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Kapelle Intervals 1.0 - SFCM Musicianship and Music Theory

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2. Default Ares Color Bande 7 Change Color Default All Figure 44 Screen elements selection Immediately to the right of the screen elements drop down list box a color swatch for the element s current color As you select different screen elements you will notice that this color swatch changes color Clicking on the Change Color button produces the standard Windows color selection dialog box from which you may choose any color supported by your video system Click on the Default button to return the color of the currently selected screen element to its default color Click on the Default All button to return the colors of all elements to their default colors The Default Colors The default colors used for screen elements are as follows Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 54 Figure 45 Default Colors e User bands dark blue e User bands text white e Source bands dark red e Source bands text white e User and source notation backgrounds white e User and source notation black e Background light gray A Few Considerations e Locked notes the given note when apropos are always drawn red no matter what color you ve chosen for the rest of the notation e Feel free to have fun with colors and don t hesitate to use the Default All button to return the screen to its normal subdued colors if things get out of hand e Remember that these settings are saved when yo
3. Figure 37 MIDI Settings dialog box Setting the MIDI Input and Output Ports To set your MIDI Input and Output ports use the list boxes in the MIDI Settings dialog box Both of these will allow you to choose from available devices on your system MIDI Output MIDI Input levice Sound Blaster MIDI In Figure 38 MIDI Input and Output ports NOTE most systems will have only one MIDI Input port but may well have several output ports NOTE Kapelle Intervals does not make any overt use of MIDI Input Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 50 Setting Output Channels The MIDI Output Channel determines which of the standard 16 MIDI channels Kapelle Intervals uses for MIDI output Kapelle Intervals s playback is always through one single MIDI channel Use the Channel slider to select a value between 1 and 16 Channel 1 Figure 39 MIDI Output Channel selector Setting Output Programs Kapelle Intervals will set your MIDI device to play using any one of its available programs from 1 through 256 You may use the slider to set the program or you may select the output by name Program 1 Figure 40 Output program slider To select the MIDI program by name click on the Select By Name button This presents you with the Select Program dialog box Instrument General MIDI Dulcimer Distortion Guitar Pizzicato String Drawbar Organ Guitar Harmonics Orchestral Strings Electric Grand Per
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5. 44 RE 33 CLOSING THE PROGRESS REPORT s csssscssscessscsssccssecoesecosseccssccesaccesesossecenseeesssessesosseccsseessacessesonse 45 RE 34 SAVE YOUR PLACE INFORMATION 2 2 6100 0000000000000000000000000000005050000 46 RE 35 RETURN TO YOUR PLACE INFORMATION 47 RE 36 CHOOSE EXERCISE STATE FILE DIALOG 47 RE 37 MIDI SETTINGS DIALOG 49 RE 38 MIDI INPUT AND OUTPUT 249 RE 39 MIDI OUTPUT CHANNEL 50 RE 40 OUTPUT PROGRAM SLIDER cccccssscsssecssseessecessecessecssscessecessecessecesscceseccssecesseceseecssscessecesecessesesseeesteess 50 RE 41 SELECT PROGRAM DIALOG BOX 2 50 RE 42 MIDI THRU 55 2 2 2 02010022 02 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 51 RE 43 COLORS PROPERTY PAGE 2 2 2 6 1 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 52 RE 44 SCREEN ELEMENTS SELECTION 2 33 RE 45 DEFAULT COLORS cccccesscsssscessceessecesscesecessecessecssscessecessecessecessccssecessecessecessecessceesecesecessecesseeeaeeess 54 Table of Figures Page v FIGURE 467 ONLINE HELP T BLEOR CONTENTS
6. 1 a day s within the past 1 a week s Within the past 1 4 monthis Cancel Apr Help Figure 24 The Filters property sheet Filter by Date You may filter entries to those occurring within a specific time frame measured from the present Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 42 Show those evaluations created 1 a day s Within the past 1 a week s C Within the past 1 a month s Figure 25 Filter by Date Property Page To select an option click on the radio button that selects that filter and then select a range of options In this illustration only those exercises which have been done within the last 3 days will be displayed Show those evaluations created At any time Within the past day s Withinthepast week s within the past month s Figure 26 A sample filter Date filters operate up to a year in the past you may show those entries created up the last 365 days or the last 52 weeks or the last 12 months Filter by Exercise You may restrict the display to only those exercises you choose Select the exercises you wish to include 201101 2nds and 3rds Foglesong 201 4ths and 5ths Musc 201101 2nds and 3rds Clear All Figure 27 Filter by exercises property page Select exercises to be displayed by clicking on the check box to the left of the exercise Checked exercises are displayed unchecked ones are not Note
7. ae esos oan eas eve ova ea as 55 Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 1 I Introduction The Kapelle Series of Eartraining Applications The Kapelle series of eartraining applications are 32 bit Windows applications designed with one specific design philosophy an eartraining application is best considered a tool and not a textbook To that end the Kapelle series applications avoid imposing a single dogmatic point of view on the process of training the ear through listening performance and dictation exercises The applications themselves do not generate materials on their own but instead depend on external files to provide them with examples As a result Kapelle applications are not restricted to any single syllabic or curricular requirement but instead can be modified to be used in virtually any pedagogic environment In addition to their philosophic similarity the Kapelle programs also share more concrete elements they are all based on the Apollo library for their underlying musical operation and they share common interface and code elements wherever possible As a result they are all similar in look and feel facilitating the learning and use of the programs A Description of Kapelle Intervals As the name would imply Kapelle Intervals concentrates on eartraining via the study of intervals writing intervals hearing intervals identifying intervals Unlike most interval training applications Kapelle Intervals does
8. Delete Note Sharp Note e Flat Nove e Move Note Up e Move Note Down Instead of going into great detail here see the chapter Entering Notes starting on page 21 the following is a quick summary of the techniques Move the note selection caret up and down right and left as applicable using the arrow keys on your keyboard If the Enter Note command is enabled you may enter a note The note will always be added to the end of the current measure but the actual temporal location depends on the exercise style Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 17 If a note can be edited notes that are given as reference points printed in red and cannot be edited you can edit the note by placing the note selection caret directly over the notehead either by using the arrow keys or by clicking the mouse button and then using editing commands Delete Note Sharp Note Flat Note Move Note Up and Move Note Down Identifying the Interval Many exercise styles require that you identify the interval s size and quality To do that use the Identify Interval command If identifying the interval is germane to the exercise in question the command will be enabled If the command is not enabled 1 grayed out on menus and the Toolbar no keyboard response then either the current exercise does not require identifying the interval or else this particular interval has already been evaluated and therefore cannot be identified again W
9. END OF EXERCISE ANNOUNCEMENT 34 RE 15 STOP EXERCISE CONFIRMATION 35 16 EXAMPLE OF AN EVALUATED INTERVAL 37 RE 17 THE PROGRESS REPORT WINDOW 39 RE 18 SORTING ENTRIES BY DATE BR RE IIFSELECTING ANENTRY RE 20 SELECTING AN INCLUSIVE RANGE OF ENTRIES 40 RE 21 SELECTING NON CONTIGUOUS ENTRIES gt RE22FDELETINGENTRIES RE 23 LOCATION OF THE PROGRESS REPORT 8 212 20 000000 000000000000 41 RE 24 THE FILTERS PROPERTY SHEET RE 25 FILTER BY DATE PROPERTY PAGE 26 FILTER RE 27 FILTER BY EXERCISES PROPERTY PAGE n e a A aa i a a 42 RE 28 THE FILTER BY SCORE PROPERTY PAGE ccccccssscssscessscessecessecessccssecessecessecessecssscesseceaeceseeeeseeessseees 43 RE 29 LOCATION OF THE REMOVE FILTERS BUTTON 43 RE 30 LOCATION OF THE PRINT BUTTON c cccssccsssscsssecssseesssceseccessecsssecssseeeecessecsssecssseesascesaeceseeesseessaeenss 43 RE 31 PRINTING FILTERED REPORT 43 2 5
10. Exporting Your Progress Report You may export your progress report to a plain text tab delimited file suitable for importing into a spreadsheet or database application To export your progress report click on the Export button You are presented with a standard Windows Save As dialog box Save in George Jy 3 Floppy 82 Grolier on 2 Removable Disk G File name joeblow KapClefs Progress Report Save as type Text Files Figure 32 Save As dialog box Kapelle Intervals offers a default name for your progress report you may change this to suit yourself Use the Save As dialog box to navigate to the location where you want to save the exported progress report then click Save NOTE an exported progress report is always the complete set of entries whether or not the report has been filtered Closing the Progress Report Dialog Box To close the Progress Report dialog box click either Save Close or the Close button Save Close will automatically save changes you have made and then close the dialog box Clicking on the Close button will give you the option of saving any changes you may have made prior to closing the dialog box Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 45 Close X 22 Save your changes No Figure 33 Closing the Progress Report Note that any changes you have made sorting filtering deleting are not saved permanently to the progress repo
11. Kapelle Intervals will remember it thereafter Playing the Tonic Pitches If an exercise has been notated in a key center you may play tonic pitches for reference points To access the Play Tonic Pitches command use any ofthe following techniques e Select Play Tonic Pitches from the Playback Menu e Click the Play Tonic Pitches icon s on the Toolbar e Press Control H About the Tonic Pitches The tonic pitches are three tonic notes which are centered around the current clef Kapelle Intervals makes sure that the three tonic pitches it plays stay within three leger lines of the current clef The tonic pitches are played in low to high order one after another While they are being played they are displayed to you in a small dialog box that appears during the playback Key of C Major Figure 11 Tonic Pitch Playback dialog The note that is currently sounding will be drawn in red The pitches are drawn in the current clef The current key is indicated Note that the pitches are drawn with accidentals and not with a key Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 33 signature Here is an example Key of D sharp Minor 2 Figure 12 Tonic Pitch Playback dialog D Sharp Minor and Tenor Clef Setting the Speed of the Tonic Pitches The tonic pitches default to playing with each note lasting one second You may adjust the duration by using the Tonic Pitches Speed property page in
12. and descending intervals and will not include any chromatic alterations There will be 15 intervals in the exercise which will always be notated in the alto clef The exercise will be done with melodic intervals in which you complete the interval with one note and identify it useScaleDegrees FALSE intervals m3 M3 clefs alto clefsMix FALSE modes major useKeys TRUE keysAll FALSE style melCompID numInts 15 ascend TRUE descend TRUE There are a very large number of combinations of options in a Kapelle Intervals exercise the example given above shows only a subset of the possible instruction types and their values Although it is possible to create a Kapelle Intervals by writing a text file from scratch and saving it with the proper extension kii there is a utility program IntervalMaker available that makes the process much easier and much more reliable Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 12 What Happens After You Open an Exercise Once you open the exercise Kapelle Intervals goes to work and constructs the interval exercise based on the options given in the exercise template In most instances the time required to construct the exercise will instantaneous from your point of view In the case of large unusually complicated exercises there might be a slight delay as Kapelle Intervals works on the exercise The length of this delay depends primarily
13. click the mouse on the plus sign Selecting Exercises The exercises within a folder are identified with square blue icons You may select the exercise for opening by clicking on the exercise Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 10 name Opening an Exercise Opening An Exercise by Double Clicking To open an exercise by double clicking simply position the mouse cursor over the exercise either its name or icon it doesn t matter and double click Opening An Exercise From the File Menu To open an exercise by selecting a menu command select the exercise by positioning the mouse cursor over the name or the icon of the exercise and click once Then select Open Exercise from the File Menu Opening An Exercise With the Keyboard To open an exercise from the keyboard first select the exercise by positioning the mouse pointer over the name or the icon of the exercise and click once Then press Control O the letter not zero to open the exercise Opening An Exercise From the Context Menu To open an exercise by using the Context Menu first select the exercise by positioning the mouse pointer over the name or the icon of the exercise and click once The click the alternate mouse button almost always the right button and select Open Exercise the only command from this menu What an Exercise Actually Is Because an exercise consists of a series of intervals you will probably think that the individual exercises cont
14. e The current note position of the insertion caret number of the current interval Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 6 e The key of the current exercise The Menu Bar The Menu Bar runs along the very top of the window immediately below the title bar itself The Menu Bar contains five menus The File Menu contains commands relating to open files showing your progress report setting program options and exiting the application The View Menu contains commands for showing and hiding the Toolbar and the Status Bar The Interval Menu contains most of the commands you will use when notating and identifying an interval as well as progressing through an exercise e The Playback Menu contains all commands related to MIDI playback or MIDI settings e The Help Menu contains commands for the online help system The Main Window The Main Window is the place where most of the action occurs When you first start Kapelle Intervals the Main Window is empty except for the Instructions and Announcements Pane However as you progress through an exercise the Main Window acquires various panes which display information allow you to notate pitch identify intervals and show you the correct answers Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 7 The Main Window Components This interval 100 00 Cumulative 100 00 press Control for another interval Darfart Sth Interval ID Output Pane Perfect Sth Int
15. icon L on the Toolbar e Press F5 Comparing Your Answer to the Correct Answer After your interval has been evaluated you will be allowed to compare your interval with the task interval A new pane will be displayed to the right of the interval notation pane This pane contains the interval you have heard if you were playing the interval and shows you the correct notation and the correct identification for the interval Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 20 You can play your own version of the interval at this point by using the command Play My Interval This command is enabled for all exercise styles Access this command by any of the following techniques e Select Play My Interval from the Playback Menu e Click on Play Interval icon on the Toolbar e Press Control Spacebar Note that this command is not enabled until you have evaluated the interval by giving the Answer Ready command For more information on this command and playback issues in general see the chapter Playback starting on page 29 When the Exercise is Over The exercise is over after you have signified Answer Ready for the last interval in the set Once the exercise is complete your score for the entire exercise is recorded into your progress report automatically If this score replaces an extant score for the same exercise you will be asked if you wish to replace that score with this one Once the exercise is over you can start a
16. new exercise if you wish or exit the program If you use the Stop Exercise command to stop an exercise which has not ended normally your score will not be recorded Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 21 V Entering Notes Basic Techniques for Note Entry Positioning the Caret The onscreen caret needs to be positioned both vertically for pitch and horizontally for rhythm The vertical position of the caret determines which note will be entered onto the screen the caret can be positioned on any line or space on the staff The horizontal position determines whether you notate the first or second note of the interval if the interval is melodic In many kinds of interval exercises you do not need to concern yourself with the horizontal aspect of the onscreen caret This is the case under the following styles of exercises e Completion styles completion style you are writing in only one note to finish the interval the first note of the interval being given Kapelle Intervals will ensure that the note is added correctly for harmonic intervals the note will be entered at the same location as the given note and for melodic intervals the note will be entered after the given note e Harmonic intervals in harmonic intervals the two notes of the intervals sound simultaneously Therefore the notes you enter are always at the same time so the caret will not respond to horizontal motion e Writing an interval writing an in
17. not revolve around a single method of teaching intervals Instead Kapelle Intervals creates a series of intervals and presents them to the user according to the instructions in template files The instructions in that template file can include the kinds of intervals how they are constructed in what manner they are performed and how they are to be identified heard or written Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 2 Each individual exercise is actually one such template file and the number of template files which can be created and used with the program is unlimited A full description of the various options available is given elsewhere this manual Suffice it to say that Kapelle Intervals can provide interval drill in virtually limitless variety from the simplest of training for the beginner to highly challenging exercises for the advanced student There are numerous methods used in teaching intervals Kapelle Intervals can aid in almost all of them Kapelle Intervals can present intervals in a variety of styles including e Completion styles the interval is played with one note of the interval given The student completes the interval by writing the missing note e Identification styles the interval is played and the student identifies the interval by size and quality e Notational styles the interval is played and the student writes in the notes that make up the interval Some aspects of such styles as listed above
18. notated as whole notes Harmonic Intervals Harmonic intervals consist of two notes played simultaneously In Kapelle Intervals these notes are always notated as whole notes Method of Assembling Exercise Intervals Intervals Chosen by Scale Degree Choosing intervals by scale degree restricts the notes used in the intervals to certain degrees of the scale The scale degrees are given in pairs for example 3 5 the first note in the interval is the third scale degree and the second note is the fifth scale degree Selecting intervals by scale degree does not limit the intervals to certain sizes or qualities For example selecting intervals on the basis of scale degrees 3 5 would result in an ascending minor third but could also result in a descending major sixth The scale degrees used may also be altered chromatically depending on the instructions in the template Intervals Chosen by Interval Type Choosing intervals by interval type means to restrict the selection to certain intervals and qualities for example only major 3rds and minor 3rds The chosen intervals may be selected within the boundaries of a key center or not as the template requires In addition chromatic Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 58 alterations may be made to the notes of the intervals in a variety of ways depending on the instructions contained in a particular template Number of Intervals in an Exercise Kapelle Intervals puts no restrictio
19. the Options property sheet You may access the Options property sheet by e Selecting Options from the File Menu and then clicking on the Tonic Pitch Speed tab Custom Slow 2 Custom Figure 13 Tonic Pitch Speed property page Use the slider control to set the duration from 0 5 seconds to 5 seconds or select one of the pre defined durations This setting is saved when you exit the program so Kapelle Intervals will remember it thereafter Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 34 IX Stopping an Exercise An exercise s final score is the accumulated percentage of your work with the intervals The final score is the only one that is actually saved in a progress report The final score is written to the progress report only when the exercise stops normally that is you have given Answer Ready on the last interval in the exercise Stopping Automatically The exercise stops automatically when you have answered every interval in the exercise The end of the exercise will be announced the Announcements and Instructions pane This interval 0 00 Cumulative 3 33 Exercise complete Select a new exercise from the left side pane Figure 14 End of Exercise Announcement Stopping Before the Exercise is Complete You may stop an exercise before it has ended normally but your final score will not be saved if you do so To stop an exercise prematurely use the St
20. the spin button control to increase the size by increments either upwards or downwards Using the Keyboard for Speedier Entry You might find it much faster to use the keyboard to identify the interval Here is a very quick way to do it Identify the quality first the Quality control is automatically selected when the dialog box opens Type the first letter of the quality of the interval M for major or minor D for diminished or doubly diminished etc Retype the letter as you need to cycle through the choices For minor you would type M twice the first time it selects Major and then the second time it selects Minor Use the Tab key to select the Size number entry box and then type in the size Press Enter to click the OK button VIII Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 29 Playback Most exercise styles involve playback of the current interval When the interval is first presented the interval is played automatically provided the exercise style requires playback But you may play it again if you wish Playing the Interval To play the interval use the Play Interval command You may access this command by any of the following techniques e Select Play Interval from the Playback Menu e Click on the Play Interval icon gt the Toolbar Press the Spacebar Playing Your Notated Interval After the current interval has been evaluated you may play your notated version of the interval in order to compa
21. 2nds and rds Sat May 30 1998 02 16PM Muse 201401 2nds and Irds Mon Jun 01 1998 01 27PM Muse 201401 2nds and Irds Mon Jun 01 1998 05 13PM Figure 17 The Progress Report Window The main area of the progress report window is devoted to a list box which displays each entry in the progress report Each entry represents a single exercise and each entry contains the following fields Name the file name for this exercise e Grade the score you received for your work Date the date and time you received this particular score Sorting Entries You may sort the entries by any of the three fields Name Grade and Date Sort them by clicking on the field header Save and Close Filters Foglesong 201501 2nds 3rds Fri May 29 199 2 07AM Foglesong 201 4ths and Sths Sat May 30 1998 11 46AM Foglesong 201401 2nds and Irds Sat May 30 1998 02 16PM Muse 201401 2nds and 3rds 2 Mon Jun 01 1998 01 27PM Muse 201401 2nds and Irds Mon Jun 01 1998 05 13PM Figure 18 Sorting Entries by Date Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 40 Selecting Entries To select an entry click on the Name field for that entry Foglesong 201101 2nds and Irds 100 00 Fri 29 1998 12 07 Foglesong 201 4ths and 5ths 56 00 Sat May 30 1998 11 46AM f 201401 60 00 Sat May 30 1998 02 16PM 20150 13188 Musc 201 01 2nds 3rds 3 33 Jun 01 1
22. 5 beats per minute and then click OK 163 beats per Figure 9 Set Tempo Dialog Box NOTE this setting is saved when you exit the program so Kapelle Intervals will remember it thereafter Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 31 Playing the Tonic Triad If an exercise has selected its intervals from a key center and is therefore notated in a key center you may play the tonic triad for reference at any time Use the Play Tonic Triad command for this purpose You may access this command by any of the following techniques e Select Play Tonic Triad from the Playback Menu e Click the Play Tonic Triad icon gt t on the Toolbar e Press Control T Setting the Duration of the Tonic Triad By default the tonic triad sounds for a duration of two seconds You may adjust the duration by using the Tonic Triad Length property page of the Options property sheet To access the Options Property Sheet e Select Options from the File Menu then click on the Tonic Triad Length tab The Tonic Triad Length property page allows you to set the tonic triad playback length any where from one half to five seconds by either using the slider control or selecting one of the pre defined settings Proso Custom Short 5 Custom length 1 0 sec NER Long 2 sec Custom Figure 10 Tonic Triad Length property page Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 32 This setting is saved when you exist the program so
23. 998 01 27 Musc 201 01 2 4 3rds 3 33 Mon Jun 01 1998 05 13PM J Figure 19 Selecting an entry To select an inclusive range of entry click on the Name field for the first entry in the range and then hold down the Shift key and click on the Date field for the last entry in the range Fri May 29 1998 12 07AM 100 00 Foglesong 201 01 2nds and 3145 Foglesong 201 4ths and 56 00 Sat May 30 1998 11 46AM jlesona 201401 2nds and 60 00 Sat May 30 1998 02 18PM 2nd 333 Mon Jun 01 1998 01 27PM 333 Mon Jun 01 1998 05 13PM FI ds and 3ds Musc 201401 2nds and Irds Figure 20 Selecting an inclusive range of entries To select multiple non continguous entries hold down the Control key and click on each entry you wish to select Va EEE 2 and 305 10000 Fri May 29 1998 12 07AM Foglesong 201 4ths Sths __ 56 00 Sat May 30 1998 11 46AM n SOT 245 Ids 60 00 Sat May 30 1998 02 16PM 3 33 Mon Jun 01 1998 01 27PM 3 33 Mon Jun 01 1998 05 13PM Muse 201 01 2nds and Muse ds Figure 21 Selecting non contiguous entries Deleting Entries To delete an entry select the entry or entries you wish to delete see the above section on selection techniques and then click on the Delete Item button on the top of the window Save and Close Grade 10000 Fri May 29 1998 12 07AM Fog
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25. Kapelle Intervals 1 0 User Manual Copyright 1998 by Scott L Foglesong Table of Contents Page i Table of Contents 15 INTRODUCTION 2 22 42 es 1 THE KAPELLE SERIES EARTRAINING APPLICATIONS ccccsscsssssscessessscsscesscesecsecesscsecsecesscesecsscessessecseeeasenss 1 A DESCRIPTION OF KAPELLE INTERVALS u 822 2ER NER 1 THE UNDERLYING A POLLO LIBRARY 3 THE KAPELLE INTERVALS WINDOW ccccssccsssssssssssssssssecssscsssssssscsssscsesscsessesesssssscssssesessesesees 4 THE PARTS OF THE WINDOW 4 THE MAIN WINDOW COMPONENTS cscccsssesssscessccsssccssscessscesescesseesssesssscessecessecsssecssscesaecessecsseeesuecesascesssesseeesaes 7 OPENING AN EXERCISE 5 9 UNDERSTANDING THE EXERCISE SELECTION 200000 00 0 9 OPENING N EXEREISER 10 WHAT AN EXERCISE ACTUALLY 8 a a SS 10 WHAT HAPPENS AFTER YOU OPEN AN EXERCISE 12 IV WORKING YOUR WAY THROUGH AN EXERCISE u scccsscssssssssscssssscsccsssscsesssssscsssecssseeses 13 REQUESTING NEW INTERVAL 14 DETERMINING THE INTERVAL TASK uee cccccccsccessscccssssccsssssscsssssscsss
26. Triad Length Property Page 31 sorting entries 39 tonic triad playing 18 31 Toolbar 5 R red noteheads displayed 24 View Menu 6 S View Status Bar command 63 View Toolbar command 62 Sharp Note command 25 65 shortcuts keyboard 72 W Show Progress Report command 38 61 Status Bar 5 windows key name pane 15 Comments Pane 8 15 Stop command 67 Exercise Drive Pane 4 Stop Exercise command 20 34 Instructions and Announcements pane 36 stopping an exercise 20 34 Instructions and Announcements Pane 7 14 Interval ID Output Pane 8 T Interval ID Pane 8 Main Window 6 template file description 10 Notation Input Pane 7 Tempo command 30 70 Notation Output Pen 8 Tempo Dialog Box 30 Progress Report 39 time positioning the caret 22
27. ain the set of intervals that are used for the exercise That would be a reasonable assumption but it is incorrect An exercise file is actually nothing more than a plain text file quite similar to the INI files that were such a common feature in Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 11 Windows based software prior to the introduction of Windows 95 and Windows NT Each line in the text file addresses one or another aspect of the exercise Kapelle Intervals constructs the interval exercise based on the instructions in the exercise file As a result you may repeat an exercise as many times as you want and it will not present precisely the same set of intervals each time as would the case were the exercise template file actually a listing of the intervals to play Because the template file is a set of instructions rather than a set of intervals the actual outcome of the process which generates the set of intervals will be different each time the exercise file is opened although the basic parameters of the exercise the kinds of intervals generated what keys they are in and so forth will remain those specified by the exercise file Here is an example of the partial contents of an exercise file This instructs Kapelle Intervals to create an exercise consisting of all thirds using only the notes within the keys of C Major or G Major of F Major depending on which key is chosen for the exercise The exercise will use both ascending
28. al Menu Enter Note or use the Context Menu Keyboard Enter key Toolbar Delete Note What it does Erases the currently selected note in the user notation pane Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 68 How to access it Menu Interval Menu Delete Note or use the Context Menu Keyboard Backspace key Toolbar Flat Note What it does Flats the currently selected note in the user notation pane How to access it Menu Interval Menu Flat Note or use the Context Menu Keyboard F7 Toolbar Sharp Note What it does Sharps the currently selected note in the user notation pane Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 69 How to access it Menu Interval Menu Sharp Note or use the Context Menu Keyboard F8 Toolbar Move Note Up What it does Moves the currently selected note upwards by one line or space and also moves the selection caret upwards by the same amount How to access it Menu Interval Menu Move Note Up or use the Context Menu Keyboard Control Up Arrow Toolbar Move Note Down What it does Moves the currently selected note downwards by one line or space and also moves the selection caret downwards by the same amount Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 70 How to access it Menu Interval Menu Move Note Down or use the Context Menu Keyboard Control Down Arrow Toolbar Answer Ready What it does Signifies that the current inter
29. apelle Intervals User Manual Page 27 VII Identifying Intervals Identifying an interval means to specify its size and quality In many exercise styles you are required to identify the interval as part of the drill process You identify an interval with the Identify Interval command You may access this command by any of the following techniques e Select Identify Interval from the Interval Menu e Select Identify Interval from the Context Menu right click anywhere in the Main Window e Double click on the Interval ID pane in the Main Window e Click on the Identify Interval icon on the Toolbar e Press Control I That s the letter I Using the Interval Identify Dialog Box You identify an interval through the Identify Interval Dialog Box Figure 6 Identify Interval Dialog Box This dialog has two components a drop down list box for identifying the Quality and a numerical entry box with a spin control for identifying the interval s size To Identify the Quality To identify the quality click on the small downward pointing arrow on the Quality drop down list box and then select a quality from the list of possibilities note that the list has a scrollbar Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 28 augmented Quadr aug Figure 7 Selecting a Ouality To Identify the Size To identify the size click in the Size number entry box and either Type in the size 1 2 12 etc OR use
30. can be combined Among Kapelle Intervals s other abilities include Use of harmonic or melodic intervals e Selection of intervals by either scale degree or by interval types e Use of all major and minor keys Use of all clefs in addition to and clefs including interval exercises which change clefs e Addition of chromaticisms to intervals e Compound intervals up to three octaves The above lists are by no means exhaustive but they do serve to give an idea of the application s flexibility Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 3 Kapelle Intervals is designed to be used as a teaching aid and not an instructor in its own right It does not give any information about intervals for example nor does it offer suggestions for improvement It does evaluate the student s work on a particular exercise the method of evaluation being partially determined by the exercise template file and does offer the student to compare the correct work on the interval whether that be notation identification or some combination of those with the work that was done Like other Kapelle series programs Kapelle Intervals keeps track of the user s work in the program and stores progress reports which can be managed filtered exported and printed The Underlying Apollo Library Kapelle Intervals like all applications in the Kapelle series is supported by an underlying library named Apollo from the same author which provi
31. cussive Organ Acoustic Bass Timpani Honky T onk Rock Organ Electric Bass finger String Ensemble 1 Electric Piano 1 Church Organ pick String Ensemble 2 Electric Piano 2 Reed Organ SynthStrings 1 Accordion Slap Bas SynthStrings 2 Harmonica Slap Bas Choir Aahs Tango Accordion Synth Bass 1 Voice Dohs Nylon String Guitar Synth Bass 2 Synth Voice Violin Orchestra Hit Viola Trumpet Cello Trombone Electric Muted Guitar Contrabass uba Overdriven Guitar Tremolo Strings Muted Trumpet mi Figure 41 Select Program dialog box Select an instrument from the Instrument drop down list then select a program from the list of available programs by clicking on the program name and then clicking on the OK button or double click on the program s name Setting MIDI Thru MIDI Thru allows you to route the output of your MIDI instrument to the input of a MIDI playback device such as the internal sound Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 51 card on your computer You may select which channel receives the routed output information by using the slider M MIDI Thru Channel 1 Figure 42 MIDI Thru controls Use the MIDI Thru channel slider to set the channel Make sure that the MIDI Thru check box is checked for MIDI Thru to be enabled XIV Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 52 Setting the Screen Colors The Parts of the Screen With User Set Color Most of the screen elements in the Main Window contain user adj
32. d Select the exercise you wish to restore and click OK NOTE you can restore your place in an exercise only once Once it has been restored the exercise state file that contained the information is automatically deleted You may of course save your place again Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 48 NOTE the restored exercise may not contain precisely the same scales as the one you saved The actual notation material itself is not saved when you save your place just the information about where you were in a particular exercise the exercise to create and your scores Restoring your place generates a new exercise from the same template as previously and sets up your place and scores in the exercise to match that when you saved your place XIII Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 49 MIDI Playback Settings The MIDI Settings Dialog Box Kapelle Intervals s MIDI Settings are all reached via the MIDI Settings dialog box Use this dialog box to set input and output ports output channels output programs and the MIDI Thru feature To adjust your MIDI settings use the Midi Settings command located on the Playback Menu The MIDI Settings dialog box is displayed MIDI Output gt m MIDI Input Device 5 AWEB4G MIDI Synth Device Sound Blaster MIDI In Channel Immun 1 Channel 1 1 Program 1 Select by name MIDI Thru Cancel MIDI Thru
33. des musical notation and interface support Not only are the two notational panes in the application powered by the Apollo library but so is all of the MIDI based musical playback and certain other interface elements as well Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 4 The Kapelle Intervals Window This interval 100 00 Cumulative 100 00 select New Interval or press Control N for another interval Fund 200 Muse 201 01 2nds and 3rds il Irds Fest 81 4ths and Sths BER gt 202 2 Enter your below The correct interval is Musc 203 BAER x Supplements Exercise Drive Pane Perfect 5th 25 intervals Clefs are treble alto tenor and bass Modes are major and minor Clefs may be mixed within the exercise Style is harmonic intervals completion with ID For Help press F1 BE interval Number 1 Key of B Major BEZ Figure 1 The Kapelle Intervals Window The Parts of the Window The Exercise Drive Pane The Exercise Drive Pane is a Windows tree style control in which files and or directories are shown in the same hierarchical relationship as they are stored Directories which store exercises are indicated with the folder icon A plus sign to the left of the folder indicates that the folder contains exercises Expand the folder by clicking on the plus sign Exercises are indicated with the sq
34. e Options Property Sheet which enables the setting of screen colors the duration of the tonic triad and the speed of tonic pitches How to access it Menu File Menu Options Exit What it does Exits the application How to access it Menu File Menu Exit or click on the Close icon or use the Control Menu and select Close Keyboard ALT F4 View Toolbar What it does Shows or hides the Toolbar The command is a toggle showing the Toolbar if it is hidden and vice versa How to access it Menu View Menu Toolbar Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 66 View Status Bar What it does Shows or hides the Status Bar The command is a toggle showing the Status Bar if it is hidden and vice versa How to access it Menu View Menu Status Bar New Interval What it does Presents the next interval in the set of exercise intervals How to access it Menu Interval Menu New Interval or from the Context Menu Keyboard Control N Toolbar Identify Interval What it does Presents the Identify Interval dialog box from which the size and quality of the target interval are established Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 67 How to access it Menu Interval Menu Identify Interval or use the Context Menu Keyboard Toolbar Enter Note What it does Enters a note into the user notation pane at the current caret position How to access it Menu Interv
35. e played a relatively low tonic then a tonic pitch one octave higher then a tonic pitch one octave higher yet The actual octaves used depends on the current clef the tonic pitches are always kept within three leger lines of the current clef In those exercises which are not notated in an identified key center this command will play the note c do Use the Play Tonic Pitches command for this purpose which can be accessed by any of the following techniques e Select Play Tonic Pitches from the Playback Menu e Click the Play Tonic Pitches icon pa on the Toolbar Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 19 e Press Control H For full information on playing the tonic pitches see the section Playing the Tonic Pitches in the Playback chapter starting on page 32 Signifying That Your Answer is Ready Once you have finished working with an interval you tell Kapelle Intervals to evaluate it with the Answer Ready command Kapelle Intervals will then evaluate your work grade it and allow you to examine your work on the interval Your mark for the current interval as well as a cumulative score for the entire exercise will be displayed in the Instructions and Announcements Pane You may access the Answer Ready command by any ofthe following techniques e Select Answer Ready from the Interval Menu e Select Answer Ready from the Context Menu right click anywhere in the Main Window e Click on the Answer Ready
36. e played simultaneously One note is given The other note must be provided and the interval identified Harmonic Notation Two notes are played simultaneously Both notes must be provided Harmonic Notation with Identification Two notes are played simultaneously Both notes must be provided and the interval identified Harmonic Identification Two notes are played simultaneously The interval must be identified Written There is no playback The first note is given The Announcements and Instructions pane indicates whether the second note is to be written above or below the given note while the Interval ID pane indicates the interval that is to be written Visual Identification There is no playback Both notes are given The interval must be Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 63 identified XVII Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 64 All Commands Open Exercise What it does Opens an exercise which has been selected in the Drive View pane How to access it Menu File Menu Open Exercise or the Drive View pane Context Menu Keyboard Control O Show Progress Report What it does Displays the Progress Report dialog box enabling the viewing managing printing and exporting of the current user s progress report How to access it Menu File Menu Show Progress Report Keyboard Control P Toolbar Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 65 Options What it does Displays th
37. emplate has specified the basic process is as follows e Listen to the interval being played if appropriate e Notate the interval if appropriate Identify the interval s size and quality if appropriate e Play tonic triad as necessary and play the tonic pitches themselves as necessary Tell Kapelle Intervals that the interval is ready for evaluation by using the Answer Ready command e Observe the evaluation your score the correct interval and its identification and play the correct interval and compare it to your version as you wish Tell Kapelle Intervals to give you another interval by using the New Interval command Once the exercise is complete you can observe your overall progress by displaying the progress report from which you can manage your accumulated scores and print or export a textual progress report The remainder of this chapter describes the basic operations in turn Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 14 Requesting a New Interval Kapelle Intervals will present you with the first interval in the exercise automatically as soon as it finishes creating the exercise Thereafter however you must ask the program to present you with new intervals You may request a new interval only after you have completely finished with the current interval including having given the Answer Ready command The command to use is New Interval You can access this command by any of the following tec
38. erval ID Pane 4 25 intervals Clefs are treble alto tenor and bass Modes are major and minor Clefs may be miyed within the svercica is harmonic intervals completion with ID Figure 4 Main Window Components Instructions and Announcements Pane The Instructions and Announcements Pane is the only pane in the Main Window which is always visible When the program is first launched or whenever there is not an exercise currently loaded into the application it informs you to Select an exercise from the left side pane to begin Thereafter the Instructions and Announcements Pane will instruct you how to work your way through the exercise and will display your grade on the current interval as well as provide you with a running cumulative score for the current exercise Notation Input Pane The Notation Input Pane is used for inputting musical notation The pane consists of a single staff and measure of musical notation with a clef and usually a key signature Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 8 Interval ID Pane The Interval ID Pane displays your identification of the current interval It can also act like a control button if so desired double clicking on the pane will bring up the Interval ID dialog box as long as the current exercise style requires such an action as well as other conditions being met Comments Pane The Comments Pane holds the text of a comment which has been saved along
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40. harmonically equivalent identifications are allowed whether or not to require that the notation match the enharmonic identification for the interval to be considered correct For example if an interval is identified as an augmented fourth but written as a diminished fifth Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 38 Progress Reports Accessing Your Progress Report To access your progress report use the Show Progress Report command You may access this command by any of the following techniques e Select Show Progress Report from the File Menu e Click the Show Progress Report icon on the Toolbar e Press Control P The Contents of Your Progress Report A progress report is a special file created for you automatically by Kapelle Intervals the first time you used the application It contains a record of all of the exercises you have performed together with their scores and the date time when you did each individual exercise The progress report is shown in a special dialog box which allows you to manipulate the contents of your progress report you can delete entries sort the report by various criteria filter out entries as well as print or export your progress report as a text file Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 39 Understanding the Progress Report Window Name Date Foglesong 201501 2nds and Irds Fri May 29 1998 12 07 Foglesong 201 4ths and 5ths Sat May 30 1998 11 46AM Foglesong 201401
41. hen you give the Identify Interval command you will be presented with a small dialog box that allows you to select the interval quality from a drop down list box You may enter the size via a text box with a spin button control allowing you to either type in the size directly or use the spin control to set it The Identify Interval command may be accessed by any of the following techniques e Select Identify Interval from the Interval Menu e Select Identify Interval from the Context Menu right click anywhere in the Main Window e Click the Identify Interval icon on the Toolbar e Press Control I For full information about identifying intervals see the chapter Identifying Intervals starting on page 27 Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 18 Playing the Tonic Triad Exercises which are notated in a key center allow you to play a tonic triad at any time Use the Play Tonic Triad command for this purpose You may access this command by any of the following techniques e Select Play Tonic Triad from the Playback Menu e Click on the Play Tonic Triad icon gt t on the Toolbar e Press Control T For full information on playing the tonic triad see the section Playing the Tonic Triad in the Playback chapter starting on page 31 Playing the Tonic Pitches You may play the tonic pitches 1 g in the key of Major at any time The pitches will be displayed while they are sounding Three tonic pitches ar
42. hniques Select New Interval from the Interval Menu e Select New Interval from the Context Menu right click anywhere in the Main Window e Press Control N e Click the New Interval icon on the Toolbar The Status Bar contains a pane which displays the number of the current interval within the set of intervals that makes up this exercise This lets you know how many intervals you will still need to do before the exercise is finished Determining the Interval Task Kapelle Intervals supports a wide variety of different exercise styles These styles determine what kind of work you are required to do with an interval you might be required to notate it or identify it or both You might be asked just to notate an interval without hearing it You might need to write both notes of the interval or the first note may be given while you provide the second note The Instructions and Announcements Pane will tell you what to do For example it might read Write the interval below the given note Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 15 then select Answer Ready or press F5 Be sure to read the Comments Pane which should contain information about the exercise in general Kapelle Intervals will not allow you to do an interval task which is not required by the current exercise style For example if you are not required to identify the quality and size of the interval the command Identify Interval will not be enabled Or if
43. ion 59 visual identification 59 written 59 styles completion 58 completion with identification 58 general description 57 harmonic completion 59 harmonic completion with identification 59 harmonic notation 59 harmonic notation with identification 59 identification 58 melodic completion 58 melodic completion with identification 58 melodic identification 59 melodic notation 59 melodic notation with identification 59 notation 58 notation with identification 58 exercises in Exercise Drive Pane 4 Exit command 62 File Menu 6 Filter By Date Property Page 41 Filter By Exercise Property Page 42 Filter By Grade Property Page 43 Filters Property Sheet 41 Flat Note command 25 65 folder closed 9 closed and empty 9 open with files 9 opening 9 folders in Exercise Drive Pane 4 H Help Menu 6 Help Topics command 52 71 I Identify Interval command 17 27 63 Identify Interval Dialog Box 27 identifying intervals 17 Instructions and Announcements pane 36 Instructions and Announcements Pane 7 14 interval compound 55 entering notes 23 identifying 17 27 notating 16 number of the current 14 playback 29 playback of notated 29 requesting new 14 Interval ID Output Pane 8 Interval ID Pane 8 Interval Menu 6 Kapelle Intervals Description 1 exercise styles 2 system requirements 73 Kapelle Series 1 key determining 15 keyboard shortcuts 72 locked notes 24 Main Wi
44. lesong 201501 2nds and Irds Foglesong 201 4ths and Sths 56 00 Sat May 30 1998 11 46AM 3 33 Mon Jun 01 1998 01 27PM Mon Jun 01 1998 05 13PM Musc 201401 2nds and 3rds Figure 22 Deleting entries Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 41 NOTE the item will not be permanently deleted unless you click on the Save Close button which saves the changes you have made in your progress report If you click on the Close button instead you will be given the option to close your report without saving changes Filtering Entries You may filter the entries the progress window that is include only those entries which you want to see This feature can be very useful if you are printing a progress report since reports can grow very long quickly You may filter by Date by Clef by Level or by Score Note that filtering does not remove the items from your Progress Report it determines how they are displayed and printed only the contents of the actual file remain unchanged To reach the filters click on the Filter button Save Close Close Export Delete Item Filters Aemove Filter Figure 23 Location of the Progress Report buttons You will be presented with the Filters property sheet which is a tabbed dialog box each tab controls one specific filter Go to each property page by clicking on its tab Filters x Dates Exercises Score Show those evaluations created Wi past
45. m a specific list of keys such as C Major E Minor of C Major Kapelle Intervals understands major and minor modes only Unrestricted Keys The intervals may also be selected from any of the 30 major and minor keys at random However the exercise template may have restricted the selection as to mode Selected Modes The exercise template may specify that the intervals be drawn only from major mode or only from minor mode Unrestricted Modes The exercise template may not specify any modal restrictions thus any ofthe 30 major and minor keys may be chosen at random Chromatic Alterations It is possible for the template to specify that certain scale degrees within the key center may be chromatically altered and by a certain direction and amount For example the template may specify that the 39 scale degree be raised by one half step or lowered by two half steps If a scale step may be chromatically altered that is no guarantee that it will be chromatically altered Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 60 Intervals Without Key Center Intervals may also be chosen without a key center as guidance In such circumstances the intervals are chosen by interval type instead of scale degrees obviously When intervals are chosen this freely it is possible for some very unusual interval spellings to be allowable Therefore the exercise template may restrict the usage of some accidentals Allowed Accidentals I
46. mpo dialog box from which the playback tempo for intervals can be adjusted How to access it Menu Playback Menu Tempo Keyboard Control E Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 74 Help Topics What it does Presents the Help Topics dialog box the doorway to the online help system How to access it Menu Help Menu Help Topics Keyboard Fi About Kapelle Intervals What it does Displays the About Kapelle Intervals dialog box with information about the application How to access it Menu Help Menu About Kapelle Intervals Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 75 XVIII Keyboard Accelerators Command Keyboard Accelerator Caret Down Down Arrow Caret Left Left Arrow Caret Right Right Arrow Caret Up Up Arrow Delete Note Backspace Enter Note Enter Flat Note F7 Identify Interval Control I Move Note Down Control Down Arrow Move Note Up Control Up Arrow New Interval Control N Play Interval Spacebar Play My Interval Control Spacebar Play Tonic Pitches Control H Play Tonic Triad Control T Sharp Note F8 Show Progress Report Control P Stop Exercise Control X Tempo Control E Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 76 System Requirements Kapelle Intervals is a 32 bit Windows application and will run only under a 32 bit Windows operating system It has been tested for reliable operation on
47. ndow 6 Menu File 6 Help 6 Index Page 2 Interval 6 Playback 6 View 6 Menu Bar 6 MIDI input port 46 output channel 47 output port 46 output program 47 settings 46 Thru 47 MIDI Settings command 46 70 Move Note Down command 25 66 Move Note Up command 25 66 N New Interval command 14 63 notation 16 deleting notes 23 24 flatting notes 25 intervals 23 locked notes 24 moving notes down 25 moving notes up 25 positioning the caret 21 selecting notes 24 sharping notes 25 Notation Input Pane 7 Notation Output Pane 8 Open Exercise command 61 Options command 31 62 options setting 31 pitch positioning the caret 21 Play Interval command 15 29 68 Play My Interval command 20 29 68 Play Tonic Pitches command 15 18 32 69 Play Tonic Triad command 18 31 69 playback interval 29 intervals 15 MIDI settings 46 notated interval 29 playing notated interval 20 tempo 30 tonic pitches 18 32 tonic triad 18 31 Playback Menu 6 preferences setting See Options command progress reports showing 38 Progress Reports closing the progress report window 44 deleting entries 40 exporting 44 Index Page 3 filtering entries 41 Tonic Pitch Playback Dialog Box 32 general information 38 Tonic Pitches Speed Property Page 33 printing 43 tonic pitches playing 18 32 removing filters 43 tonic pitches setting the speed 33 selecting entries 40 Tonic
48. ns on the number of intervals that constitute one instance of an exercise that is the number of intervals you must complete before the program evaluates your work Compound Intervals A compound interval is an interval which is larger than an octave Kapelle Intervals allows for intervals to be created up to three octaves in span where possible The exercise template may or may not specify the use of compound intervals Compound intervals may be one or two octaves larger than the original octave depending on the instructions in the template Exercises may mix compound intervals with non compound ones or may be exclusively all compound intervals or of course may contain no compound intervals at all Interval Direction Exercises may be all ascending intervals or all descending intervals or may mix the two Key Centers Intervals may be selected from a set which is derived from a key center or they may be selected from a set of all possible intervals without regard to key center When intervals are selected from a key center set there are embellishments and restrictions that can be made likewise with those intervals which are selected from the set of all possible intervals Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 59 Intervals Part of a Key Center If an exercise selects its intervals from a key center the entire exercise will remain in that key throughout its duration Selected Keys The intervals may be selected fro
49. nterval it displays your current grade for the interval your accumulated score for the entire exercise so far and also allows you to see and hear the interval you were identifying or writing The current and accumulated scores are placed in the Instructions and Announcements pane while the source interval is shown in its own pane Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 37 This interval 66 67 Cumulative 75 00 Select New Interval or press Control N for another interval Enter your answer below The correct interval is ba Perfect 4th Perfect 4th Figure 16 Example of an evaluated interval In the above example the identification was correct but the notation was incorrect the upper note should have been an A flat and not a B flat Therefore the grade for this interval was 66 67 Enharmonic Considerations Certain kinds of interval exercises can involve a great deal of enharmonic notes and identifications Whether or not an enharmonically equivalent note or identification is accept as correct by Kapelle Intervals depends upon the instructions in the exercise template To be precise the template specifies the following aspects of evaluating enharmonics e Whether or not to allow an enharmonically equivalent note to be considered correct e Whether or not to allow enharmonically equivalent identification such as augmented fourth instead of diminished fifth to be considered correct If en
50. on the speed of your computer During this delay the standard Windows wait cursor usually an hourglass is displayed During the process the main window s title bar will change to reflect the name of the new exercise just like opening a document in application In fact that s precisely what you re doing opening a document in an application which instead of showing you the contents of the document goes industriously to work on making interval exercise based on the contents of that document As soon as the set of intervals has been constructed Kapelle Intervals presents you with the first interval in the exercise In most cases this will accompanied by the playing of the first interval provided this is a form of interval exercise in which the intervals are played by the program In some exercise styles there is no playback such as visual identification in which you identify the interval by looking at it and not by hearing it Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 13 IV Working Your Way Through an Exercise You begin work on an interval exercise as soon as Kapelle Intervals has finished creating it An interval exercise consists of a series of intervals the exact number of intervals making up the exercise is determined by the exercise template You work through the exercise one interval at a time Although what you actually do with the exercise depends on the kind of interval exercise the exercise t
51. op Exercise command You may access this command by any of the following techniques e Select Stop Exercise from the Interval Menu e Select Stop Exercise from the Context Menu right click anywhere in the Main Window e Click the Stop Exercise icon on the Toolbar You will always be asked to confirm this step since it is non retractable and essentially throws out whatever work you have done on the current exercise Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 35 Figure 15 Stop Exercise confirmation Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 36 X Evaluations As you work your way through an interval exercise your work is evaluated Once you have completed the exercise the accumulated evaluation is recorded into your progress report Kapelle Intervals evaluates your work based on the following e The correctness of the musical notation as necessary e The correctness of your identification of the interval as necessary When you signify that you are ready to have your work on an interval evaluated with the Answer Ready command Kapelle Intervals grades the interval The score is given as a percentage based on the number of elements you were required to provide Interval identification is always worth 2 points one for the size and one for the quality Notation is worth one or two points depending on whether you were asked to notate one of the notes completion or both of them Once Kapelle Intervals has evaluated the i
52. opics 52 71 Identify Interval 17 27 63 MIDI Settings 46 70 Move Note Down 25 66 Move Note Up 25 66 New Interval 14 63 Open Exercise 61 Options 31 62 Play Interval 15 29 68 Play My Interval 20 29 68 Play Tonic Pitches 15 18 69 Play Tonic Pitchs 32 Play Tonic Triad 18 31 69 Sharp Note 25 65 Show Progress Report 38 61 Stop 67 Stop Exercise 20 34 Tempo 30 70 View Status Bar 63 View Toolbar 62 Comments Pane 8 15 compound interval 55 D Delete Note command 23 24 64 deleting notes 23 dialog boxes Colors Property Page 49 Filter By Date Property Page 41 Filter By Exercise Property Page 42 Filter By Grade Property Page 43 Filters Property Sheet 41 Identify Interval 27 Index Page 1 Tempo 30 Tonic Pitch Playback 32 Tonic Pitches Speed Property Page 33 Tonic Triad Length Property Page 31 E Enter Note command 23 64 erasing notes See deleting notes evaluations enharmonic considerations 37 general description 36 exercise description of template file 10 opening 9 10 12 overview of doing 13 repeating 11 selecting 9 stopping 20 34 styles 14 template file example 11 Exercise Drive Pane 4 directories 4 exercises 4 exercises types assembly interval type 54 scale degrees 54 clefs 57 compound intervals 55 interval direction 55 interval styles melodic 54 key centers 55 number of intervals 55 style harmonic identificat
53. ove Note Up and Move Note Down commands Each command moves the note one line or space up or down You may access the Move Note Up Down commands by any of the following techniques e Select Move Note Up Move Note Down from Interval Menu Select Move Note Up or Move Note Down from the Context Menu right click anywhere in the Main Window e Click on the Move Note Up or Move Note Down icons the Toolbar e Press Control Up Arrow or Control Down Arrow to access Move Note Up or Move Note Down respectively e Press Control and move the mouse upwards downwards the note will move on the screen in response Adding Accidentals to Notes You may add sharps up to the double sharp or flats down to the double flat to notes by using the Sharp Note or Flat Note commands Note that Kapelle Intervals treats accidentals in the traditional manner that is an accidental applied to a line or space on clef applies to notes positioned on that same line or space afterwards Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 26 during the measure You may access the Sharp Flat Note commands by any of the following techniques Select Sharp Note or Flat Note from the Interval Menu e Select Sharp Note or Flat Note from the Context Menu right click anywhere in the Main Window e Click on the Sharp Note or Flat Note icons ln the Toolbar Press F7 or F8 to access Move Note Up or Move Note Down respectively K
54. place in a previous exercise give this command The following informative dialog box will be presented Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 47 Kapints 9 This command allows you to continue working exercise that you had saved previously This action will close the current exercise Do you want to continue Figure 35 Return to Your Place Information Dialog The critical issue here is that the current exercise will be closed if you restore a previous exercise Click Yes if this is all right with you or No if you would rather not restore an exercise right now If you have saved your placed in only one exercise previously the restoration will happen immediately upon clicking Yes However if there are multiple saved exercises available Kapelle Intervals will present you with a list from which you can choose Choose Exercise State File The following place files have been found Select one then click OK Error Correct 1 07 26 98 013425PM Play Scales 1 07 26 98 013141PM Writing 1 07 26 98 013420PM Writing 2 07 24 98 093456 Figure 36 Choose Exercise State File Dialog Box The name of the State File reflects the following information name of the exercise e The date on which you saved your place in this exercise e The time at which you saved your place in this exercise The time format is hhmmssAM PM so it might be a bit tricky to rea
55. re your work with the interval that was given This will even work in the write exercise style which does not involve aural identification To play your notated interval use the Play My Interval command You may access this command by any of the following techniques e Select Play My Interval from the Playback Menu e Click on the Play My Interval icon on the Toolbar e Press Control Spacebar Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 30 Setting the Tempo for Interval Playback You may wish to adjust the tempo of playback for melodic intervals The default speed is 120 beats per minute which might sound fast but you should keep in mind that the basic note value is the whole note thus this means two seconds per note The playback tempo is adjustable anywhere from 1 to 255 beats per minute To adjust the tempo use the Tempo command You may access this command by any of the following techniques e Select Tempo from the Playback Menu e Press Control E This command produces the Tempo Dialog Box Select Tempo ee Slow 60 bpm _ Medium 120 bpm East 240 bpm Custom 120 bpm Set Custom Figure 8 Tempo Dialog Box You may use the three pre defined tempi slow medium and fast or you provide your own custom tempo by clicking on the Set Custom button This will produce the Set Tempo dialog box Use the slider control to select a tempo anywhere from 1 to 25
56. rt file unless you specifically indicate that the changes are to be saved either by clicking the Save Close button or by clicking on Close and then clicking Yes in response to the query about saving your changes Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 46 XII Saving and Restoring Your Place You might need to pause for a while when working through an exercise and come back to it later For that purpose Kapelle Intervals allows you to save and restore your place in an exercise Saving Your Place in an Exercise To save your place in an exercise select Save Your Place from the File Menu An information box will tell you what you are about to do 2 This command allows you to continue working on this exercise at another time After you save your place in an exercise you cannot complete it until you have used the command Retum to Your Place to restore the exercise Are you sure you wish to continue Figure 34 Save Your Place Information Dialog The critical information here is that the current exercise will be removed once you have saved your place in other words you cannot save your place and just continue working on the exercise Click Yes or press Enter to confirm this action or No if you would rather not Restoring Your Place in an Exercise If you have saved your place in any exercises previously the Return to Your Place command on the File Menu will be enabled To return to your
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58. ssscsscssscseesscsesssscesessscssesssceesssscessssscesssscessaeas 14 DETERMINING THE KEY 0 c cccccesccsscssseesecsscessccecsecesscsecsecsscsecsscesscsscssessscaecsseesscesecseeesscsaecsseessessecsecessesseenses 15 PLAYING THE INTERVAL neonan iai iaa a aapi atsain a as eiai e tn 15 NOTATING THE INTERVAL aeeessesesessnsennannnnenennensnsnnnnannnsenensonsnsonsnnonsnnnnssnnnssonsssonsnnnssnsessensnsenssnsessonsssensssensnnn 16 IDENTIFYING THE INTERVAL ccscccsssscssseesssceseccessecssscessscessecessecsssecsaecessecessecessessuscesseceseecsuseesaseesseceseecssseesaeens 17 PLAYING THE TONIC TRIAD cccccccssscessecssscessecescecsssccssscessecsssecsssecsuscessecessecessecsuscessecessecessessuscesaecessecesseceutens 18 PLAYING THE PITCHES 18 SIGNIFYING THAT YOUR ANSWER IS READY 19 COMPARING YOUR ANSWER TO THE CORRECT ANSWER 19 WHEN THE EXERGISEUS OVER ENUAN ERE ERRE RRR L 20 Vi ENTERING NOTES esscstcccsncstscnssestesscssstacecstesecnssnstecnsesssasssetsdecnsennsessscassnsvsnsvonsoocesessescoucadssnssencoavensuesteseves 21 BASIC TECHNIQUES FOR NOTE ENTRY csssccsssssssscssscsssccssecssscessesosseccnsecssscessesonsescssecesasessesessescnseessasessesons 21 THE LOCATION OF NOTE ENTRY
59. style the interval is played Both notes of the interval must be provided in order to complete it Identification In an identification style the size and quality of the interval must be given in order to complete it there is no notation Combined Styles Completion with Identification In this style the interval is played and the first note is given The second note must be provided and the interval identified in order to complete the interval Notation with Identification In this style the interval is played Both notes of the interval must be provided and the interval must be identified in order to complete it Listing of All Exercise Styles Melodic Completion Two notes are played sequentially The first note is given The second note must be provided Melodic Completion with Identification Two notes are played sequentially The first note is given The second note must be provided and the interval identified Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 62 Melodic Notation Two notes are played sequentially Both notes must be provided Melodic Notation with Identification Two notes are played sequentially Both notes must be provided and the interval identified Melodic Identification Two notes are played sequentially The interval must be identified Harmonic Completion Two notes are played simultaneously One note is given The other must be provided Harmonic Completion with Identification Two notes ar
60. t is possible for the exercise template to forbid the use of sharps flats doublesharps or doubleflats singly or in combination Clefs Kapelle Intervals can work in any ofthe standard clefs not just bass and treble but also allthe C clefs as well An exercise may use any of the following clefs treble soprano mezzo soprano alto tenor baritone c baritone f and bass Intervals Presented in One Clef Only An exercise may be presented throughout in a single clef chosen from the instructions in the template Intervals Presented in Multiple Clefs An exercise may present the intervals in clefs drawn at random from a list of clefs in the exercise template Each new interval can be in a different clef from the one previous Exercise Styles Kapelle Intervals supports 12 different exercise styles or methods of working with intervals These styles can be thought of as belonging to various categories for example completion styles are those in which the first note of the interval is given and the second note has to be provided after listening Kapelle Intervals supports both harmonic and melodic intervals Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 61 The following is a description of the various categories of styles Basic Styles Completion In a completion style the first note of the interval is given and the interval is played The second note must be provided in order to complete the interval Notation In a notation
61. terval is very similar to a completion style in that you are given the first note and provide the second one Kapelle Intervals will ensure that the note you write will be placed after the given note e Identification only styles here there is no notation component so horizontal caret motion is ignored Pitch The caret moves vertically to determine pitch Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 22 Mouse To move the caret vertically with the mouse simply click on a line or space and the caret will jump automatically to that location Keyboard The caret is moved with the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys on your keyboard If you press and hold either key the caret will move continuously Time Mouse To move the caret horizontally with the mouse click at the approximate horizontal location you would like the caret to appear Note however that the caret will jump horizontally only to a location where a note is already placed thus it cannot be placed anywhere but on the first or second notes of an interval In harmonic interval exercises the caret does not move horizontally The same is true of exercises in which the notational element is absent Keyboard The Left Arrow moves the caret over to the first note position if it is currently positioned at the second note position The Right Arrow moves the caret over to the second note position if it is currently positioned at the first note position and if there is a note at
62. that you may select or deselect all of the items quickly by using the Select All and Clear All buttons Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 43 Filter by Grade Finally you may restrict your display to just those exercises that fall within a range of scores Select only those evaluations having scores of eq 100 Figure 28 The Filter by Score Property Page Removing Filters If you have filtered your progress report you may remove the filters by clicking on the Remove Filters button at the top of the Progress Report window Save Clase Close Delete Item Remove Filters Figure 29 Location of the Remove Filters button NOTE the Remove Filters button is activated only if you have filtered your progress report Printing Your Progress Report To print your progress report click the Print button Save Close Close Export Delete Item Remove Filters Figure 30 Location of the Print button If you have filtered your progress report you will be asked if you want to print the filtered set of records or the entire report Which records would you like to print Filtered Set Cancel Figure 31 Printing a filtered report Printing will then proceed Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 44 NOTE Kapelle Intervals uses WordPad which is installed automatically along with Windows for printing If WordPad is not installed an error message will result and you will not be able to print
63. the following platforms e Windows 95 e Windows NT 3 51 e Windows NT 4 0 e Windows 98 Kapelle Intervals will not run under the following operating systems 16 bit version of Windows such as Windows 3 1 e Windows for Workgroups 3 11 e 05 2 Warp 3 0 or 4 0 Kapelle Intervals has not been tested under any of the Windows emulators such as SoftWindows for the Macintosh or UNIX systems Kapelle Intervals is not generally processor intensive and can run adequately on any computer system that is capable of running any of the supported operating systems On minimal hardware very large or complex exercises might take up to a minute or two to be generated In order to hear any sound with Kapelle Intervals your computer should contain either a Windows compatible MIDI interface or a sound card with a built in MIDI interface Since Kapelle Intervals communicates with the MIDI hardware via the Windows multimedia interface any sound card MIDI interface which works correctly with Windows should work with Kapelle Intervals A About Kapelle Intervals command 71 accelerators keyboard 72 Answer Ready command 14 19 67 Apollo 3 caret positioning 21 positioning for pitch 21 positioning for time 22 colors setting the screen colors 49 Colors Property Page 49 commands About Kapelle Intervals 71 Answer Ready 14 19 67 Delete Note 23 24 64 Enter Note 23 64 Exit 62 Flat Note 25 65 Help T
64. the second note position In harmonic interval exercises the caret does not move horizontally The same is true of exercises in which the notational element is absent Entering the Note It is very easy to enter a note in Kapelle Intervals You simply Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 23 position the caret where you want the note to appear and use the Enter Note command to add the note The Enter Note command adds the note to the end of the current measure but it does not allow more than two whole notes to exist inthe measure at any time Therefore ifthere are two notes in the measure the Enter Note command is disabled grayed out If you need to change a note you have entered then you use the Delete Note to remove it and then Enter Note to add a note or else use the Move Note Up and Move Note Down commands to alter the note The Location of Note Entry Commands You may access the Enter Note command by any of the following techniques Select Enter Note from the Interval Menu e Select Enter Note from the Context Menu right click anywhere inthe Main Window e Click on the Enter Note icon on the Toolbar e Press the Enter key This is usually the fastest and most convenient way to access this command Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 24 VI Editing Notes Kapelle Intervals allows you to edit a note you have entered You may change the line or space on which the note is located you may add or sub
65. tract accidentals and you may delete the note Selecting a Note for Editing A note is selected for editing if the onscreen caret is positioned directly over the notehead You will know that the note is selected for editing because the various note editing commands will become enabled You can see this most clearly on the Toolbar grayed out icons suddenly acquire colors Locked Notes versus Unlocked Notes Kapelle Intervals is sometimes required to insert a given note into your notational area Usually this is the first note of an interval you complete the interval by notating the second note If you are identifying an interval visually both notes might be given notes A given note cannot be edited or deleted of course The note is locked when it is the given note Therefore selecting a locked note for editing will not result in the editing commands becoming enabled A locked note is drawn in red instead of black Deleting Notes In order to delete a note select it and then use the Delete Note command You may access this command by any of the following techniques Select Delete Note from the Interval Menu Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 25 e Select Delete Note from the Context Menu right click anywhere in the Main Window e Click on the Delete Note icon the Toolbar e Press the Backspace key Moving Notes You may move a note to a new line or space To do this use the M
66. u exit the program so you don t have to reset them every time Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 55 XV Online Help Kapelle Intervals offers a large online help system which can help you in learning to use the program effectively There are two ways to access the Help system one by using the Help Topics command on the Help Menu and the other to use the context sensitive help Using Context Sensitive Help To activate context sensitive help use one of the following techniques e Press Shift F1 and then click on the screen item or select the item from the menu that you wish help on e Click on the Context Help icon on the Toolbar and then click on the screen item or select the item from the menu that you wish help on Using the Online Help System To use the online help system select Help Topics from the Help Menu This will produce the Table of Contents for the help system Help Topics Kapelle Clefs Contents Index Find Click a book and then click Open Dr click another tab such as Index Figure 46 Online Help Table of Contents Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 56 The help topics are arranged in books double click on a book title to expand it and see the topics contained XVI Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 57 Types of Exercises Interval Styles Melodic Intervals Melodic intervals consist of two notes played in succession In Kapelle Intervals these notes are always
67. uare blue icon All of the exercises which are available to you are accessible only via these Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 5 icons You cannot open an exercise in Kapelle Intervals by double clicking on it from the Explorer More information about these icons and the Exercise Drive Pane in general can be found in the section Understanding the Exercise Selection Pane on page 9 The Toolbar x Bi Figure 2 The Toolbar The Toolbar runs along the top of the main window by default and contains icons for the most common commands used in the application The Toolbar can be moved to any of the four borders of the window Position the mouse cursor in any place on the Toolbar which is not occupied by an icon and drag the mouse If you release the mouse button before you have dragged the Toolbar to one of the four borders of the window the Toolbar will become a floating palette This floating palette can be moved by dragging its title bar and can be resized by dragging it from any of its four sides or corners The Status Bar For Help press F1 Note Interval Number Key of C Major Figure 3 The Status Bar The Status Bar runs along the bottom of the window It contains an area for information about the currently selected command as well as three other panes on the right which contain important information during an exercise in progress Those three panes inform you about
68. ustable color These are e The background color for the entire window e background color for the two music notation panes The color for user side and answer side music notation e The background color for the user side feedback panes e The text color for the user side feedback panes The background color for the answer side feedback panes e The text color for the answer side feedback panes Using the Colors Property Page You may access the Colors property page by selecting Options from the File Menu The Colors property page is the first page on in the Options property sheet Click on an area in the illustration or use the list box to select a screen element Area Color pa Change Color zz Figure 43 Colors property page Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 53 To change the color of a screen element first select that screen element then click on the Change Color button Clicking on Screen Elements to Select Them You may select a screen element simply by clicking on it The screen elements list box will change to reflect the screen element you have clicked Double Clicking on Screen Elements If you double click on a screen element this will select it and then click the Change Color button for you automatically Using the Screen Elements List Box You may also click on the screen elements drop down list box to select a screen element
69. val is ready to be evaluated How to access it Menu Interval Menu Answer Ready or use the Context Menu Keyboard 5 Toolbar Stop What it does Stops the current exercise before the last interval has been reached Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 71 How to access it Menu Interval Menu Stop or use the Context Menu Keyboard Control X Toolbar Play Interval What it does Plays the current interval How to access it Menu Playback Menu Play Interval Keyboard Spacebar Toolbar gt Play My Interval What it does Plays the user notated interval Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 72 How to access it Menu Playback Menu Play My Interval Keyboard Control Spacebar Toolbar l Play Tonic Triad What it does Plays the tonic triad in the current key How to access it Menu Playback Menu Play Tonic Triad Keyboard Control T Toolbar Play Tonic Pitches What it does Plays three tonic pitches one octave apart in the current key Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 73 How to access it Menu Playback Menu Play Tonic Pitches Keyboard Control H Toolbar MIDI Settings What it does Displays the MIDI Settings dialog box from which MIDI output port input port program channels and MIDI thru can be adjusted How to access it Menu Playback Menu MIDI Settings Tempo What it does Displays the Set Te
70. vscsevscosstovsceesssnedvassensconstovsdasaveassstessassoecseseaeses 44 CLOSING THE PROGRESS REPORT DIALOG 44 SAVING AND RESTORING YOUR PLACE cccscsssssssssssssssssccsssscssssssssssssesssscsssscsesssssecsesecses 46 SAVING YOUR PL CEIN AN EXERCISE E NE 46 RESTORING Y OUR PL CEIN AN EXEREISE 46 MIDI PLAYBACK SETTINGS siscsccsccssscssccnccccssssssccsossseestessconssesscnsedesscssoavcsasoncasssnsssncsossnssssasondavssncses 49 THE MIDISETTINGS a 49 SETTING THE MIDI INPUT AND OUTPUT PORTS cscccessccssseessscesseceseccssscessecessecesseceseccsusceaeceseecesseeeseecsatees 49 SETTING OUTPUT CH NNELS 50 SETTING OUTPUT PROGRAMS 50 SETTING MIDI 50 SETTING THE SCREEN COLORS 52 THE PARTS OF THE SCREEN WITH USER SET COLOR oieri A N RE AE AE A 52 USING THEEOLORS PROPERTY PAGE 52 XV P 55 USING CONTEXT SENSITIVE 55 USING THE ONLINE HELP SYSTEM cccccccssccssscessscessecessccesecessscessecessccessecsuscessecessecessecesecesaecessecesses
71. with the current exercise by the author of that exercise Generally speaking a comment will tell you information such as the following How many intervals are required to complete the exercise e The style of the exercise e Aspects of the exercise s key clefs or other such information Notation Output Pane The Notation Output Pane is displayed when the current interval has been identified It allows you to compare the correct interval with the interval you notated or identified Interval ID Output Pane The Interval ID Output Pane displays the ID size and quality of the current interval Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 9 Opening Exercise Understanding the Exercise Selection Pane Opening Folders At least one folder and usually more will be located in the Exercise Selection Pane Fund 200 2 0 Muse 201 01 214 and 34 Fest 4ths and Sths Figure 5 A view of an Exercise Selection Pane Folders can appear in three different states e Closed with files in them the folder icon has a plus sign to the left Practice e Closed without any files in them there is no plus sign to the left Muse 202 2 e Open with files in them the folder icon has changed to open and you can see list of files below the folder Furthermore the plus sign has changed to a minus 33 Muse 201 01 2nds and 3rds Fest and Sths To open a folder
72. you are not required to notate the interval none of the notation commands will be enabled Playback is disabled for the purely visual styles and so forth So in general remember that if you can do it then you should Determining the Key Most but not all exercises are notated in a major or minor key center The name of the key can be found in the following locations e Inthe Status Bar the rightmost pane will display the key name If this is an exercise notated without a key center the rightmost pane will read No key center The Play Tonic Pitches command displays the name of the key while the tonic pitches are being displayed onscreen Playing the Interval Most exercise styles allow for playing the interval A few do not If playing the interval is allowable the Play Interval command will be enabled You may access the Play Interval command by any of the following techniques e Select Play Interval from the Playback Menu Kapelle Intervals User Manual Page 16 e Press the spacebar e Click on the Play Interval icon e on the Toolbar See the chapter Playback starting on page 29 for full information about interval playback Notating the Interval Most exercise styles require some music notation writing at least one note and sometimes two If notating the interval is germane to the exercise style the commands for notating the interval will be enabled Those commands include e Enter Note e

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