Re: Creating music for PianoBooster using MMA - Everyone can help.

Posted by trevh on
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Hi Louis,
I've attached a small archive (140k) of about 120 midi files, extracted from the "Miracle Piano Tutor" (old Win95 application).

I lack the skills to know which have copyright and I send them to you for private study purposes only in the hope that what can be learned from that study may make the open source PianoBooster even better.

The archive has numbered folders that correspond the the lesson level within the Miracle application. I'm in the process of extracting the text of those lessons and will send that to you as well when available. Hopefully with that information we may be able to inform the design of a structured learning add on to optionally use with PianoBooster. Certainly that is what I'm hoping to do, at least for my own use if an open source version proves to be too difficult.

If you feel that structured learning is a worthwhile addition to PianoBooster, It may be that you are in contact with people (in addition to yourself) who have piano pedagogy skills. They'll be able to take a critical look at the information that I extract and provide informed comment about what should be part of a structured piano skills development system, and what should be left out. :)

best regards
Trev

On 9 February 2010 06:39, Louis B. [via Piano Booster] <[hidden email]> wrote:

Hi Trev,

Sorry for the delay in replying but I want to put the music we had on the website for you to try out first.

I can go just from my experiences but I am no music teacher. Yes I found playing a single hand first always best as playing both hands together can be quite tough as a beginner. The Frere Jacques piece I have just put on the website has an easy left hand and right and parts but both parts together is probably not suited to the completed beginner. I probably should make that three pieces if we want to put together some music course. The right hand only, the left hand only parts and then fiannaly both hands together. Skip to My Loo is easer for the beginner as the melody goes across both hands with both thumbs on middle C. This works very well in teaching to play both hands.

Regarding the fingering I feel for the total beginner then the both thumbs on middle C and using a different finger for each note is important.  A lot of beginners will try and stab at the keyboard just using one single finger. Once getting beyond the very beginner stage (with both thumbs on middle C) then the fingering just comes naturally without having to think about it. Do what ever feels comfortable for you.

Do you think you would be able to recreate  any of the copyright free pieces Miracle system using the ABC system. I can help you with this and add a MMA Accompaniment if necessary. Bare  in mind that the melody is copyright free as they are traditional but the piano arrangement may still be copyright.

Louis

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