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HELP FOR MUSIC MENTOR

THE MAIN SCREEN
Music Mentor's Main Screen allows you to go to the first
page of any of the Basics or History sections. If you click
the Basics button, a panel pops up directly to the right with
a button for each of the six Basics sections. Clicking any of
the six buttons in this panel takes you to the first page of
that section.

Below the Basics button are five History buttons. If you click
any of these buttons, a panel pops up directly to the right
with a button for each of the six fundamental areas of
music. Clicking any of the six buttons in this panel takes you
to the first page of that section.

MOVING THROUGH THE BASICS SECTIONS
At the bottom of every page in the Basics sections are four
buttons. In the bottom right hand corner are three buttons
named "Prev," "Main Screen," and "Next," and in the
lower left hand corner is a button named "History."

The Prev button takes you to the previous page in the
current Basics section. If you are on the first page of a
section, it takes you to the last page of the section. The
Next button takes you to the next page in the current
Basics section. If you are on the last page of a section, it
takes you to the first page of the section. You can use the
Next and Prev buttons to cycle through the pages of any
Basics section. The Main Screen button takes you directly
to Music Mentor's Main Screen.

Clicking the History button pops up a panel with five
buttons, one for each of Music Mentor's historical periods.
Clicking one of the buttons on the panel takes you to the
first page of the section on the current Basics topic for that
historical period. Whenever the pop-up panel is visible, the
History button's label changes to "Cancel." Clicking the
Cancel button causes the panel to disappear without taking
you to another page in Music Mentor.

MOVING THROUGH THE HISTORY SECTIONS
At the bottom of every page in the History sections are four
buttons. In the bottom right hand corner are three buttons
named "Prev," "Main Screen," and "Next," and in the
lower left hand corner is a button named "Back to Basics."


The Prev button takes you to the previous page in the
current historical period. If you are on the first page of a
section, it takes you to the last page of the section. The
Next button takes you to the next page in the current
historical period. If you are on the last page of a section, it
takes you to the first page of the section. You can use the
Next and Prev buttons to cycle through the pages of any
historical period. The Main Screen button takes you directly
to Music Mentor's Main Screen.

Clicking the Back to Basics button takes you to the first
page of the Basics section corresponding to the section you
are currently in.

MOVING THROUGH THE BASICS OF READING MUSIC
At the bottom of every page in The Basics of Reading
Music are three buttons. These are exactly the same as the
three buttons in the lower right hand corner of the Basics
and History sections. The Prev button takes you to the
previous page in The Basics of Reading Music. If you are
on the first page of the section, it takes you to the last page
of the section. The Next button takes you to the next page
in The Basics of Reading Music. If you are on the last page
of the section, it takes you to the first page of the section.
You can use the Next and Prev buttons to cycle through
the pages of The Basics of Reading Music. The Main
Screen button takes you directly to Music Mentor's Main
Screen.

MENU ITEM REFERENCE
This section provides brief descriptions of Music Mentor's
most important menu commands.


THE FILE MENU
Link To MIDI Editor...
Selecting Link To MIDI Editor... from the File menu brings
up the Link To MIDI Editor dialog box. From this dialog box
you can choose a MIDI editor (any program that reads
standard MIDI files) that you would like to use with the MIDI
files in Music Mentor.  If you select a program that can read
MIDI files, Music Mentor will be "linked" to that program.
When a MIDI editor is linked it means that choosing Go To
MIDI Editor from the File menu will exit Music Mentor and
launch that MIDI editor with the last MIDI file you just
played.

Go To MIDI Editor
Selecting Go To MIDI Editor from the File menu exits Music
Mentor and launches the MIDI editor that was previously
linked to using the Link To MIDI Editor... command. If you
have played any MIDI files during the current session of
Music Mentor, the MIDI editor will be launched with the last
MIDI file you played. Music Mentor automatically sets the
MIDI file to read-only so that you cannot accidentally make
changes to a file that Music Mentor needs. If you would like
to edit the file, save it under a different name.

THE PAGE MENU
Back
Selecting Back from the Page menu takes you to the last
page you had open.

Remember Page...
Selecting Remember Page... from the Page menu brings up
a dialog box with a default description of the current page.
You can also enter your own description of the page. If you
click OK or press ENTER, the description is added to the
list of pages in the Index. You can use Remember Page...
to "bookmark" pages that you would like to return to. By
adding pages to the Index, you can create a list of pages
that can be accessed from any other page in the book.

Index...
Selecting Index... from the Page menu brings up a dialog
box containing a list of page descriptions. Selecting a page
description and clicking Go To Page or double-clicking the
description takes you directly to that page. Clicking the
Remove Index Entry button deletes the selected page
description. You can add any number of pages to the Index
list using the Remember Page... command. This can be
very helpful for moving between widely-separated parts of
the book (such as from Modern Timbre to the middle of
Rhythm Basics).

Main Screen
Selecting Main Screen from the Page menu takes you to
Music Mentor's Main Screen.

THE MENTOR MENU
Reading Music
Selecting Reading Music from the Mentor menu takes you
to the first page of The Basics of Reading Music.

MIDI Setup...
Selecting MIDI Setup... from the Mentor menu brings up the
MIDI Setup dialog box. Here you can configure Music
Mentor's MIDI setup by selecting the type of MIDI driver
and the type of MIDI files you would like Music Mentor to
use.

MIDI Driver, Multimedia MIDI Driver. This driver can only be
used in Windows 3.1 and Windows 3.0 with Multimedia
Extensions. This driver uses the Windows MIDI Mapper to
send MIDI data to your MIDI device. If you use this driver,
make sure the MIDI Mapper is properly configured for your
MIDI hardware.

MIDI Driver, Midisoft MIDI Driver. This driver can be used
with any version of Windows, but only works with MPU-401
and compatible MIDI devices. This driver does not use the
Windows MIDI Mapper. For this reason, we recommend
that you select Normal MIDI Files (General MIDI) when
using the Midisoft MIDI Driver.

MIDI Driver, No MIDI Driver. When this option is selected,
no MIDI driver is in use and you cannot play any of the
musical examples.

MIDI Files, Device-Independent MIDI Files. These MIDI
files have been created to adhere to the Microsoft
guidelines for MIDI file authoring under Windows 3.1 and
Windows 3.0 with Multimedia Extensions. In general, we
recommend that you use these files only with the Multimedia
MIDI Driver.

MIDI Files, Normal MIDI Files (General MIDI Files). Normal
MIDI Files do not contain multiple arrangements of the same
piece of music. These files can potentially use all 16 MIDI
channels. These files have been created to conform to
General MIDI program change assignments.

Additional Midisoft MIDI Driver Settings
These parameters are only effective when the Midisoft MIDI
Driver is in use.

IRQ (Interrupt) Level. The IRQ (Interrupt) Level setting here
must match the same setting on your MPU-401 or
compatible MIDI interface.

I/O Address. The I/O Address setting here must match the
same setting on your MPU-401 or compatible MIDI
interface.

The IRQ (Interrupt) Level and I/O Address parameters
provide a way for Music Mentor to identify your MIDI
interface.

Open To Last Page
Selecting Open To Last Page from the Mentor menu
toggles this menu item on (a small check appears to the left
of it in the menu) and off (the check disappears). When
Open To Last Page is on, Music Mentor remembers the
page you are on when you exit. The next time you launch
Music Mentor, it opens to that page.

This feature can be especially handy when you are using
the Go To MIDI Editor command. For example, if Open To
Last Page is on and you go to your MIDI editor from a
certain page and then exit the MIDI editor, the next time you
launch Music Mentor it will open to the page you were just
looking at.

Restore Page Size
Selecting Restore Page Size from the Mentor menu restores
Music Mentor to its default page size and shape. This can
be handy if you accidentally resize its window so that part of
a page is no longer visible.

Reset MIDI
Selecting Reset MIDI from the Mentor menu causes Music
Mentor to play a "reset" sequence which will set most of the
parameters of your MIDI sound module or sound card to
logical default values. This will not harm Music Mentor or
your MIDI hardware in any way. Choose this item if Music
Mentor's musical examples sound incorrect for some reason
(incorrect instrumentation, wrong notes, strange audio
effects). After choosing Reset MIDI, allow about 4 seconds
for the reset.