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It should be noted that there is a great Linux clone of Synthesia (which is awesome, btw!): http://linthesia.sourceforge.net http://linthesia.sourceforge.net

by mmjaa 9y ago

It should be noted that there is a great Linux clone of Synthesia (which is awesome, btw!): http://linthesia.sourceforge.net http://linthesia.sourceforge.net EDIT: I wouldn't necessarily agree that learning a piece with [Syn,Lin]thesia means you don't gain any theory - its really a matter of picking your piece. Learn some great theory by loading it up with a Debussy! Screenshots here: https://screenshots.debian.net/package/linthesia https://screenshots.debian.net/package/linthesia

rectangleboy 9y ago
To me, [Syn,Lin]thesia are very useful when YouTubers don't have time to transcribe the thing into proper sheet music. Hari Sivan[1] and Kyle Landry[2] do this and often times fans may work together to make a proper sheet[2]. Music theory helps piano players understand musical pieces better, simplifying the complexity of piano pieces and reducing the time needed to learn new pieces. It turns "put finger here, then this one here" into "play this major chord progression in the left while the right hand plays a melody starting on the first note of the major scale..." and so on. Even just understanding how to make different chords (major, minor, diminished, augmented, dominant, etc.) helps tremendously. It won't be learned from either [Syn,Lin]thesia or sheet music alone. [1] Hari Sivan Rito Village Normal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdNUX6Z8rb0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdNUX6Z8rb0 => Synthesia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qdq_NJvbUD0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qdq_NJvbUD0 [2] Kyle Landry Normal: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk0UErv9b4Hn5ucNNjqD1UQ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk0UErv9b4Hn5ucNNjqD1UQ Synthesia: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdkSsVttkG60X5nC0CJ2Xjg https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdkSsVttkG60X5nC0CJ2Xjg Sheets: https://musescore.com/brycepoindexter https://musescore.com/brycepoindexter
jrimbault 9y ago
I started studying piano as child (music theory also), and still do 15-20 years later. I cannot, at all, play from something like synthesia. I need partitions. I wonder why.
- gjulianm 9y ago
  Me neither. I don't think synthesia is even remotely comparable in usefulness to a partition. It's really hard to read ahead (without the keyboard reference it seems really hard to identify which note is which) and estimating note duration from the note length is not as easy as just looking at the note. I always thought it was more of a gimmick (when talking about reading piano specifically, I assume it's more useful when creating music) than something actually useful.
  - jrimbault 9y ago
    Even for creating music, there must be easier ways to automatically write the partition of what you're playing ? I never had a digital keyboard, so I never looked into capture methods. I have used MuseScore, which has gotten much better.

by mmjaa 9y ago

rectangleboy 9y ago

To me, [Syn,Lin]thesia are very useful when YouTubers don't have time to transcribe the thing into proper sheet music. Hari Sivan[1] and Kyle Landry[2] do this and often times fans may work together to make a proper sheet[2]. Music theory helps piano players understand musical pieces better, simplifying the complexity of piano pieces and reducing the time needed to learn new pieces. It turns "put finger here, then this one here" into "play this major chord progression in the left while the right hand plays a melody starting on the first note of the major scale..." and so on. Even just understanding how to make different chords (major, minor, diminished, augmented, dominant, etc.) helps tremendously. It won't be learned from either [Syn,Lin]thesia or sheet music alone. [1] Hari Sivan Rito Village Normal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdNUX6Z8rb0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdNUX6Z8rb0 => Synthesia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qdq_NJvbUD0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qdq_NJvbUD0 [2] Kyle Landry Normal: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk0UErv9b4Hn5ucNNjqD1UQ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk0UErv9b4Hn5ucNNjqD1UQ Synthesia: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdkSsVttkG60X5nC0CJ2Xjg https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdkSsVttkG60X5nC0CJ2Xjg Sheets: https://musescore.com/brycepoindexter https://musescore.com/brycepoindexter

jrimbault 9y ago

I started studying piano as child (music theory also), and still do 15-20 years later. I cannot, at all, play from something like synthesia. I need partitions. I wonder why.

gjulianm 9y ago
Me neither. I don't think synthesia is even remotely comparable in usefulness to a partition. It's really hard to read ahead (without the keyboard reference it seems really hard to identify which note is which) and estimating note duration from the note length is not as easy as just looking at the note. I always thought it was more of a gimmick (when talking about reading piano specifically, I assume it's more useful when creating music) than something actually useful.
- jrimbault 9y ago
  Even for creating music, there must be easier ways to automatically write the partition of what you're playing ? I never had a digital keyboard, so I never looked into capture methods. I have used MuseScore, which has gotten much better.