[sib-access] Re: Advice wanted - how to learn new pieces - Sibelius, Lime Aloud or something else?

  • From: "Chris Google Goodwin" <cands.goodwin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <sib-access@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:04:20 -0000

Vince,

Thanks for your advice, it sounds good.  I'd like to use SIB if I can 
because the RNIB music transcription service uses it, and they could give me 
the .sib files.

Can I just check a couple of things with you?

1. You use Sibelius 5.2 with Dan's access scripts.  Should I be okay with 
Jaws v8?

2. Dan's access scripts allow you to read all the notes, note by note, bar 
by bar so I can go through and learn the piece?

3. Do the scripts also allow you to pick up other annotations such as 
fingering, accents, time signature changes and so on?

Actually, is there any documentation of what the scripts can do?  Perhaps in 
the download itself... I'll take a look.

Many thanks,

Chris


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Vince Mistretta" <vmistretta1411@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <sib-access@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 2:36 PM
Subject: [sib-access] Re: Advice wanted - how to learn new pieces - 
Sibelius, Lime Aloud or something else?


> Chris,
>
> First, you will probably do better with SIB.  That is what I am doing 
> right
> now in my spare time.
>
> If you look out on Ebay you can find SIB 5 full for much better prices 
> than
> the original price and it is from authorized dealers.  If you are a 
> student
> and have verification, you can save much more if you purchase the academic
> license version.  The price comes up about the same for the full version 
> as
> Lime Aloud.  The other is that Lime, if I read correctly, only will import
> Music XML files, where SIB will import many different types of files.
>
> I would definitely go with SIB since it was used widely in the music
> community.  There are a few sites which will sell the .SIB files in
> different versions.  Don't go with the Scorch Files since they will only
> give you the ability to print the file.  I'm still researching how 
> tocapture
> the .SIB file.
>
>
> Vince Mistretta
> Cellular - 561-234-7631
> Skype - vin5451 (email me to request Skype conversation)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sib-access-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:sib-access-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris Google Goodwin
> Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 4:23 AM
> To: sib-access@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [sib-access] Advice wanted - how to learn new pieces - Sibelius,
> Lime Aloud or something else?
>
> Hi,
>
> I want to restart playing the piano and guitar now I have discovered
> electronic tools like Lime Aloud and Sibelius with the access scripts for
> Jaws.  I can't read music Braille, or in fact any type of Braille.
>
> Can anyone give their thoughts on good ways to learn new repeatoire?  Is
> Lime Aloud good enough (and its cheaper), or is Sibelius with the access
> scripts a better choice (though more expensive), or are there other tools
> out there?  Should I invest in learning music Braille?
>
> Thanks for any help,
>
> Chris
>
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