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Thank you for trying ListenUp Version 2.2!
ListenUp is ear training software for musicians. ListenUp
combines sound and colors in a graphical user interface
to help musicians improve their sense of pitch.
By pairing a color with each note, notes can be recognized
quickly and easily. By practising with ListenUp, you can
learn to recognize any note, even when the Color Pairs are
turned off.
ListenUp generates notes randomly, so you won't be able to
master the drills through rote learning.
Why pay $100.00 or more for an audio cassette course? Ear
training is a natural application for the computer.
University studies in the U.S. and Canada have shown that
associating colors with musical notes can dramatically
improve one's sense of pitch!
ListenUp contains a Main Menu and two learning modules.
The first module generates a single random note along with a
colored circle. After the note is played, you guess the
note. If you are unsure which note you heard, you can do one
of four things:
Push "F1". This will switch you to the Color Reference
Chart, which shows you which color each semi-tone has been
assigned to (This Color Chart is also available at the Main
Menu).
Push "F2". This plays Middle "C", to provide a reference.
Push "F3". This replays the note you just heard.
Or, you can just guess! ListenUp keeps track of your score.
Once you get to know which colors are assigned to which
notes, you will consistently get a 100% score. In the Main
Menu, you can switch the Color Pairs off and then do more
trials. After a while, you will be achieving perfect scores,
because you will associate a color with each musical note.
Then you will be ready for Interval Training!
The second module involves interval training (an interval is
the distance between two notes). Here, you are presented
with two notes in succession. The first (or root) note is
chosen by you in the main menu, the second is randomly
generated. Your task is to identify the interval presented
(major 5th, minor 7th, octave, etc.). Again, work with Color
Pairs switched on initially. Later, go on to identify
intervals without the use of the assigned colors. Again,
ListenUp keeps track of your score.
Do not worry about what you should be thinking while using
ListenUp. Just relax, and treat it like a game. It is
probably not worthwhile to spend more than 15 - 20 minutes
with this program at any one sitting.
REQUIREMENTS
An I.B.M. or compatible computer, with EGA/VGA monitor, 256k
RAM, DOS 2.0 or higher. All I.B.M. and compatible computers
come equipped with an internal speaker.
INSTALLATION
Listenup will run from a floppy drive if you wish. If you
wish to install to a hard drive (say, drive C) first make a
directory called LUP and then copy the diskette to your
destination drive:
MD C:\LUP (makes the directory)
COPY A:\*.* C:\LUP (copies the diskette to drive C)
To start the program, move to the directory you created and
type:
listenup
There are four files on this diskette:
- README.1ST (The one you are reading now)
- LISTENUP.DOC (A short manual you can print out)
- REGISTER.DOC (A form you can print out and complete when
you are ready to register)
- LISTENUP.EXE (The program)
To print out the documents, type:
type a:\*.DOC > prn
REGISTRATION
ListenUp is shareware. Shareware is "try before you buy"
software. If you find ListenUp to be useful, and would like
to receive the Registered User Version, please send a Money
Order for $19.00 (Educational organizations send $50.00 per
site) to:
Fred Palmer Software
13214 - 90 Street
Edmonton, Alberta
T5E 3M6
CANADA
Credit card orders can be processed via Public (software)
Library. See Register.DOC or ListenUp.DOC for details