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USERDATA/exercises/jazzprog/page.txt
USERDATA/exercises/jazzprog/lesson-files/prog1
USERDATA/exercises/jazzprog/lesson-files/prog2
USERDATA/exercises/jazzprog/lesson-files/prog3

# -*- coding: iso-8859-1 -*-
# -*- coding: koi8-r -*-
# vim: set fileencoding= koi8-r :
# This line is ignored. The next line is not.
question { bla bla }

"this is a string"
description = """<h1>Long desription<h1> This lessonfile need
very much descriptions. Qoutes (") are ok here. bla bla bla"""
In line 21 of input: does not recognise this string ';lt;' as a valid token.'
(line 20): question {
(line 21): question {
(line 22):   name = _("Ionia�)

iconv -f YOUR_ENCODING -t utf8 your.file
tempo = 120/4
s = "\score\relative c'{ %s }
question {
# instead of music = music("\score\relative c'{ c d e f g2 g2 }") 
music = music(s % "c d e f g2 g")
}

header {
 ASSIGNMENT
 ASSIGNMENT
 ...
}
question {
 ASSIGNMENT
 ...
}

module = idbyname
replaces = "bf7dd374206451bff43d61fc8191f5fb3e88d007"
replaces = "bf7dd374206451bff43d61fc8191f5fb3e88d007", "cdb2f9415171650ee7682028788c1c42c62fdbf"

version = "3.0.7"
title = "Minor and major chords in root position"
lesson_heading = _("Identify the chord")
help = "idbyname-intonation"
theory = "scales/maj"
ask_for_intervals_0 = 1, 2
ask_for_intervals_1 = -2, -3

intervals = 3, 4
test = "3x"
test_requirement = "90%"
rhythm_elements = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4
question {
  name = "Lisa gikk til skolen"
  music = music(...)"
}

question {
  name = "Lisa gikk til skolen"
  music(...)
}

tempo = 150 / 4
tempo = rhythm("\time 4/4 d4 d d d")
instrument = "cello", 100
instrument = "bass", 100, "acoustic grand", 100, "clarinet", 100
key="b \minor"
key="g \major"
import progression_elements 
import jazz_progressions as j 
question {
  elements = progression_elements.I, progression_elements.V
}
question {
  elements = j.I, j.V, j.V
}

variable = music("\staff\relative c' { c' d' }")
variable = chord("c' e' g'")
variable = satb("c''|e'|g|c")
variable = voice("c'4 c' g' g' | a' a' g'2")
variable = music("\staff{ c'4 c' g' g' | a' a' g'2")
variable = rvoice("c'4 c g' g | a a g2")
\staff\relative c'{ c4 c g' g' | a a g2 }

variable = percussion("d4 d d d c8 c8 c4")
rhythm("d4 d d d c8 c8 c4 c c8 c8")
variable = midifile("share/example.mid")
variable = wavfile("share/fifth-small-220.00.wav")
csound(load("share/sinus.orc"), """
    f1 0 4096 10 1
    i1 0 1 220.0
    i1 + 1 329.04
    """)

cmdline("./bin/csound-play-harmonic-interval.sh 220.000000 320.100000")
title = _("Bla bla title")
include("singchord-1")
orc = load("share/sinus.orc")
pangomarkup("""<span size="xx-large">V</span>""")
progressionlabel("I-IV-(6,4)V(5,3)-I")
progressionlabel("I-VI-V(6)-I")"
progressionlabel("C(maj7)")

rnc("Imaj7-IIm7-V9-Imaj7")
[notename][txt1][:txt2][/bass]
g:11b9 cm/g ges:Δ besm:7/f
"\staff\relative c'{%s}" % "c d e"
\staff\relative c'{c d e}
header {
    countin_perc = compareintervals
    title = "Compare intervals"
}

    first_interval_type = melodic
    second_interval_type = harmonic

header {
  module = dictation
  title = _("Norwegian children songs")
  version = "2.1.10"
}

question {
 name = "Bæ, bæ, lille lam"
 tempo = 130/4
 breakpoints = 2/1, 4/1, 8/1, 10/1, 12/1, 14/1
 music = rvoice("""
    \time 4/4
    c'2 g' | e4 e c2 | d4 d g, g | c1 |
    c2 g' | e4 e c2 | d4 d g, g | c1 |
    a'4 f f f | g2. e4 | f d d d | e2. c4 |
    a'2 f | g e4 e | f b, b b | c1 |
 """)
}
question {
 # this tempo definition overrides the global
 tempo = 160/4
 name = "Lisa gikk til skolen"
 breakpoints = 2/1, 4/1, 6/1
 music = rvoice("""
   \time 4/4 
   c' d e f | g2 g2 | a4 a a a | g1 |
   f4 f f f | e2 e | d4 d d d | c1
 """)
}

question {
 name = "Det satt to katter på et bord..."
 tempo = 96/4
 music = rvoice("""
     \key g \major \time 2/4
     d'8 | [g g] [fis e] | [fis g] a4 | [d,16 d d d] [e8 fis] | g2 """)
}

clue_end=1/4
element progI { label = "I" }
element progIV { label = "IV" }
element progV { label = "V" }

header {
    module = elembuilder
    title = "progression test"
    elements = auto
    # uncomment if you want a music displayer.
    # have_music_displayer = yes
}

question {
 music = rvoice("<c' e g> <b d g> <c e g>")
 elements = progI, progV, progI
 name = "I-V-I"
}
question {
 music = rvoice("<c' e g> <c f a> <c e g>")
 elements = progI, progIV, progI
 name = "I-IV-I"
}

elements = progI, progIV, progV, progIV, progV_6
tonic = chord("c e g")
header {
  module = harmonicinterval
  version = "3.1.4"
  title = "Seconds"
  intervals = 1, 2
  test = "3x"
  test_requirement = "90%"
}

header {
  module = idbyname
  version = "3.1.4"
  title = "Menuitem title"
}
question {
 name = "Major"
 music = chord("c' e' g'")
}
question {
 name = "Minor"
 music = chord("c' es' g'")
}

header {
    module = idproperty
    flavour = "chord"
    title = "Minor and major chords"
}
question {
  name = "Major"
  music = chord("c' e' g'")
  inversion = 0
}
question {
  name = "Minor"
  music = chord("es' g' c''")
  inversion = 1
}

  new_button_label = _("_New chord")
  lesson_heading = _("Identify the chord")
  qprops = "name", "inversion", "toptone"
  qprop_labels = _("Name"), _("Inversion"), _("Toptone")

header {
    module = idtone
    title = "Id tone 3"
    black_keys_weight =  0, 0,    0, 0, 0
    white_keys_weight = 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0
}

header {
  module = melodicinterval
  version = "3.1.4"
  title = "Seconds and thirds"
  ask_for_intervals_0 = 1, 2, 3, 4, -1, -2, -3, -4
  test = "3x"
  test_requirement = "90%"
}

header {
    module = nameinterval
    title = _("Fifths")
    intervals = p5, a5, d5
}

tones = "c'", "f''"  # valid
tones = c', f''      # not valid
accidentals = 2
clef = bass
header {
  module = rhythm
  version = "3.1.4"
  title = "Easy rhythms"
  rhythm_elements = 1, 2, 3, 4
}

rhythm_elements = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
countin_perc = 35
35 Acoustic Bass Drum 51 Ride Cymbal 1   67 High Agoga
36 Bass Drum          52 Chinece Cymbal  68 Agogo Low
37 Side Stick         53 Ride Bell       69 Cabasa
38 Acoustic Snare     54 Tambourine      70 Maracas
39 Hand Clap          55 Splash Cymbal   71 Short Whistle
40 Electric Snare     56 Cowbell         72 Long Whistle
41 Low Floor Tom      57 Crash cymbal 2  73 Short Guiro
42 Closed Hi Hat      58 Vibraslap       74 Long Guiro
43 High Floor Tom     59 Ride Cymbal 2   75 Claves
44 Pedal Hi Hat       60 Hi Bongo        76 Hi Wood Block
45 Low Tom            61 Low Bongo       77 Low Wood Block
46 Open HiHat         62 Mute Hi Conga   78 Mute Cuica
47 Low-Mid Tom        63 Open High Conga 79 Open Cuica
48 Hi-Mid Tom         64 Low Conga       80 Mute Triangle
49 Crash Cymbal 1     65 High Timbale    81 Open Triangle
50 High Tom           66 Low Timbale
header {
  module = rhythmtapping
  version = "3.7.0"
  title = "Rhythm tapping test"
}
question {
 music = rhythm("c4 c8 c8")
}
question {
 music = music("\staff\relative c'{c4 d8 e f4}\addvoice\relative c'{c4 b8 c a4}")
 rhythm = rhythm("c4 c8 c c4")
}

header {
  module = rhythmtapping2
  version = "3.7.0"
  title = "Rhythm tapping test"
  rhythm_elements = 1, 2, 3, 4
}

header {
  module = rhythmdictation2
  title = "Rhythm dictation"
}

# Tempo for all questions
tempo = 150/4

# Used for all questions that does not set the countin music themselves
countin = rhythm("c4 c  c c")

question {
  # Tempo set here overrides the global tempo
  tempo = 150/4
  music = rvoice("d'4 d8 e fis8 fis4.")
}

question {
  music = mp3file("musicfile.mp3")
  rhythm = rvoice("c4 c4 c8 c8 c4")
}

header {
  module = rhythmdictation2
  title = "Rhythm dictation"
}
# Tempo for all questions that does not specify it.
tempo = 150/4
# Countin for all questions that does not specify it
countin = rhythm("d4 d d d")

question {
  bars = 4/4, 3/4, 4/4
  elements = "4", "8 8"
  # Tempo set here overrides the global tempo
  tempo = 150/4
}
question {
  bars = 3/4, 3/4
  countin = rhythm("d4 d d")
  elements = "4", "8 8"
}

header {
  module = singanswer
  version = "3.1.4"
  title = "Sing the root of the chord"
}
question {
    question_text = "Sing the root"
    music = chord("c' e' g'")
    answer = chord("c'")
}
question {
    question_text = "Sing the root"
    music = chord("a' c'' e''")
    answer = chord("a'")
}

header {
  module = singchord
  version = "3.1.4"
  title = "Simple chords"
}
question { music = satb("c''|e'|g|c") }
question { music = satb("a'|e'|c'|a") }
question { key="d \major" music = satb("a'|fis'|d'|d") }
question { key="f \minor" music = satb("as'|f'|c'|f") }

header {
  module = singinterval
  version = "3.1.4"
  title = "Thirds"
  ask_for_intervals_0 = 3, 4
  test = "3x"
  test_requirement = "90%"
}

header {
  module = toneincontext
  version = "3.21.0"
  title = "First 4 scale tones"
  tones = 3, 4
}
cadence {
  music = "\staff\relative g'{ <g e c> <a f c> <g f d b> <g e c> }"
}

         acoustic grand          contrabass      lead 7 (fifths)
        bright acoustic     tremolo strings   lead 8 (bass+lead)
         electric grand   pizzicato strings      pad 1 (new age)
             honky-tonk  orchestral strings         pad 2 (warm)
       electric piano 1             timpani    pad 3 (polysynth)
       electric piano 2   string ensemble 1        pad 4 (choir)
            harpsichord   string ensemble 2        pad 5 (bowed)
                   clav      synthstrings 1     pad 6 (metallic)
                celesta      synthstrings 2         pad 7 (halo)
           glockenspiel          choir aahs        pad 8 (sweep)
              music box          voice oohs          fx 1 (rain)
             vibraphone         synth voice    fx 2 (soundtrack)
                marimba       orchestra hit       fx 3 (crystal)
              xylophone             trumpet    fx 4 (atmosphere)
          tubular bells            trombone    fx 5 (brightness)
               dulcimer                tuba       fx 6 (goblins)
          drawbar organ       muted trumpet        fx 7 (echoes)
       percussive organ         french horn        fx 8 (sci-fi)
             rock organ       brass section                sitar
           church organ        synthbrass 1                banjo
             reed organ        synthbrass 2             shamisen
              accordion         soprano sax                 koto
              harmonica            alto sax              kalimba
             concertina           tenor sax              bagpipe
acoustic guitar (nylon)        baritone sax               fiddle
acoustic guitar (steel)                oboe               shanai
 electric guitar (jazz)        english horn          tinkle bell
electric guitar (clean)             bassoon                agogo
electric guitar (muted)            clarinet          steel drums
      overdriven guitar             piccolo            woodblock
       distorted guitar               flute           taiko drum
       guitar harmonics            recorder          melodic tom
          acoustic bass           pan flute           synth drum
 electric bass (finger)        blown bottle       reverse cymbal
   electric bass (pick)          skakuhachi    guitar fret noise
          fretless bass             whistle         breath noise
            slap bass 1             ocarina             seashore
            slap bass 2     lead 1 (square)           bird tweet
           synth bass 1   lead 2 (sawtooth)       telephone ring
           synth bass 2   lead 3 (calliope)           helicopter
                 violin      lead 4 (chiff)             applause
                  viola    lead 5 (charang)              gunshot
                  cello      lead 6 (voice)

35 b,,   Acoustic Bass Drum   59 b     Ride Cymbal 2
36 c,    Bass Drum 1          60 c'    Hi Bongo
37 cis,  Side Stick           61 cis'  Low Bongo
38 d,    Acoustic Snare       62 d'    Mute Hi Conga
39 dis,  Hand Clap            63 dis'  Open High Conga
40 e,    Electric Snare       64 e'    Low Conga
41 f,    Low Floor Tom        65 f'    High Timbale
42 fis,  Closed Hi Hat        66 fis'  Low Timbale
43 g,    High Floor Tom       67 g'    High Agogo
44 gis,  Pedal Hi Hat         68 gis'  Agogo Low
45 a,    Low Tom              69 a'    Cabasa
46 ais,  Open HiHat           70 ais'  Maracas
47 b,    Low-Mid Tom          71 b'    Short Whistle
48 c     Hi-Mid Tom           72 c''   Long Whistle
49 cis   Crash Cymbal 1       73 cis'' Short Guiro
50 d     High Tom             74 d''   Long Guiro
51 dis   Ride Cymbal 1        75 dis'' Claves
52 e     Chinese Cymbal       76 e''   Hi Wood Block
53 f     Ride Bell            77 f''   Low Wood Block
54 fis   Tambourine           78 fis'' Mute Cuica
55 g     Splash Cymbal        79 g''   Open Cuica
56 gis   Cowbell              80 gis'' Mute Triangle
57 a     Crash Cymbal 2       81 a''   Open Triangle
58 ais   Vibraslap

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	Parse the file and bind it to the same name as the file name: `progression_elements`.
	Parse the `jazz_progressions` file, and refer to it by the name `j`. The name `jazz_progressions` will not be defined.

GNU Solfege 3.22.bzr-checkout User Manual

Tom Cato Amundsen

Chapter 1. Introduction

Welcome to GNU Solfege

Bugs

Online resources

Download Solfege

Mailing lists

<solfege-announce@lists.sourceforge.net>

<solfege-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>

<bug-solfege@gnu.org>

Selecting exercises

Preferences window

Instruments

Tempo

Preferred instrument

Chord instruments

Preferred percussion instruments

User

Lowest/highest tone the user can sing

Sex

External programs

Converters

Audio players

Miscellaneous

Interface

Identify tone keyboard accelerators

Interval keyboard accelerators

Practise

Sound setup

Midi setup

Statistics

Statistics from 3.15 and older

Statistics

Training set editor

Ear training test print-out editor

About statistics

Profile Manager

Chapter 2. Help sections for the exercises

Harmonic interval

Configuration

Melodic interval

Configuration

Sing interval

Config

Identify the chord

Identify the cadence

Answer questions by clicking on buttons

Multiple choice answers to music

Sing chord

Rhythm

Tap the rhythm

Dictation

Scales

Intonation

Identify tone

Manual configuration

Note by note

Heavy A

Config

Beats per minute

Sing 12 random notes

Name intervals

Harmonic progression dictation

Tone in context

Chapter 3. Music theory

Scales

Intervals

Seconds

Thirds

Fourth

Fifth

Sixths

Sevenths

Inverting intervals

Chapter 4. Extending GNU Solfege

Introduction

File locations

INSTALLDIR

USERDATA

`<solfege-announce@lists.sourceforge.net>`

`<solfege-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>`

`<bug-solfege@gnu.org>`

`USERDATA`

The `import` statement

The `rimport` statement

`music` objects

The `chordvoicing` module

The `compareintervals` module

The `dictation` module

The `elembuilder` module

The `harmonicinterval` module

The `idbyname` module

The `identifybpm` module

The `idproperty` module

The `idtone` module

The `melodicinterval` module

The `nameinterval` module

The `rhythm` module

The `rhythmtapping` module

The `rhythmtapping2` module

The `rhythmdictation` module

The `rhythmdictation2` module

The `singanswer` module

The `singchord` module

The `singinterval` module

The `toneincontext` module

The `twelvetone` module

The `mpd` module