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Sax Tutor Operating Guide V4.1 Introduction Sax Tutor is a simple program to ai

Sax Tutor Operating Guide V4.1 Introduction Sax Tutor is a simple program to aid saxophone students with the various note fingerings and provides a visual way of learning scales whilst also learning correlations to music keyboards and notation. Sax Tutor provides instant access to the required fingerings for any note within a saxophone's range. Keys can be selected either by piano equivalents, or by musical staff. In addition, Sax Tutor will cycle through many of the more common Major and Minor scales allowing the student to practise at their own speed. If your system has a sound card which allows routing via the Windows MIDI Mapper (as most do), Sax Tutor will also allow you to hear the relevant scale in any of the four major saxophone pitches. The current release is version 4 which is an administrative update to the 32bit program which has been proven to work with Windows 95/98/XP/Vista (32bit) and Windows 7 (32bit) I also understand that it works under emulation on a MAC. This version of Sax Tutor is distributed as unregistered shareware and has reduced features. This version can be distributed freely however the copyright remains with Martin Carter and this version cannot be sold or distributed for profit. Registering the program unlocks further print functionality along with additional information screens and additional scales. I have released this version so that you can trial the software on your system ensuring it is fit for purpose before registration. This program and associated documentation are all the copyright of Martin Carter and all rights are reserved. You can learn more about the program, or contact me, via the SaxTutor website at www.saxtutor.co.uk The Main Screen This is the main welcome screen which is displayed when Sax Tutor is loaded and provides access to the main functionality of the program through the top menu bar and also by interacting with elements of the screen as shown below and described in further detail in this document. File Menu The file menu provides access to the copyright screen and an additional exit button. The load feature brings up the pattern load dialog box, which allows you to load user defined patterns into Sax Tutor Pattern files have the extension .STP. and this file format is fully explained in the user defined patterns section later in this document. Once a valid pattern has been loaded the program will automatically pass control to the Scales Menu, allowing you to start and stop scale playback as well as adjusting the speed and number of cycles of each scale. A B C D F G H J Print Menu The registered version of Sax Tutor allows you to print scales and fingering charts directly from the program and the print menu allows access to those functions. Please note that in the unregistered version these facilities are disabled. Instrument Menu You can chooses your instrument selection either from the instrument menu, or from the instrument radio buttons on the main screen. Choices can be toggled between the four main saxophone styles, Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Baritone. An additional toggle, Sound Display, is also provided from the Instrument menu, this allows the user to toggle the visual display of the sounding or transposed note on both the staff and keyboard. Print Menu Prints a fingering chart for the currently selected scale. This feature is only available to registered users. Sound Menu This menu provides access to the Midi Control Panel, allowing full control over the various audio playback functions. Info Menu Various additional menu items providing information on items such as mouthpieces, reeds, transposition, the circle of fifths and some top tips for start-up students. Registration Menu For a small fee you can register the program via our website at www.saxtutor.co.uk within 24 hours of registering we will provide you with an unlock code by email. You then enter your email address and the unlock code via this menu and once registered you will have full access to all the scale patterns across all twelve keys. You will also unlock additional help screens, print facilities and, perhaps most importantly, you will support the development of SaxTutor. Scale Tuition Control From this button you gain access to the scale selection screen and the scales menu. This allows Major/Minor and Chromatic scales to be selected, and subsequently displayed at various speeds, with sound accompaniment on MIDI capable systems. For further information refer to the Scales Menu screen later in this document. Saxophone Key map Grid A visual display of the required fingerings for each note. The display is currently based on a Selmer S80 MkII, although later versions may allow for alternate mappings. To visualise the key map, imagine you are holding the saxophone from behind (natural stance). The keys therefore are physically viewed from behind, and your finger positions will be those adopted when playing naturally. (The example is currently displaying fingering for C) A G B Staff Sharpen Control Notes entered onto the staff are by default natural. This command allows the current note to be chromatically sharpened. i.e. transposed by +1 semitone. Staff Flatten Control Similar to Staff Sharpen Control, however this chromatically flattens, i.e. the key is transposed by -1 semitone. Key map Variation Controls Some notes have various alternate fingerings, for example Bb. This set of controls will progressively be enabled dependant on the number of variations. Selecting a control will provide a graphical display of the variation. i.e. Bb has four common variations, the program will enable V1 to V4, each when depressed will provide a Key map display of the variation. Instrument Selection These buttons allow you to switch between the four common Saxophone variations. Each style will cause the program to interact slightly differently. The notational information block will represent the sound of the currently selected type and MIDI sound playback will be transposed to match the current instrument. This command is functionally identical to the INSTRUMENT menu command. Notational Information Block This section provides a visual display of the currently selected note, and also the transposed instrument equivalent (transposed in relation to the saxophone style currently selected). Staff Selector/Review By clicking on the staff you can select a note and subsequently see the fingering in the saxophone key map display. Selecting a note outside the saxophone play range will result in the Key map displaying a blank grey shaded map . Notes can be sharpened or flattened. Just point and click at the area of staff required to place the Natural note. (NB: The yellow area is used to signify Middle C). The staff also updates to reflect note selection (green note) and transposed equivalent (red note) from the keyboard selector. Keyboard Selector/Review By clicking on the keyboard you can select a noted and subsequently see the fingering in the saxophone key map display. Selecting a note outside the saxophone play range will result in the key map displaying a blank map with a red cross. Sharp/Flat control is available directly from the keyboard, left of centre black provides Sharp's. Right of centre black provides Flat's. The green marker signifies the currently selected note, and the red marker indicates its transposed equivalent. The yellow area indicates Middle C. C G F J H D The Scales Selection Screen This screen comes up when you press the Scales button on the main menu and allows you to select the scale you would like to practice or learn more about. NB, some options, notably the pentatonic and blues scales, are only available in the registered version of SaxTutor. To use the menu, click on one of the scale types (this example shows Major) and then select the root you require by clicking the button which corresponds with your requirements. Having made your selection you will be taken to the Scales Control Screen. K L K L The Scales Control Screen This screen is the main screen for controlling playback of the scale you have selected and comes up immediately after the Scales Selection Screen. Many of the items will now be familiar to you from the main menu but there are a number of new controls as follows. You will note that the scales button has now been replaced with a representation of the scale which is currently loaded for playback (Note, if you have loaded a used defined pattern then it will show ‘User Set’). In addition to this there are 5 new buttons which give you complete control over the playback of scales. The first two buttons Start and Stop somewhat obviously allow you to commence and terminate playback. The button marked Speed allows you to set the duration between notes so that you can learn at your own pace. The default setting is 10 which gives you roughly one second between each note and its respective fingering. You can lower this number to speed up playback and increase the number to slow thing down. Experiment with the speed setting to find a setting which works for you. uploads/Litterature/ sax-guide.pdf