OK, welcome, Terry. We will do our best to support you and your student.
I should have said that this list is primarily about GOODFEEL but we
discuss
access solutions for creating notation in print such as Sibelius Speaking.
Here's an excerpt from a post I recently made to another list giving a
brief
overview of three possible accessible notation solutions we offer:
2. Blind musicians can independently produce print scores of their musical
compositions and arrangements
2.1. using GOODFEEL and related products. When you order GOODFEEL, you
also
receive the Lime notation editor software and the SharpEye Music Reader
music OCR software. JAWS users also automatically receive authorization to
use the Lime Aloud scripts. Lime Aloud is an access solution for the Lime
notation software. There are two major benefits to this access solution.
Blind people can review completed Lime files in detail. You can receive
musical and verbal cues while reading the corresponding braille music
notation on your braille display. The result is that you can learn new
material more quickly by using braille, music playback and verbal
description of the piece.
The second benefit is that you can enter notes into Lime, add related text
and articulations, and then use a standard printer to print a copy of your
work for sighted musicians to read and perform. You have control over the
content of the notation information. If you have ever dictated notes to a
sighted person who is supposed to write down your music, you know how much
better it is to be able to control the information in the score
independently. I have often gone to rehearsals of music I composed and
heard
music that I did not compose! (smile)
More information about Lime Aloud at HYPERLINK
"http://www.dancingdots.com/prodesc/limealoud.htm"http://www.dancingdots.com
/prodesc/limealoud.htm
2.2. Sibelius and Sibelius Speaking. The Sibelius Speaking scripts give
JAWS
users access to the Sibelius notation software. Sibelius Speaking
functions
much like Lime Aloud except that Sibelius Speaking has no real-time
braille
music support. Sibelius is a popular, commercial music notation program
used
all over the world.
Learn more at HYPERLINK
"http://www.dancingdots.com/prodesc/SibSpeaking.htm"http://www.dancingdots.c
om/prodesc/SibSpeaking.htm
2.3. CakeTalking for Cakewalk SONAR. Cakewalk SONAR is primarily used to
create sound recordings (see below). However, it does have a simple
notation
view that converts MIDI tracks into standard print notation. It is
optimized
to show words, chords and lyrics for pop songs. However, notating other
types of music is not so easy and does not yield excellent results.
Regards,
Bill
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From: goodfeel-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:goodfeel-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Maggiore, Theresa M.
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 11:25 AM
To: goodfeel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [goodfeel] Re: Welcome New Members
Bill,
Thank you for this opportunity. We have just installed Sibelius Speaking
for
a student who is taking AP music theory this year in high school. His
class
uses Sibelius and his sighted teacher needed a way to read his
compositions
in class. We are encouraged that this will work!
We will also start using Goodfeel in the near future, so I am sure we will
be coming to the list will all sorts of questions!
I have been keeping your posts for the last year as a reference.
Terry
Terry Maggiore M. Ed. TVI, COMS
Teacher of the Visually Impaired
Boston Latin School
78 Ave Louis Pastuer
Boston, MA 02115
tmaggiore@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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From: goodfeel-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of William R. McCann
Sent: Thu 10/25/2007 11:14 AM
To: goodfeel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [goodfeel] Welcome New Members
Dear List Members,
Please join me in welcoming a few new members who have recently subscribed
to our list. New members, I invite you to introduce yourselves to the
group. In general, subscribers to this list use GOODFEEL and related
software and have an interest in braille music and, in many cases, in
printed music as well.
Regards,
Bill McCann
President
dancing Dots
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