[MusicTlk] Newbie Intro

Tue Feb 4 12:00:01 UTC 2020

Hi:
I am an old Programmer who plays ukulele, use to play guitar.
I have been thinking about using MuseScore to take in a guitarPro file and generate a Music XML file.
I found  out that it may be possible to just use MuseScore to read the music within the MuseScore user interface itself as was mentioned about LillyPond and Lime.
I want to get sheet music files in some form, Tablature would likely be best,  and be able to learn the chords and guitar solos and finger style or even jazz on guitar.
 I can usually convert music from guitar to ukulele in many cases.
What features can be used by blind folks in the projects you mentioned and do they provide .gpx file support?
Can you talk a little about the commonalities and diferences in LillyPond, MuseScore and Lime?
I was going to take in a .GPX file from someplace like Ultimate Guitar or some site that exports .gpx files for download.
Then use MuseScore to generate a xml file.
Finally I would write a computer program to parse the xml, produce a Screen Reader friendly and, or, other user interface types for the blind, and save it all to a DataBase.
Do these  projects you mention take in Guitar Pro files?
I might also set up my project to be hands free so I can keep both hands on my uke when working through a piece, foot peddles?.
But if these features already exist I dont want to ReInvent the wheel as it were.
Later and it is great to hear others have been there and done that as it were.
Rick USA
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From: Bill McCann via MusicTlk
Sent: Monday, February 3, 2020 5:21 PM
To: 'Music Talk Mailing List for Blind Musicians'
Cc: Bill McCann
Subject: Re: [MusicTlk] Newbie Intro

Hi Shannon,

You might consider a suite of software called Lime Aloud which is a subset
of the components that comprise the product we call GOODFEEL.  Lime Aloud is
basically GOODFEEL without the braille music.  We have numerous customers
who have learned a lot of music simply by listening to Lime Aloud play the
piece back at any tempo or by moving along note by note to hear the pitch
sound as the screen reader speaks the pitch, octave, and duration of that
note plus any other related details such as a dynamic mark of pianissimo.

If you or anyone else would like to evaluate the software for 15 days at no
cost, please write me off-list using my info at DancingDots.com address and I
will send you download and authorization directions.  We can schedule a time
to meet by phone and I can walk you through basic operations.

In closing, here is a brief functional description of the Lime Aloud suite.
Remember, if you are interested in braille music output, GOODFEEL can do all
of what is described below plus automatically transcribe the music to the
equivalent braille music.

We do offer a subscription alternative to purchasing our software which
makes it more affordable for many people.

...
Lime Aloud Suite
Typical user:           Auditory learner who does not use braille music who
needs to study and/or create musical scores
                  Sighted assistant who needs to create accessible scores
for auditory learners to study

Purpose: Automates transcription of printed scores into accessible "talking"
scores consisting of verbal and musical cues and provides accessible
environment for writing print scores. Suite of 3 software titles: 
SharpEye (music-scanning), 
Lime (read/write print scores), 
Lime Aloud (scripts JAWS screen reader to generate verbal cues from Lime). 
Other screen readers such as NVDA now supported.

.	Blind users can read and write musical scores using verbal, and
musical cues. 
.	Blind users can read and write scores and print their compositions
and arrangements out in standard staff notation for sighted people to read. 
.	Sighted people can prepare scores for blind users to access with
Lime. 

Options for creating scores in Lime format (applies to both GOODFEEL and
Lime Lighter solution for partially sighted): 
1. Scores can be imported into Lime as MusicXML, NIFF, or MIDI from programs
like Finale and Sibelius. 
2. Scores can be scanned with SharpEye and results passed to Lime. 
3. Score information can be entered manually into Lime using the mouse, PC
keyboard, a musical keyboard, or any combination of all three.

To listen to a presentation of the talking score feature called Lime Aloud,
choose the link
"Lime Aloud Audio Presentation" on our page at
https://www.dancingdots.com/main/presentations.htm

Details at:
http://www.dancingdots.com/prodesc/limealoud.htm 

Bill McCann
Dancing Dots

Tel: +1 610-783-6692
www.DancingDots.com
Dancing Dots
1754 Quarry LN
Ste DD
Phoenixville, PA  19460-4620

-----Original Message-----
From: MusicTlk [mailto:musictlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Shannon
Williams via MusicTlk
Sent: Monday, February 3, 2020 4:11 PM
To: musictlk at nfbnet.org
Cc: shanahanw1983 at gmail.com
Subject: [MusicTlk] Newbie Intro

Hello,

My name is Shannon and I'm from Ontario Canada. I've always loved music from
a young age and took piano lessons as a young child. When I was in high
school I learned to play the flute and still play today in a local concert
band. When learning piano and the flute I was able to use very large printed
music to learn all the theory and notes and such but now my vision has
changed and I'm having to find new ways of learning new pieces. I used to
have a fellow band mate input the flute music into MuseScore so that I could
learn it that way and have another friend who records the part as an mp3 on
piano so I can learn the notes and phrasing. I need to find some new ways of
learning the music though because the person who used MuseScore can't do it
anymore so all I have is the mp3 recordings. I've started looking at braille
music as an option as well as Dancing Dots software. It looks like Dancing
Dots is a bit out of my price range and it looks like getting Braille music
from my local blindness organization (CNIB) will take a long time. I was
wondering what other people use for learning new pieces if you don't have
perfect pitch? Also what tools can I use during practice so that when our
director asks us to start at a certain bar of music I can quickly reference
where they're starting from and play along? Also if anyone knows of any
flute tutorials or instructional material that is accessible I'm always
looking for things like that. As I live in Canada, I do not have access to
NLS so it's a bit more difficult for me to find instructional and practice
material.  Any suggestions or comments are greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Shannon

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