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User Manual

Copyright © 1998 by Scott L. Foglesong

 

 


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