ScoreDate is your date with the music !
It is an open source software written in Java that helps musicians to learn music reading.
It is suitable for any skill, from beginners to professional users.
From slow training to first sight reading.
♪ ScoreDate 3.2 - Are you serious ? ♪
July 15th, 2012 | Posted by Massimo
One thing ScoreDate was missing since a long time was the possibility to play a full double clefs score. And here it is !
A brand new version with this big improvement which will allow users to train on more complex and complete exercises. The editor has been updated
accordingly, to create, save and edit double clefs exercises. The editing is now vertical, to be more usable and comfortable.
A special thanks goes to Francesco, who helped me to debug and bring this version to the light.
...and the roadmap gets shorter and shorter...
Following the complete list of changes:
- NEW: increased exercise editor size. Now it can be scrolled vertically
- NEW: full double clef support added
- Random exercises can be played with simultaneous notes on two clefs
- Exercises can now be created, edited and saved with two clefs
- NEW: added 6/4 and 3/8 time signatures
- changed: improved exercise save procedure. Less disk space is now required
- fixed: rendering of flats on bass, alto and tenor clef
- fixed: MIDI input device selection
- fixed: 6/8 exercise editing
- fixed: tonality display of a saved exercise
♪ ScoreDate 3.1 - Scrolling over ♪
June 21st, 2012 | Posted by Massimo
Here's another version of ScoreDate which introduces the possibility to scroll long exercises. I've also simplified the output device selection
Following the complete list of changes:
- NEW: exercises bigger than the window size can now be scrolled
- NEW: automatic scroll of long exercises during listening and playback
- NEW: Portuguese translation (thanks to Raquel)
- NEW: Added 18 more exercises (thanks to Francesco)
- NEW: Added EXE file to launch ScoreDate for the less expert users
- changed: simplified output device selection
- fixed: improved display of exercises answers
- fixed: do not play pauses of exercises played inline
- fixed: stop last suspended note when listening with Fluidsynth
- fixed: all the dialog windows will stay always on top
- fixed: dotted quarter accidental position
- fixed: stop playback when closing the exercise view
- fixed: staff rendering of exercises with 6/8 time signature
♪ ScoreDate 3.0 - Growing faster ♪
April 22nd, 2012 | Posted by Massimo
After quite a long time, here's a new version of ScoreDate, which brings an important step ahead to real time playback. Thanks to
Fluidsynth, which is a great cross-platform project, it is now possible to reduce
the latency to few milliseconds. The use of this synthesis engine allows also users to load their preferred sound banks in the SoundFont 2 format.
More info here.
From now on, ScoreDate will be available on separate packages for the 32 and 64 bit systems (Windows and Linux). Unfortunately OSX users will have
to be patient to use the Fluidsynth engine.
Following the complete list of changes:
- NEW: Integrated low latency sound synthesis through Fluidsynth
- NEW: possibility to load user sound banks with Soundfont format (.SF2)
- NEW: added dotted half and quarter notes
- NEW: highlight virtual piano keys when playing with an external MIDI device
- NEW: added some more exercises
- fixed: editing of exercises with accidentals on clef
- fixed: missing strings on some translations
♪ ScoreDate 2.3 - Edit and alter ♪
December 16th, 2011 | Posted by Massimo
As promised and according to the roadmap, here's some new functionalities that will give more and more flexibility of use of the
exercise panel. It is now possible to modify an existing exercise and to add accidentals on single notes
A big thank you to all the users that are giving feedbacks and contributing on improving Score Date !
Following the complete list of changes:
- NEW: previously saved exercises can be modified
- NEW: added accidentals to Exercise editor
- NEW: rhythm exercise can now be played with the computer keyboard (any key will work)
- fixed: MIDI IN device selection which didn't work in some cases
- fixed: potential score reading game crash
♪ Good news ♪
December 13th, 2011 | Posted by Massimo
While waiting for version 2.3, which will be available very soon, you might be interested in seeing what editors think about Score Date.
The program is now available on several software portals, like Softpedia,
CNET,
FileCluster,
Softoxi.
This last one wrote a very nice review and published a helpful video which shows the main features of the program.
Click here to watch.
So, 5 stars to Score Date !
♪ ScoreDate 2.2 - I hear you ♪
December 7th, 2011 | Posted by Massimo
The main menu sixth button is now in place. Score Date now has the Ear training feature, so users can exercise on their skill to recognize notes
just by listening to them. There are 4 levels of difficulty. Enjoy ! (New screenshots here)
Following the complete list of changes:
- NEW: added ear training panel. 4 levels available: novice, intermediate, expert and custom
- notes range extended up to 4 additional lines above and below staff
- notes panel is now cleaned up when repeating an exercise
- fixed: 6/8 time signature notes display
- added an option to enable metronome accents, to simplify compound time signatures
- fixed: silence insertion for different notes types selection
- latency maximum value extended to 500ms
♪ ScoreDate 2.1 - Music for all ♪
December 1st, 2011 | Posted by Massimo
It turned out that by default the Java Runtime Environment doesn't install the General MIDI soundbank which is required by Score Date.
In other words, by default you can't hear any sound unless you install additional data from Oracle.
Well, now Score Date does it for you !
Following the complete list of changes:
- if GM soundbank is not present, ask the user to download it from internet
- MIDI input transposition is now based on semitones, to allow more flexibility to different instruments (please review your settings if you previously transposed the input)
- redesigned MIDI input configuration window
- Line game: fixed potential crash on key release
- updated russian and hungarian translations
♪ ScoreDate 2.0 - Exercise me ♪
November 27th, 2011 | Posted by Massimo
Yes, I decided to jump to version 2.0 because the introduction of exercises has been a massive change to Score Date. New screenshots here.
With this new feature users will be able to create and save any kind of exercise in a very easy way, just with three simple steps.
Following the complete list of changes:
- NEW: added exercises panel. This feature includes:
- Tree listing of previously saved XML exercises
- preview of the exercise score properly scaled to fit the panel
- playback of the exercise to listen to it before playing it
- buttons to start exercising. Score reading can be also interpreted as notes in line
- 20 exercises ready to be played. Includes major and minor scales, some small compositions and rhythm fun
- Exercise editor:
- create any kind of exercise: line, rhythm, score
- set clef, accidentals, time signature, speed, random feature
- add notes and pauses to the score and edit the pitch by just pointing and clicking with the mouse
- previous notes selection
- last note removal
- playback preview of the notes sequence
- save on XML file
- Statistics: fixed statistics daily view and empty panel
- fixed resize of home panel when closing another panel
Since the exercise feature raised a bunch of new possible functionalities, I've updated the Score Date roadmap too.
♪ ScoreDate 1.0 - Statistics ! ♪
November 13th, 2011 | Posted by Massimo
A brand new version of Score Date is now available, bringing numerous bugfixes and the major new feature of statistics.
With this new feature, users can monitor their progress and keep track of the played exercises. Statistics can be enabled from the menu bar. See the new screenshots here
Score Date is now on Facebook too. Click here to visit the group page and join in.
Following the complete list of changes:
- NEW: added statistics panel showing monthly and daily views
- Line game: added random accidentals exercise
- Line game: fixed intervals and chords display
- Line game: fixed learning info on altered notes
- Line game: fixed accidentals rendering for alto and tenor clef
- Line game: added combo box to select how many notes to play on line game
- Line game: notes number and progress bar are disabled in learning mode
- Line game: can be started by pressing C3
- Line game: chords and intervals can be played with the virtual piano too
- Score reading: added pauses when double clef is on
- Rhythm game: always shows one clef
- Fixed SmartBar and GameBar resize when going fullscreen
- Games are stopped when going to home screen
- MusiSyncForScoreDate passed FontForge validation + improved sharp symbol
- Added icon to main window
- Fixed italian translation
♪ ScoreDate 1.0 Alpha release out now ♪
November 7th, 2011 | Posted by Massimo
After long nights and many days spent on programming, the first version of ScoreDate is finally available !
A lot of work still needs to be done (the word "Alpha" says it all...), but I'm proud to present my own version of a software inspired by the Jalmus project.
I've written a note about this, explaining why I started up ScoreDate. You can read it here
I've got a lot of plans for the future. You can have a glimpse of them in the roadmap page
