<html> Here's something to worry about: Transposing is not taxing enough on the brain, now master transposing into a different temperament. <g> That'll separate the mean from the boyz. Most string player I have heard already play in a different temperament. Lawrence Welk: " OK Boysa, Let'sa try it agen in Verkmeista, but I think we'll need two accordions to fill their part".<G> I can see it happening. The program does have its merits though, just taking a little jovial liberty. a 1, a 2 .  . . Jon Page At 09:54 AM 01/28/2000 -0500, you wrote: >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 > >Announcement: America Online has added Reuters newswires to News Profiles. To >add Reuters articles to your daily news delivery, go to KW: <A >HREF="aol://5862:146">News Profiles</A> and click on "Modify Your News >Profiles." Then click "Edit" and add Reuters from the list on the left. > >To edit your profile, go to keyword <A HREF="aol://1722:NewsProfiles">NewsProf >iles</A>. >For all of today's news, go to keyword <A HREF="aol://1722:News">News</A> > </html>