diff --git a/Resources/Help/about.html b/Resources/Help/about.html index 6cc23e4..3ca04ec 100644 --- a/Resources/Help/about.html +++ b/Resources/Help/about.html @@ -6,13 +6,13 @@

About VocalEasel

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VocalEasel is a program to edit for vocal jazz lead sheets and generate and +

VocalEasel is a program to edit vocal jazz lead sheets and generate and play accompaniments. It is designed to be:

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Entering the Melody

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Entering the Melody

Next, enter the melody: @@ -75,7 +77,7 @@ Next, enter the melody: the top right to change the number of top or bottom ledger lines. -

Entering Lyrics

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Entering Lyrics

Finally, you may choose to enter lyrics: @@ -87,10 +89,12 @@ Finally, you may choose to enter lyrics:
  • To place two words on the same note, use an underscore ("and_a").
  • Use the TAB key to advance to the next note, Shift-TAB to retreat to the preceding note.
  • By default, you can enter two lines of lyrics. To change that, click the - Display icon at the top right to change the number of lyrics lines.
    • + Display icon at the top right of the window to change the number of lyrics lines. -

    Editing the Song

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    Advanced Editing

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    Working with Selections

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    Repeats / Coda

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    Repeats / Coda

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    Controlling Line / Page Breaks

    + +By default, Lilypond will choose where to start new lines and new pages. To override these decisions with explicit line and page breaks, click on a bar line and select Line Break or Page Break from the Song menu. + +

    Working with Multiple Sections

    + +By default, the key, meter, subdivisions, and groove settings you choose apply to the entire song. If you need to change these in the middle of a song (e.g. to alternate between swing and latin in a song like Green Dolphin Street), click on a bar line and select Section Break from the Song menu. From then on, changes to the above settings only apply to the sections partially or wholly contained in the selection. + diff --git a/Resources/Help/play.html b/Resources/Help/play.html index 81e7a1a..2e35bdc 100644 --- a/Resources/Help/play.html +++ b/Resources/Help/play.html @@ -8,9 +8,6 @@

    Playing Accompaniments

    -VocalEasel uses the MMA Musical MIDI Accompaniment system to -automatically generate accompaniments for rehearsal. -
    While I find automatic accompaniments a very valuable rehearsal tool, make sure you don't train yourself too much into one particular style of @@ -18,6 +15,9 @@ accompaniment. Your live piano player will NOT care to hear "But that's how VocalEasel played it!"
    +VocalEasel uses the MMA Musical MIDI Accompaniment system to +automatically generate accompaniments for rehearsal. + +

    Selecting Parts to Play

    + +By default, VocalEasel will play a two bar Count In, followed by the Melody and Accompaniment. To control which of these parts to play or omit, use the corresponding menu items in the Play menu. +

    Observing Yourself

    If you would like to observe yourself while singing to control your diff --git a/Resources/Help/print.html b/Resources/Help/print.html index 89480ab..fdecf30 100644 --- a/Resources/Help/print.html +++ b/Resources/Help/print.html @@ -6,7 +6,9 @@

    Printing Music

    -While the VocalEasel editing window does not look very nice, +

    Generating PDF Output

    + +While the VocalEasel editing window does not look particularly nice, VocalEasel uses the LilyPond system to produce beautiful PDF and print output: