Table of
Contents
I. Introduction................................................................................................................................................. 4
An Overview of
Kapelle Scales.............................................................................................................. 4
Extensibility....................................................................................................................................................... 4
Flexibility............................................................................................................................................................. 4
II. The Types
of Exercises in Kapelle Scales............................................................................. 6
Writing Scales.................................................................................................................................................... 6
Adding Accidentals
to Scales................................................................................................................. 6
Adding Key
Signatures to Scales.......................................................................................................... 7
Identifying Scales........................................................................................................................................... 7
Identifying Scales at Sight................................................................................................................................... 7
Identifying Scales by Ear...................................................................................................................................... 7
Identifying Scales by Single Scale Degree........................................................................................................ 7
Error-Correcting
Scales........................................................................................................................... 7
Playing Scales.................................................................................................................................................... 8
III. Opening
an Exercise............................................................................................................................. 9
If the Exercise
Names are Truncated................................................................................................ 9
Adjusting the Tree
Control Pane Size............................................................................................... 9
Selecting an
Exercise to Open.............................................................................................................. 10
Navigating the Tree Control Pane................................................................................................................... 10
Selecting Individual Exercises.......................................................................................................................... 11
Opening an
Exercise...................................................................................................................................... 11
What Happens After
Opening an Exercise..................................................................................... 11
IV. Working
Through an Exercise................................................................................................. 12
The Parts of the
Main Window.............................................................................................................. 12
Announcements Pane.......................................................................................................................................... 12
Notation Pane...................................................................................................................................................... 13
Source Pane.......................................................................................................................................................... 13
Comment Pane...................................................................................................................................................... 13
Reading the
Announcements Pane..................................................................................................... 14
Carrying Out the
Instructions........................................................................................................... 14
Signifying Your
Answer is Ready........................................................................................................ 15
Getting a New
Scale...................................................................................................................................... 15
When the Exercise
Is Complete............................................................................................................ 16
Stopping the
Exercise Prematurely................................................................................................. 16
V. Notation
Techniques............................................................................................................................ 18
Moving the Caret........................................................................................................................................... 18
Moving the Caret With the Mouse.................................................................................................................... 19
Moving the Caret With the Arrow Keys........................................................................................................... 19
Determining the
Current Pitch.......................................................................................................... 19
Entering Notes................................................................................................................................................. 20
Inserting Notes................................................................................................................................................ 20
Selecting Notes............................................................................................................................................... 21
Selecting a Single Note...................................................................................................................................... 21
Selecting Multiple Notes.................................................................................................................................... 21
Selecting All Notes.............................................................................................................................................. 22
Deleting Notes.................................................................................................................................................. 22
Clearing All Notes........................................................................................................................................ 23
Flatting Notes.................................................................................................................................................. 23
Sharping Notes................................................................................................................................................. 23
Moving Notes..................................................................................................................................................... 24
VI. Using
the Clipboard.......................................................................................................................... 25
Copying Notes.................................................................................................................................................... 25
Cutting Notes.................................................................................................................................................... 25
Pasting Notes..................................................................................................................................................... 26
Pasting Before the Insertion Point................................................................................................................... 26
Pasting After the Insertion Point...................................................................................................................... 26
Pasting to Replace the Selection...................................................................................................................... 27
VII. Undo
and Redo......................................................................................................................................... 28
To Undo a Single
Action............................................................................................................................. 28
To Undo Multiple
Actions......................................................................................................................... 28
To Redo a Single Action.............................................................................................................................. 29
To Redo Multiple
Actions......................................................................................................................... 30
VIII. Identifying
a Scale............................................................................................................................ 31
Identifying Mode
Only................................................................................................................................ 31
Identifying Tonic
and Mode.................................................................................................................... 32
Identifying Tonic
Only............................................................................................................................... 33
IX. Key
Signatures....................................................................................................................................... 35
Selecting Key
Signatures........................................................................................................................ 35
Creating Key
Signatures.......................................................................................................................... 36
Mouse Clicks in the Working Area................................................................................................................... 37
Command Buttons................................................................................................................................................ 38
Confirming Your Work and Exiting................................................................................................................. 39
If the Dialog Box Will Not Close...................................................................................................................... 39