"Mike" Linacre is in the Research & Development phase of music software aimed at the Christian Worship (and similar) market. Here are some of his resources:
Description of Resource | Its Picture |
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Sibelius First music notation software - $120. This does everything that FinaleNotepad does, but sometimes not so conveniently. It also does much more. Initially most appealing is the ease of aligning lyrics with the score. Sibelius has a steeper learning curve and the "Help" is not always helpful. Googling my difficulty always discovers a webpage that really does help. Many musical scores on the web have downloadable .sib files, saving considerable effort. It is easy to transfer scores between Finale, Sibelius and similar software using MusicXML-format files. | |
Andrew Hsu - Hosanna Praise - not a tool, but an inspiration! Each of Andrew's arrangements of upbeat Christian hymns contains features that peak the interest of both singers and players without requiring professional skills. Ease with excitement! A goal of my own work. Andrew is a member of the True Jesus church, resident in Scotland. | |
FinaleNotepad® music notation software - freeware - marvelous for simple music-score tasks. Unfortunately the more capable full version of Finale would cost me $600, so that motivated me to look closely at the competition ... | |
Kawai ES7 Portable Digital Piano - Purchased in January 2014 after reading many positive
reviews about it. Its sound is delightful. Its touch and action are smooth and comforting, but the space between the blacks keys is a little narrow. Regrettably
after only 9 months of use it is already showing signs of aging. Some keys are becoming pitted and discolored.
Some keys are losing their "spring" - getting "soft". I had not expected this to happen in less than two years.
Very disappointing ☹ (picture not of mine) |
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Yamaha Clavinova CVP-55 Digital Piano - this work-horse, new around 1991, still looks brand-new (unlike my
Kawai ES7). Its keys show no sign of pitting or discoloration. It looks a fine piece of furniture. However,
time and humidity have not been kind to it. Its main circuit-board failed several years ago. The MIDI
output from the keyboard continues to function, so now that drives a synthesizer ... (picture not of mine) |
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Yamaha MU90 Synthesizer - a functional replacement for the built-in synthesizer of a Clavinova,
but not nearly as good, and difficult to operate. Almost impossible to change while playing a piece.
It is permanently set to Grand Piano. It performs well its prime role of saving the CVP-55
from the local dump. (picture not of mine) |
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Mike is active in the Noosa, Queensland, Anglican Church |
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