FYI, for anyone learning to read standard notation, it may be worth taking a peek at the free "MuseScore" software. It is far better than the paid scoring software I bought years ago.
You can find (legit) free MIDI files, which MuseScore does a surprisingly good job at of converting to sheet music. You can also subscribe to the paid MuseScore library, but that is largely classical.
If you invest a few hours to learn the software (think Google searches...), you can learn how to:
Not that I suggest tinkering, when it cuts down on time in the shed, but I wanted some aids to learning to read. Also, it seems to be useful if you want to see how others transcribed parts (and will play the part for you as a learning aid).
The software is also useful if you want to write (and have the ability to play back) a few lines. I was doing this myself a bit, as well as entering some drum parts to work on my rhythm (1e+a...).
Anyway, enough distractions. Back to the shed...
...apologies in advance if this is off-topic. I've been away for 10 years and am weak on the "norms" here.
You can find (legit) free MIDI files, which MuseScore does a surprisingly good job at of converting to sheet music. You can also subscribe to the paid MuseScore library, but that is largely classical.
If you invest a few hours to learn the software (think Google searches...), you can learn how to:
- Load MIDI (hint: just File/Open). It automatically converts to a score.
- Play it. The software synth (built in) is pretty good, and you can make it better by finding and loading SoundSynths.
- Print individual parts (e.g. bass).
- Mute parts for practice (e.g. bass).
Not that I suggest tinkering, when it cuts down on time in the shed, but I wanted some aids to learning to read. Also, it seems to be useful if you want to see how others transcribed parts (and will play the part for you as a learning aid).
The software is also useful if you want to write (and have the ability to play back) a few lines. I was doing this myself a bit, as well as entering some drum parts to work on my rhythm (1e+a...).
Anyway, enough distractions. Back to the shed...
...apologies in advance if this is off-topic. I've been away for 10 years and am weak on the "norms" here.
