Choose the Chord option on the menu or press <PSION><C>
You can then enter which chord you want displayed and which variation of the chord to show.
The options for the variations are:
- Major
- Minor
- Major 7th
- Minor 7th
- Augmented
- Augmented 7th
- Diminished
Press enter and the chord will be shown flashing on the screen. To change the position of the chord
voicing in the keyboard, press the <+> or <-> keys to go up or down the keyboard.
Once you are finished viewing the chord, press the spacebar to return.
AChoose the Scale option on the menu
or press <PSION><S>
You can then enter which scale you want displayed and which variation of the scale to show. The options for the variations are:
- Major
- Minor (Natural)
- Minor (Harmonic)
- Minor (Melodic)
- Blues
Press enter and the scale will be shown flashing on the screen.
Once you are finished viewing the scale, press the spacebar to return.
2EChoose the Circle of 5th's option on the menu or press <Shift><Psion><C>
The circle of 5th's is a tool useful in the composition of new music.
You enter what key your piece of music is in and the chart is then displayed. The key that you chose is at the top "12 o'clock" position of the circle. The chords that are most relevant to this piece of music can be found by going clockwise or counter clockwise from the top.
For example, in the key of C the obvious starting chord is the C chord itself. If you go one position clockwise, the G chord is suggested.
This is the called the "5th" in relation to the C chord and would most certainly be used in the music piece.
This also applies by going counter clockwise from the top which would indicate the F chord
(the "4th" in relation). This chord also would be found in a vast majority of songs in the Key
of C.
In the lower left corner is the "Relative Minor" or 6th chord in relation to the Key you are
playing in. In the case of a song in the key of C, the relative minor is Am (A minor). This is the
chord most likely used to create some tension in a song. It is very common to find it as the second
to last chord in the song or in the chorus of a song, which then ends on the Key of the song. This "releaves the tension" and is what makes the music have closure.
Registrations are very important to me. It is what keeps me coming back and improving this program. It also has motivated me to create
more programs for the Psion.
If you decide that Piano Helper is useful enough to keep, please register.
Once registered, I will send you a personalized password which:
- Removes the nag screens
- Registers the program in your name
- Enables more Musical Terms
- Keeps you on my mailing list for all future releases of Piano Helper
Once you have registered, ALL FUTURE UPDATES ARE FREE.
You can register through the Internet:
http://www.swregnet.com/1138p.htm
Or through Compuserve:
GO SWREG Program # 10213
(or Search for Piano Helper)
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or
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Piano Helper is a small utility to assist keyboard players to display:
CHORDS: Maj, Min, Aug, Dim
SCALES: Maj, Min (Natural, Harmonic, Melodic), Blues
CIRCLE OF 5th's: Chart to assist in composing songs
MUSICAL TERMS
TUTOR: Allows visual showing of note names
Overview5
Chords
Scales
Circle of 5th's
Tutor
Choose to toggle Tutor on/off from the options menu or press <Psion><T>
The Tutor is used to help you identify the names of the keys. It shows the key letters under each of the keys of the keyboard.
Registering Piano Helper
How you can help
Many of the improvements I have made thus far are based on input from the users of the program.
What do YOU want to see in the program?
Let me know by contacting me at:
72650.3171@compuserve.com
About Piano Helper
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