KLearnNotes2 - Introduction

KLearnNotes2 features

KLearnNotes2 helps learning the names of music notes.

In future KLearnNotes2 will be a full-featured music teacher (rhythm, scales, key signatures, chords) with special focus on guitar playing.

It features:

  • a wise quick learning algorithm (focusing training on what a student knows worse)

  • a flexible exercise choice and a set of preset exercises focused on gradual learning of successive notes

  • bass and treble clefs

  • a flexible speed goal choice and a set of preset speed-goal levels (to encourage training for fast, automatic notes reading)

  • voice recognition (you can answer questions with your voice!)

  • sound output choice: standard, for guitar players or custom

qt/kdelibs; midi through /dev/sequencer and voice input through /dev/dsp if available;

Perfect for a music newbie and for an experienced musician trying to learn new stuff (for example a new staff ;).

Motivation:

I have had played the guitar for a long time, but I still had problems with quick recognition of very high and very low notes in the treble clef. Recently I started singing in a choir. Being a bass, I got bass-clef scores. Again learning which note comes where was a challenge.

When I saw Dominik Seichter's klearnnotes I thought it was a really good idea to use a computer to teach me all this. Unfortunately Seichter's klearnnotes had exactly what I knew and didn't have what I wanted to learn. This is where KLearnNotes2 stems from.

Main future goals (not included in version 1.1 yet):

See details in TODO section. All this to come soon! Check out frequently http://klearnnotes2.sourceforge.net or subscribe there, to get informed about new releases.