Prepare
Your Songs In Full Music Notation Whether You Know
Music Theory Or Not!
Write
your chords, melody line and lyrics on your lead
sheets all without the huge learning curve or expense
of the big-guns notation programs...
...and
so much more...
...just
a download away...
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Get
professional level music notation at a fraction of the cost
and a fraction of the effort!
Although
songwriters' lead sheets are often only lyrics and chords
it never hurts to add to your musical story by writing
out your melody too.
And
there may be times where that's what's called for and it can
certainly help in your demo production or performing, particularly
with other musicians.
There
are a few, fine, high level, composition programs out there
that can do the job but they're pricey too.
You
don't need to spend hundreds of dollars though to get
quality notation.
You
can now enjoy quality notation creation with a highly regarded
program and you don't even need to know music theory.
This
is a good thing as many a great songwriter don't read music
although they're great writers, players and performers.
If
you're new to music notation or even skilled but don't
want to invest heavily in a high level program you can get
quality printed sheet music of your own compositions
very reasonably and with an easy learning curve.
Read
on below to find out more on just how handily you can start
producing finely crafted notation of your songs - whether
it be a chords and melody lead sheet or a more elaborate full
band or choral arrangement.
And
hear about the great experience other users have enjoyed!
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To
say it's easy ... it's practically childs' play...
"The
program is fun and easy"
"Play
Music" has helped me learn more on how to write
music. The program is fun and easy.
When
my band wanted to write a new song we went straight
to my computer. As a beginning drummer I would use the
program to help me right down the notes to my favorite
bands songs.
"Play
Music" is a great music learning program that is
fun and easy for all ages!
Gabe
Gutner - Aspiring
Drummer - Age 12!
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Accomplished musician or not
there are times when putting down more than just chords
and lyrics is helpful if not indeed essential for presenting
your songs.
Consider a situation where you're
sending off one of your songs to a mail order demo house
and you really want them to nail your melody.
Wouldn't it be nice to have the
melody written out so they don't have to totally interpret
your singing?
Or consider
a time when your singer wants a lead sheet with the chords
and melody notated so she can get the full intended specific
notes and phrasing for your song.
Wouldn't
it be nice not to have to spend weeks in a music composition
course to get it done?
Or how
about when you've got to perform a song with a band
who say it would be easier for them to play along to a lead
sheet with their parts written out.
Wouldn't
it be nice to create different lead sheets for each member's
part?
What if
you need to create a guitar tablature chart for exact
guitar fingerings?
Wouldn't
it be nice to be able to for yourself or another guitarist
to learn a part and play along?
Or what
if you're writing songs for a musical and you need a piano-vocal
score or even an entire choral piece.
Would
you enjoy using a program that makes it easy enough to notate
music that even a twelve year old kid can do it?
Raise The Curtain For Play
Music
Your On-Call Composition Companion
CLICK
HERE TO PLAY MUSIC
Hi, I'm Robert
Curtis, your site guide and designated songwriter in residence
at Songwriting
Software Plus.
When you're in a situation where
you need to literally plot out the notation of your song,
right down to notes and rests and key signatures, today's composition
software really helps.
But if you're not versed in music
theory or don't know anything about music composition you've
been left out in the cold until now.
Play Music was designed by
an accomplished musician and engineer who used to sell the high
roller composition programs.
He saw, that as incredibly capable
as those programs are, they can be a big leap for the beginning
to novice musician to learn - not to mention a big financial investment.
So he went to work and created
a very capable yet easy to use and very affordable program
probably with some hand-to-mouth songwriters in mind ;-)
A
program without a huge learning curve that was designed
to take beginners by the hand and still please accomplished musicians.
A program
set up to readily allow you the ability to put your lyrics,
chords and melody all together in a well formatted structure
that any musician would think you bought at the local sheet music
store.
Play Music
accomplishes these tasks and more by leading you through the
notation process with a smart program layout and many pre-set
templates to get your song plotted sooner and easier.
Keep reading
to see all the program's benefits that month after month make
Play Music the #1 selling music notation program here at Songwriting
Software Plus.
7
Notable Reasons To Score NOW!
- A - Get
Down To Writing Right Away - Play Music is often
heralded as the easiest music composition software available
in large part because you don't need to know music
theory to readily and effectively use this program.
If you do know some or a lot of music theory - great - you'll
slide on through that much faster but for those of you totally
in the dark Play Music shines the
light :-)
With Play Music’s user friendly interface you'll be easily guided
through the composition process…simply click on the instrument
sound you want (Up to 24 at one time!) and Play Music will play
back your song with those sounds.
 Play
Music is designed to make it easy to find all of the functions
you need to create a song.
The easy access palettes allow you to simply click on notes,
articulations, dynamics and every tool you need to create Professional
compositions.
Add lyrics and any other text to your song to complete your
masterpiece.
Then just print it out.
Beginners will be able to compose music the very first time
they use Play Music.
 B
- Mouse Your Way To A Masterpiece - Don't have a midi
based keyboard or other type of instrument to enter your
melody - just move your mouse from note to note.
Simply
select a note, click on the desired area of your score and the
notes will appear.
When you click on the score with your mouse you will hear
the note that you are adding to your composition.
If you make a mistake, no big deal, just drag the note, listen
for the note that you want, let go of your mouse button
and you’re done. It’s that easy!
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"...Play
Music was THE most immediate for ease of use. No pouring
over manuals, no key sequences to memorize..."
I've
dealt with most of the music printing software on the
market "Play Music" was THE most immediate for
ease of use.
No
pouring over manuals, no key sequences to memorize - everything
I needed was right there on the screen.
Norm Sands-
Elementary Music Specialist
and Owner of The Write Stuff
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 C
- Got MIDI? - Simply play your keyboard and Play
Music will write the notes for you!
Play your composition back as a piano, guitar, violin, bass,
flute, tuba, steel drum, or ANY sound you have on your keyboard.
Record live or by using step entry to create songs that sound
like a virtuoso!
Play Music is the perfect way to learn how to read and write
music…By Having Fun!
No MIDI - No Problem.
If you don’t have a MIDI keyboard or instrument just use
your computer's soundcard to choose from over 128 sounds
to play back your song.
 Just
like with a midi instrument, like the keyboard above, simply
choose instruments like a guitar, piano, etc. or any sound
you want from your soundcard and Play Music will play back
your composition with those sounds.
Save your song as a MIDI file to use with other music
software programs.
Import MIDI files and Play Music will automatically write the
music for you.
You can also easily edit MIDI files and save them as your own.!
- D - Play
An Entire Band Right Out Of Your Computer - Choose
your instruments and play back the combined parts as a whole
band arrangement.
Even print out separate sheets for each instrument's part.
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"...so
intuitive it does exactly what I want it to do."
"I
have found Play Music to be an invaluable resource. The
program is so intuitive it does exactly what I want it
to do.
I
have composed many hymns and praise songs that previously
remained only in my head or on tape. Play Music has enabled
me to notate these songs and even create SATB parts for
my church choir."
Louis
Ciavolella
- Woodbury,
New Jersey
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...and
here's a recent email exchange...
"Hey
Robert,
Am
interested in software for scoring 4-8 part vocal lines
with keyboard accompaniment staves below. I do not have
a keyboard but I do have a piano and do compositions
with pencil and manuscript paper.
Looking
for software that I can use to copy what I have written
on paper to professional scoring manuscript. Have ok
computer with operating systems 95 and XP, and good
printer/scanner/copier. Am looking for basic software
for vocal scoring above without extra frills....
Many
Thanks for your suggestions ! Jim"
I
responded that Play Music should do the trick and here's
Jim's reply...
"Hey
Robert,
Thank
you, Thank you, I downloaded 'Play Music' today and
it is exactly what I wanted !
Sincerely,
Jim"
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"...it
is a "killer" notation program"
"I strongly suggest that
you evaluate Play Music by Notation Technologies not only
because it is a "killer" notation program ...
but because it really works!!!"
John
Kuzmich, Jr. - University of North Texas
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- G
- Make Music Together - You might just fall in love
with this program when you see how easy it is to make music
;-)
You can even e-mail your original composition to a friend or
family member and if they own Play Music you can create a song
together!
And
if you're new to music theory you just had your first easy lesson
learning the seven basic notes - A,
B, C, D, E, F and G :-)
Let's
Note These 7 Notables Again
- A
- Write Your Music
And Lyrics Right Away - It's so easy to start
that no Music Theory knowledge needed. Simply write your song's
notes down and type in the lyrics.
- B
- Get Your Score Down With Point
And Click Ease - Don't play an instrument?
Or don't have your midi keyboard controller handy? Just click
in your notes with your friendly mouse.
- C
- Play Away On Your MIDI Keyboard
As Play Music Does The Writing Work
- Simply play your keyboard and Play Music will write the
notes for you just like you played.
- D - Conduct
Your Own Virtual Band -
Set parts for your guitar, piano, bass, drums and start
the concert.
- E
- Accelerate
Your Production Time With
Ready To Go Templates
- With templates you're half
way to done right from the start. Create your own templates
too anytime you want.
- F
- Look Professional With The Pro
Formatted Layouts - Play Music allows you
to print out sheet music with the same quality you buy in
the store.
- G
- Write Solo And Collaborate
With The World - Enjoy
creating your songs on your own or send and swap midi files
with your collaborator in another hemisphere. Works really nice
if they have the program too :-)
CLICK
HERE TO PUT YOUR SONGS IN WRITING
DOWNLOAD PLAY MUSIC NOW
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Mission
Control Power Tools To Build Your Hit Song
Here's
a look under the hood.
Acquaint yourself with the functions of these tools
right now
and you'll have a big jumpstart into the program.
- The
Toolbar
- See and quickly access the most used functions
of the program on the main toolbar. It is comprised
of a group of popup menus and boxes for the selection
of voices, zoom, tools (arrow, pencil and eraser),
etc.
Each box displays an icon which represents a tool.
To select a tool, click its icon.
The
toolbar contains the following items:
- The
Zoom Menu
- Get up close when you're entering in 16th notes
for one of today's popular groove styles and then
zoom back when you need to see the bigger picture
of how your song is coming together.
With
the Zoom menu, you can set the zoom factor you want
for the document. You have a choice between these
possibilities: 100%, 400%, Fit Page and Fit Width
(100% being the unchanged page dimension).
- The
Arrow Tool
- Need to move a couple notes to tweak your melody
line? With the arrow tool, you can edit all movable
items directly on the score.
When you click the box, the arrow cursor appears.With
it, you can move notes, symbols, and beams, select
a region in the score, etc.
- The
Pencil Tool
- Need to write in an a stretch of eighth notes for
your chorus - just grab the pencil tool and write
them in. The pencil tool allows you to write on
the document whatever you need to enter.
And whenever you select a symbol or a note from a
palette, the pencil tool is automatically activated.
The cursor, in the case of symbols, changes into a
+, and in the case of notes, it changes into a note
of the selected value.
- The
Eraser Tool
- Made a mistake - no problem - you can cancel
items directly on the score with the eraser tool.
- The
Function Boxes
- Enjoy a lot of convenient editing functions just
like in your word processor with the different function
boxes.
You can apply Redo (Edit menu), Cut
(Edit menu), Copy (Edit menu), Auto center
Staves (Score menu), Tie Notes (Note menu),
Tuplets (Note menu), Beam Selection
(Note menu) and Hide Control Points (Tools
menu).
- Save
- Save as you go by clicking the Save symbol
- it's the small yellow icon with the floppy disc
symbol.
- Redraw
- Clicking on the small painter icon will redraw
the entire score.
- The
Voice Menu
- With the Voice menu you can select the current
voice (instrument sound you want). Once you have
selected the current voice, all notes in other non-selected
voices will appear in gray.
The first item (All) in the Voice menu reactivates
and displays, in black, all present voices.
- Back
to Score
- The Back to Score box allows you to return to the
score.
- Mixer
- Do some studio engineering in the Mixer window.
It allows you to change the midi channel, program
changes, and change the instrument name for individual
staves.
- Page
Menu
- Using the Page Menu you can quickly flip from
page to page in your song.
- Play
- Now that your song is done go ahead an play it through
your computer. Enjoy hearing your written work
come through your speakers.
-
Counter
Display
- While your song is playing view its length in
the Counter Display as your song plays.
This box activates the palette with the measure
numbers, the beat, and the duration in hours-minutes-seconds
during the performance of the score.
You've
just learned the major operating and monitoring
tools of Play Music. Now
you're all set to start writing as soon as you download
it!
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"Oh,
what a great product!"
"Thank
you very much for your kindness. Oh, what a great product!
You must be a genius. This is such great software.
I
have been waiting for a product like this for a long time.
This is absolutely a revolutionary breakthrough in music
education.
I'm
really impressed with what the package says - Play Music
gives beginners and professionals alike everything they
need to create their own music."
Koji
Shimura - Interlink
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Start
Writing Your Own Music!
CLICK
HERE "WRITE" NOW
It's
ready for you to download it now!
Score
with Play Music today!
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Computer
Compatibility
For
Windows:
Windows
- 95 / 98 / 2000 / Me / XP
Mac
version is coming.
(NEW for Mac users - run Play Music and all your
Windows software on your Mac with award
winning Parallels Desktop for Mac
- click here.)
Order
Play Music now and start writing music a lot more easily.
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New
- Now with optional one year download
protection with eDS!
What
is eDS?
eDS
is an extended download service offered by eSellerate
- our top-rated secure commerce and software processor
for downloads of Play Music.
You
can trust eSellerate to be around too - Microsoft has
commissioned (9-14-2005) eSellerate to process their downloadable
software sales.
With
the eSellerate Download Service (eDS), you will
be able to download the software purchased in your
order for a period of 1 (one) year after the date of purchase.
This
low-cost opportunity (just $4.99) provides you with the
peace of mind that you will be able to:
- have
access to the complete and exact file(s) you downloaded
with your purchase
- reinstall
software after a computer or hard drive crash
- easily
move your software to a new computer (provided you
have a valid license for each computer)
Information
on how to access the eDS secured applications will be
provided in an Order Confirmation e-mail that is sent
to you upon completion of your order.
Please
note that any special offers, discounts or coupons are
not applicable to the purchase of eDS.
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Play
music is...
"...simple,
intuitive and easy to use.
Someone finally got it right."
"Play
Music's user interface is simple, intuitive and easy
to use.
Someone
finally got it right.
Functionality
is beautiful!
For
printing and developing scores and working out arrangements
there is no application out on the market that combines
this amount of depth with such ease of use. You need
to be a technician to figure out the notation applications
that are out on the market today.
I
use it for my lesson plans and for composing my own
work.
Where
have they been hiding?"
Victor
Coppola - Composer / producer of commercial music for
tv/radio/film
New York City, New York
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Here's to your great
noteworthy songs ;-)
Robert Curtis
Songwriting
Software Plus
P.S. Yes, you CAN write music
- order Play Music today!
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