Noteable


 * CITATION AND GENERAL INFORMATION**

· Title: Noteable 7.01 · Author: Mark Meikle · Publisher: Noteable software company http://noteableflashcards.com/index.htm · Copyright: 2008 · Platform : Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/Vista · Peripherals: keyboards, speaker · Grade/Age: Late Elementary, Middle School, High School · Type of Class: General Music, Theory.


 * TEACHER SUPPORT**

A detailed user guide is included with the Noteable package when you install it. It works well. Right-click the any control in Noteable and click what’s this? For a description about the selected feature and how to use it. Noteable is an excellent program with enough features and options to challenge even experienced musicians, but simple enough for beginners to use in learning how to read music, or to read it better. Noteable offers enough support and features to help you stay focused and achieve results that will motivate you to continued improvement.


 * INSTRUCTIONAL CONTENT**

This music education program helps students improve their ability to read music. It provides five play modes including guitar, piano, voice, and MIDI, to learn in a way that is fun. The four major clefs (treble, bass, alto, and tenor) are covered. An on-screen piano keyboard, guitar fret board, and note letter buttons are available from the start, or an external MIDI device for on-the-fly sight reading can be connected as well. The program is able to track up to 100 unique user profiles, making it easy for individual students to maintain their own progress. Detailed statistics are kept to help you learn about your strengths and weaknesses with, and can be tracked over time.

National Music Standards that could be addressed through this software 5. Reading and notating music. 7. Evaluating music and music performances.


 * INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN AND PEDAGOGICAL SOUNDNESS**

Noteable is a software program including different levels: easy, medium, hard, and other. you can choice whatever you want according your own level. Also, you can set up it according your need. You also can set up The interface is very simple to follow, and very easy to understand. This is one is well thought out and challenging for any level of musician. It would be very appropriate for music theory class or music test. · Sequence of materials: Good · Pace of instruction: Good · Quality of interaction: Excellent · Motivation for students: Good


 * RECORD KEEPING**

Students are able to view their progress by means of a graph in progress report that tells them how well they are doing in each aspect that they have been tested on. They are also able to save their progress on the individual station they are working at, or to a central system if your computers are networked.


 * OVERALL EVALUATION**

Noteable is designed for students to help them read music better. You can cater the drills to a specific level to what you need to work on most. Rating - 3/4 star rating

Reviewed by: Zheng Tang 10/27/08