I recently began using Forte notation software to compose or write sheet music especially tailored for my students. Forte not only records tracks and allows you to play back your creation, you can also use the software to edit MIDI files.
Some of the many features of Forte is it’s ability to Sequence and transpose by Instrument. The software also has a MIDI in & out, as as Punch Record, Loop Record & Playback. The list goes on and on.You can go to http://www.forte-notation.eu/en/index.htm and check it out for yourself.
I was a little hesitant at first, as I thought software with these feature would take time to learn. I then learned that there was a program you could download called “Forte in Ten Minutes”. Without too much work or studying the manual I was up to speed writing out my music for the students. Forte provides a good music teacher resource for their students.
I have tried several programs, especially ones in the music departments of schools, and I found them a little expensive to purchase as well as a little time consuming to learn. Forte is downloaded from their site and has a freeware version as well as a standard version you can try for 30 days. After trying it I had to get it and use it in my studio. Forte Light is $60, and the Standard version is $180. You can also download a feature comparison chart so you can decide which version is right for you.
Has anyone else used Forte? What is your opinion as a music teacher?
About the Author
Ronnie Currey teaches guitar, bass guitar, piano and voice to over forty private students. He is also the the Music Teacher's Helper Director of Member Services as well as the editor for the blog and newsletter.
Ronnie was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee moving to the Denver area from Atlanta in 2000. Upon his arrival to Colorado Ronnie was hired by a Denver computer company as a sales executive, and within three months, promoted to manager. After nine months residing in Denver, Ronnie had signed up thirty private music students by leaving pamphlets at a local music store, and had to resign from his computer job. He currently teach between 40 and 45 students on guitar, piano, bass guitar and voice.
At age 8 Ronnie started piano lessons, and by 12 years old, he became a church organist and choir director for a 300 member church. When Beatlemania hit at age 14, he was motivated to learn guitar and bass guitar while continuing with piano lessons. Ronnie started teaching guitar and piano students at age 16 and attended the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where he received a B.S. degree in Music Education and Psychology. In 2004 he received a teaching license and certification in music K-12 from the Colorado Department of Education. Ronnie has taught technolgy and music in the Douglas County School District in the Denver metro area since 2002.
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