The scrolling score view |
The scrolling score view [Beginner] [Professional] [Notation] [Drums and Percussion] [Guitar] [Choir] [Keyboard] [Soloist] In this lesson, we will see how to play a
piece of music while visually following the score
progressively. In this manner, it is possible to read the
score by playing one of the staves oneself.
The scrolling score view is a window used to display a part of
the score. The notes cannot be modified by this view. When
Pizzicato starts playing the score, the contents of the scrolling
score view will automatically follow the measure playing. Let us
see this in practice. According to the size of your screen, you will see more or
less measures and staves. In our case, the window is subdivided
in 3 horizontal areas. Each one of it displays 4 measures. A
small red triangle indicates the current measure, which is
currently measure 1. This measure is the first which will be
heard if you start the score. This method lets you read a score without being disturbed by
the erasing of already played measures and the drawing of the
next measures. There is no more problem to turn a page (while
turning a paper score page, there is always a moment when the
performer does not see the playing measure any more and does not
yet see the next measure of the score, which requires to memorize
one measure and turning the page in advance). With Pizzicato, it
is like somebody cutting out parts of the page while you play, so
that the following page appears gradually. You then always keep
the control of the location where you are looking at. Let
Pizzicato go to the end of the score and follow visually. Control of the scrolling score view [Beginner] [Professional] [Notation] [Drums and Percussion] [Guitar] [Choir] [Keyboard] [Soloist] Several shortcuts let you move the red triangle from one
measure to another: In our example, the score only has one staff. The window was
high enough to display three lines at the same time. To correctly
work, the scrolling score view requires at least two horizontal
areas. If you decrease the size of this window below this minimal
size, Pizzicato will display nothing. If the size of the scrolling score view is too small to
display two areas of 2 staves, Pizzicato will automatically
remove the second staff. Listen now to this score while following
it visually. When you open a score with a great number of staves (orchestra
for example), Pizzicato will probably not display 2 areas with
all staves. Let us see how to determine the staves to display. The first list shows the invisible staves and the second the
visible staves. By clicking on a stave, the <<<
and >>> buttons let you move this stave from
one list to the other. The All button places
all staves in the list of visible staves and the None button
moves them all in the invisible staves. Double-clicking a
stave moves it in the other list. The bottom text box entitled
Upper and lower edge (in staff line spacing) lets you widen
or compress the space located above and below each system in the scrolling score view. Click OK. The right click menu also lets you change the
zoom of the score, similarly to the score view. How could you learn playing the keyboard ? [Beginner] [Professional] [Notation] [Drums and Percussion] [Guitar] [Choir] [Keyboard] [Soloist] In the instruments view, select the
Instruments configuration. This configuration contains a
P column showing the instruments played by Pizzicato. If you
remove one of the staves, you will be able to play it
yourself, while being accompanied by Pizzicato for the other
staves. If you wish for example to learn the right hand of a
piano score, you can uncheck the P box of the first staff. By
starting the score, you will only hear the bottom staff and
you will be able to follow the score and to play the right
hand. By combining these characteristics, the
keyboard window and the recorder, you will be able to
gradually learn the practice of the musical keyboard. With
this in mind, a progressive series of exercises based on
these principles are proposed in the keyboard training lesson.