Here are the focusing questions for Music Notation Software. Please try to answer each question briefly at first. Then go back and add more detail. Don't spend more than an hour crafting the review document. Use bullet points and link to related Internet addresses where appropriate as part of the discussion for each question.
- Who are some of the well-known makers of Music Notation software and what are some of their related products?
- Please describe some of the common practices and techniques of entering “music” into notation software?
- How is sequencing software similar, yet different from Music Notation software?
- MIDI devices are particularly useful when used in conjunction with Music Notation software. Why?
- What is meant by “Pitch to MIDI” devices and why would anyone want to use this electronic convention with Music Notation software?
- What are the limits of music notation scanning?
- What ways other than “printing” can someone utilize a product created with the Music Notation software?
- What are some uses for notated scores exported as audio files?
- What are some of the ways that a finished Music Notation product could be used in your daily teaching assignments?
- What collaborative options (whether included in the software or used in conjunction with other software) are available for students to utilize with each other and with the teacher?
- What copyright concerns and considerations must be discussed with the students in direct relationship to using and publishing any products created with Music Notation software?
- What local, state, or national standards are most closely associated with the implementation of this TI:ME technology standard in a music course or class?