Intonation Trainer

[Tunethepno@AOL.COM]

It would be interesting to find out why the chose "just" intonation for this. 
Have any of you who do HT's heard of this software?  Maybe those of us who 
tune in ET are becoming a bit old fashioned.
    John Stroup

Coda Music Technology Introduces New Intonation Trainer Software

     MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2000--Hearing a musical 
performance can be transcending or traumatizing depending on the musicians' 
abilities, particularly the ability to play in tune. Most music educators 
agree that teaching students to play in tune can be one of the most 
challenging of all concepts in music education. Coda Music Technology has 
just released a teaching tool that helps students hear and see when they are 
playing in tune: Intonation Trainer(TM). It is a sophisticated yet 
simple-to-use software product that has already proven to help students be 
more aware of pitch, know what to listen for and anticipate pitch problems 
before they play a note!

     Dr. Frederick Fennell, world-renowned conductor and founder of the 
Eastman Wind Ensemble, endorses Intonation Trainer stating, "(It) teaches 
students to tune intervals and chords so they are pure, without intonation 
beats." Students learn how to play in Just Intonation (why an E in a C major 
chord has to be played lower than the same E in a C-sharp minor chord). They 
also learn which notes on their instrument are flat and which are sharp, 
learning to anticipate pitch problems and how to solve them quickly. Middle 
School, High School and higher education music teachers have strongly 
supported the development of Intonation Trainer, and are already putting it 
to use in their classrooms and practice rooms.

     According to Coda's CEO, John Paulson, "One of the greatest challenges 
for any wind or brass instructor is to provide an aural reference in which 
students can hear what it sounds like to be out of tune within a harmonic 
context, and even more importantly, provide them with visual and aural 
feedback that helps them fix it. Intonation Trainer is really the first tool 
ever developed that actually teaches this challenging concept. For the 
students, it's as easy as listening for and eliminating intonation beats."

     The first release in Coda's new SmartMusic(TM) Trainer Series, 
Intonation Trainer comes complete with CD-ROM software, an instrumental 
microphone, foot pedal for "hands free" operation, and a Teacher Guide that 
shows how to use the product in band rehearsals, sectionals, private lessons 
and individual practice. It also includes Intonation Chart Maker, an 
assessment tool that helps students analyze their own instrument and tuning 
ability. A printout of the student session can be created multiple times 
throughout the school year to document their progress. No other software is 
required to run the program.

     Intonation Trainer is available now for Macintosh(R) and Windows(R) 
operating systems through music retailers worldwide or direct from Coda at a 
suggested retail price of $149.95.

     Coda Music Technology (Nasdaq:COMT) is the world's leading provider of 
Finale(R) high quality music notation software for professional and amateur 
composers, arrangers, copyists, music educators, students and church 
musicians. The company is also the developer of SmartMusic(TM) Studio 
(formerly Vivace), the world's first Intelligent Accompaniment system.

     For more information, contact Tom Johnson at 612-937-9611 or 
tjohnson@codamusic.com, or write to Coda Music Technology, 6210 Bury Drive, 
Eden Prairie, MN 55346.

CONTACT: 

Coda Music Technology, Minneapolis

Tom Johnson

Phone:  612-937-9611

Fax: 612-937-9760

tjohnson@codamusic.com

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