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diff --git a/source/tamtammini.markdown b/source/tamtammini.markdown deleted file mode 100644 index 10d1ef3..0000000 --- a/source/tamtammini.markdown +++ /dev/null @@ -1,225 +0,0 @@ -% TamTam -% -% - -About TamTamMini -================ - -Welcome to TamTamMini! This chapter of the Users manual is about -TamTamMIni which is part of a suite of four musical Activities for use -on the XO computer. Each of the four Activities is a bit different. In -general they require increasingly higher levels of musical skill to use. - -**TamTamMini** is the simplest of the four TamTam Activities but it -offers a surprising variety of sophisticated features. It is simple -enough to have fun with and suitable for ages 2 -92! Yet, it is complex -enough to let you experiment. It can be used by a single XO laptop or -more but does not utilize the mesh network. - -You can begin by choosing an instrument or sound and experimenting with -playing simple scales and songs using the XO's QWERTY keyboard. This -manual will help you learn to do that. - -For more about TamTamMini, including how to use the Drum Machine and -Loops, see the "[Fun With -TamTamMini](http://booki.flossmanuals.net/fun-with-tam-tam/_full/)" -FLOSS manual. - -**TamTamJam** is more complex than TamTamMini, but still suitable for -school age children and adults. It has a different main screen but the -same instruments and is designed for performance. You can record small -melodic phrases and can combine several customizable loops. You can also -share the beat with other XOs through the mesh network. - -**TamTamEdit** is the basic TamTamActivity and must be installed in -order to run any of the other Tam Tan Activities. It has much more -sophisticated loops where you can choose instruments, pitches and the -duration of notes on five different tracks. It offers almost 100 -different musical sounds and a limitless variety of musical styles. - -**TamTamSynthLab** is a highly sophisticated synthesizer program -suitable for advanced work in both music and physics. - -Starting TamTamMini -=================== - -Select the TamTamMini icon (little drum with drumsticks)from the -Favorites View. If you aren't sure you have the right Activity, hover -your cursor over the icon for a few seconds and, a little label that -says "TamTamMini" will appear. - -If you cannot find TamTamMini, change to the List View - -When you find it in List View first check the little star next to the -name of the Activity. If it is not filled in, click on the star so you -can move it to the Favorites View. In either view, when you find the -icon, click on it to open Tam Tam Mini. - -Learning With TamTamMini -======================== - -Choosing An Instrument ----------------------- - -TamTamMini offers a wide variety of instruments and sounds. Before -choosing the instrument you will use in these explorations, take time to -try all of the sounds. If you hover your cursor over one of the -pictures, the name of the instrument or sound will appear. Click on the -picture and you will hear the sound. Clicking again repeats the sound. - -After trying all of the sounds, choose the instrument you will use. -Please choose a wind instrument or a bowed string instrument to get a -sustained sound as you work. Later, after you understand how Tam Tam -Mini works, you can play with all of the other sounds. Some instruments -that work well for this include the trumpet, flute, violin, or cello. -Other wind and bowed instruments will also work fine. - -Introduction To The Keyboard ----------------------------- - -TamTamMini utilizes the regular keyboard to play the musical notes. This -can be confusing to people who have studied music before as the -traditional names of the notes will not match the letters, numbers and -symbols on the keys. For this reason, we suggest you use a "movable Do" -where a major scale becomes Do-Re-Mi-Fa-Sol-La-Ti-Do. Note: Some -countries replace the "Ti" with "Si." - -Playing A Major Scale ---------------------- - -In most western music a 7 note scale is used and then the names of the -notes start over on the eighth note. We call this an octave. -Interestingly the eighth note, which has the same name as the first one -has exactly twice as many vibrations per second as the first note. - -Use the instrument you have chosen to try playing a 2 octave major scale -using these keys on the XO keyboard. We have included the Do-Re-Mi -syllables for you as well. - -(First Octave) - -Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do - -> Z X C V B N M , - -(Second Octave) - -Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do - -> Q W E R T Y U I - -Note: "Do" is repeated in the second line. Leave one out if you like. -You may also want to practice the scale a bit until you feel comfortable -with it. - -Playing A Simple Song -===================== - -When you feel comfortable playing the 2 octave major scale, try this -simple song. We think you may recognize it. The little line added to -some of the Do-Re-Mi syllables indicates you hold that note twice as -long as the other notes. (Example: Mi\_\_\_) - -Mi Re Do Re Mi Mi Mi\_\_\_ - -C X Z X C C C\_\_\_ - -Re Re Re\_ Mi Sol Sol\_\_\_ - -X X X\_\_\_ C B B\_\_\_ - -Mi Re Do Re Mi Mi Mi Mi - -C X Z X C C C C - -Re Re Mi Re Do\_\_\_ - -X X C X Z\_\_\_ - -**Challenge:** Play this same song using QWERT for the notes. - -**Challenge:** If you have more than one XO player, try with the same -instrument but one using the ZXCVB keys and the other using QWERT. -Experiment with other combinations of instruments to see how they sound -together. - -**Challenge:** Chords are formed when 3 or more different notes are -played at the same time. This happens when you strum on a guitar, -ukulele, or similar instrument. Three or more wind or string instruments -can combine to play chords together too. Here are 3 simple chords you -can play using the notes you already know. In music these chords also -have names based on the steps of the scale the main note is on, this is -not always the lowest note. For example, a note with Do as the main note -will be called a I (Roman numeral one) chord and a chord based on Sol -will be called a V (Roman numeral five) chord. - -Try these: - -`Sol B La N Ti M Sol T` - -`Mi C Fa V Fa B Mi E` - -`Do Z Do Z Re X Do Q` - -`I IV V I` - -Playing Other Songs -=================== - -Here is another song already figured out for you to try. It is an old -European children's folk song. It was so popular that two famous -composers, Mozart and Haydn, both it to use in their music. - -Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star - -Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol\_\_\_\_ - -Z Z B B N N B\_\_\_\_\_ - -1 2 3 4 1 2 3\_\_\_\_4 - -Fa Fa Mi Mi Re Re Do\_\_\_\_ - -V V C C X X Z\_\_\_\_\_ - -1 2 3 4 1 2 3\_\_\_\_4 - -Sol Sol Fa Fa Mi Mi Re\_\_\_\_ - -B B V V C C X \_\_\_\_\_ - -1 2 3 4 1 2 3\_\_\_\_4 - -Sol Sol Fa Fa Mi Mi Re\_\_\_\_ - -B B V V C C X \_\_\_\_\_ - -1 2 3 4 1 2 3\_\_\_\_4 - -Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol\_\_\_\_ - -Z Z B B N N B\_\_\_\_\_ - -1 2 3 4 1 2 3\_\_\_\_ 4 - -Fa Fa Mi Mi Re Re Do\_\_\_\_ - -V V C C X X Z\_\_\_\_\_ - -1 2 3 4 1 2 3\_\_\_\_ 4 - -Challenges ----------- - -Try to figure out other simple songs on the XO. Write them down to help -you remember the notes and to share them with other people. - -If you have enjoyed working with TamTam Mini, you can find more -information and ideas in the FLOSS manual, "Fun With TamTamMini" which -will be available soon. - -Note: This introduction to TamTamMini has focused on the Major Scale -which is commonly used in music with a European heritage. To learn about -the Pentatonic Scale, which is used in folk music of almost all cultures -worldwide see the FLOSS Manual, "Fun With TamTamMini," where it is -included. |