on which those from keys which it is necessary to click at present are automatically highlighted. It is possible to click them a mouse or by means of the computer keyboard, but such mode is suitable for entertainment more, but not training. Much more conveniently, looking at the screen, to play according to hints the real piano or the MIDI keyboard connected to the computer. The application also includes the modes of training in chords and reading accidental notes. It is intended for Windows, but can be started also in Linux in the presence of the Wine emulator.
2. The TuxGuitar program intended for training in playing a guitar is cross-platform. It works both in Linux, and in Windows, on condition of existence of the Java environment. This application displays a guitar signature stamp on the screen, and during training automatically shows what strings and on what frets need to be clamped. There is also a display mode of the piano keyboard, as in JDMCO SimplePiano. If desired include the virtual metronome which is built in the program which will allow you to train feeling of a rhythm.
3. Be able to perceive notes everyone who wishes to learn to select independently heard tunes aurally owes. Will help to develop with itself this skill to you Note shooter fash-application. It works in any OS on condition of existence of the browser and a plug-in of Flash Player. Having heard a sound, bring the treble clef flying up to the Latin letter designating the note corresponding to this sound. It is necessary to work quickly, otherwise the key will reach the upper edge of the screen. The program automatically counts the correct and wrong answers and if there will be too much errors, training session will stop.
4. Downloading of any of the specified programs is made by click of a mouse according to the link to the executed or installation file, having right-clicked, having selected a menu item "Save according to the link as", having selected the folder and having clicked Ok. The link to the executable file of the JDMCO SimplePiano application is located on the first of the websites provided below in the paragraph at number 3 and Donwload is called. The executable file of this setup does not demand. To download the TuxGuitar application, pass to the second of the websites provided below, select the section Download, and in it - the installation file suitable for your OS. In the absence of Java download the version of the program compiled by means of Excelsior JET. In Windows start the installation file and follow hints of the installer, and in Linux use the manager of packages, for example, of dpkg or rpm.
5. The Note shooter program after transition to the third of the pages provided below in the presence of Flash Player will be started automatically. If you need to use further this application on the machine which is not connected to the Internet, the SWF file should be downloaded. For this purpose in an address bar of the browser replace the HTML extension with swf then download the file, having used a menu item of the File browser - "Save as". Now transfer the file to the computer which is not connected to the Internet, start on it the browser, and then enter into an address bar a direct path in the SWF file.