Music Editing Software

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Music Editing Software

• Patrick Mutchler
• 2006 2007
• TJHSST

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Background

• Finale
• Lilypond
• Teaching programs
• Classleader.com

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Problem With Current Software

• Price
• Overcomplexity
• Not intended as a learning tool

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Do We Really Need All This?
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Purpose Statement

• Free
• Accessible
• Amateur audience
• Teaching Aids

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Scope

• Graphical input system
• Graphical output system
• Useful compositional aids

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Effective Online Instruction

• Instructional Design
• Course Management
• Visual Design

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Development Staged Delivery

• Multiple versions
• Allows for quarterly and biquarterly releases
• Design time
• Reasonable design time
• Coding time
• Significant coding time

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Language - Java

• Graphical interface
• Easy to code graphical input and output
• High level
• Does not require micromanagement
• Common use

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Design and Architecture
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Analysis

• Complex Input
• Human made
• Untrained user testing
• Other students in the class
• GUI usability
• Teaching aid usefulness

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Release Version 0.2
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Release Version 1.4
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Final Program

• Composition Software
• Compose basic melodies
• Adjustable pitch, accidentals, octave, and note
  duration
• Learning Tools
• A series of progressive lessons
• Aids

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Final Input/Output
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Sample Aid
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Final Results

• Sister successfully wrote a melody
• Enormous scope
• Poor coding procedures