[K12OSN] FOSS music notation and editing software

[Tom Poe]

Sonja Gonzalez wrote:
> The student version of Finale actually is free, and that's all she needs. She doesn't need the features of the "paid for" version.
>
> _______________________________
> Sonja Gonzalez
> Director of Technology
> Ellis School
> 432 Main Street
> Fremont, NH 03044
> 603.895.2511 x603
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rob Owens" <rowens at bio-chemvalve.com>
> To: "Support list for open source software in schools." <k12osn at redhat.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 12:56:17 PM (GMT-0500) America/New_York
> Subject: Re: [K12OSN] FOSS music notation and editing software
>
> My advice would be to calculate the cost of all the Finale licenses, and
> then ask the music teacher if she would rather use free software and
> spend the money on musical instruments or some other physical items.
>
> -Rob
>
> Sonja Gonzalez wrote:
>   
>> This is a great thread... thanks for all of the ideas! However, my music teacher *really* wants Finale. Has anyone tried using wine to enable Finale on Linux?
>>
>> Thanks--
>>
>> _______________________________
>> Sonja Gonzalez
>> Director of Technology
>> Ellis School
>> 432 Main Street
>> Fremont, NH 03044
>> 603.895.2511 x603
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Martin Woolley" <sysadmin at handsworth.bham.sch.uk>
>> To: "Support list for open source software in schools." <k12osn at redhat.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 3:29:16 AM (GMT-0500) America/New_York
>> Subject: Re: [K12OSN] FOSS music notation and editing software
>>
>> On Tuesday 11 September 2007 23:47, Christian Einfeldt wrote:
>>   
>>     
>>> Our public middle school has just hired a music teacher for the very first
>>> time.  The teacher would like to use computers to do music notation and
>>> editing.  We are going to be running this software over an LTSP thin client
>>> network.  She wants to "teach students to read treble and bass clef music
>>> notation and to understand simple rhythmic patterns.  She would like
>>> quizzes and tests and self correction.
>>>     
>>>       
>> We briefly deployed Rosegarden with excellent results. When the new head of 
>> music started, he insisted that Apple MACs and Garageband was the only 
>> solution; the ususal case of not daring to step outside familiar territory.
>>
>> MuseScore has an excellent review in the latest issue of Linux Format. It's 
>> KDE based which would be an advantage at our school.
>>   
>>     
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>   
And, of course, she can explain to the parents why:
1]  They must purchase Finale if they want their child to go beyond the 
token introduction she is about to offer them.
2]  They will then purchase every update to keep their child current 
with state-of-the-art, or have their child use obsolete software
3]  She refuses to use the same software that major recording studios, 
major film studios, and major broadcast networks use (Rosegarden4).