The Play Menu for CPN

I have added a "Play" pull-down menu to CPN. The items on this menu are supposed to produce sound through the Midi equipment of your computer, if you have any. Midi's are not an exact science, AFAIK. Let us know if these functions don't work for you, and we'll try to improve the situation.

The items on this menu are:

• Play -- This should cause the phrase shown to be played through your Midi.
• Repeat All -- This should cause the phrase shown to be played repeatedly, ad infinitum, through your Midi. To stop this, click on the 'Stop Play' choice (below).
• Play Last Measure -- This will play only the last measure of the phrase. If you are adding notes, you can use this to check what you add, measure by measure. It is a little harder to edit notes in the middle of a phrase, so check it before you add it.
• Repeat Measure -- This will play only the last measure of the phrase, repeatedly, ad infinitum. If you are adding notes, and using this program as an accompaniment for practice, you can use this to practice what you add, measure by measure. To stop this, click on the 'Stop Play' choice (below).
• Stop Play -- Click on this to interrupt repeated playing started with one of the other menu choices (above). The music will only stop at the end of the phrase, it will not stop immediately when this choice is selected.
• Ear Train -- This choice will open a new screen that you can use to drill yourself on some ear-training exercises.

Changes by Al Christians, Public Property Software, February 2002. For more information, contact achrist@easystreet.com.