Fanfare! Demo Version (c) 1998 Stardock Systems Your personal music teacher. By Dr. Jerold Wyrick, Phd. 1) Introduction 2) Installing the demo 3) Finding out more about Fanfare! and contacting Stardock ------------------------------------------ 1) Introduction Fanfare! is a comprehensive music theory program designed to help a musician master aural perception, rhythm, and theory skills through a progression of eleven topics. These topics are: * Tuning * Clefs * Key Signatures * Rhythms * Notes * Scales * Intervals * Triads * Seventh Chords * Chord Doublings * Cadences Some powerful learning features included in fanfare: * Random generation so that drills do not repeat after frequent use * Integrated topics that include theory and aural perception in a single drill session * Extensive customization options * Score windows * Piano keyboard * Help window tutorials which include theory instruction for each topic * A familiar windows based environment One of the most exciting features of Fanfare! is the integration of theory and aural perception into unified topics with extensive customization options. By integrating theory and aural perception, Fanfare! allows the user to quickly switch between notating, listening, identifying and playing notes, triads, chords, cadencial chord progressions, and rhythms. Each topic also includes options windows which give the user virtually total control over their practice session. Having trouble hearing the difference between a perfect fourth and a perfect fifth? Set the intervals option to play only perfect fourths and fifths. Need practice reading and writing notes in the tenor clef? Set the clefs option to use the tenor clef. Fanfare! is a powerful learning environment which allow the user to customize the practice time to their personal needs, integrate their theory, aural perception and keyboard knowledge, and repeat the drills until they have mastered the topic. 2) Installing the demo To install the demo, simply extract the Fandemo.zip file into a temporary directory, run Install.exe, and follow the prompts. The extracted files in the temporary directory can be deleted after installation. 3) Finding out more about Fanfare! and contacting Stardock The latest up to date information about Fanfare, including pricing, can be found on the Fanfare! home page at http://www.stardock.com/products/fanfare/ Stardock Systems, the publisher of Fanfare! can be contacted in the following manners: E-mail: sander@stardock.com Phone: (888) 782-7362 (or (+734-762-0687 x228 outside the US) Fax: (734) 762-0690