Very powerful software - first, I can't believe I found some software that actually helps me to sight-read! I am learning to read faster than I thought imaginable. I have lots of books on sight-reading - but this blows them away! There are even groups of 5 if I want them!
The other side of the software has all the eartraining I could imagine. Realtive pitch training for the real world - as well as all the eartraining drills I experienced at Jazz school. There are even 4 different methods for developing perfect pitch.
Using the Invertor, I could choose any chord or scale, click on the fretboard to create a shape, and with the click of a button, I could take it up or down diatonically through the scale or chord! It would also play for me 5 different ways. I could print it out - so this is going to save a lot of time! It was really good for my sweep areggios and scales!
In Quickchords I could see any chord or scale in 15 different inversions - then I could see what chords go with what scales see them in the voicings and also what chords go with any scale! Everythig is palyable and printable. Both me and my students are going to benefit from this! Very useful for making licks!
There a progression creator and trainer. I could make any progression I want and the trainer will play my chosen progressions in any selected keys I want. Great for practicing my scales, comping and licks in any key and hearing how it sounds over a progression. This is even more useful than my band in a box software because it makes sure I can play any lick well over changes in every key!
The metronome has some features also that work as well as the progression trainer. It has a subdivider that splits the click into 2 or 5 or 7 or anything else you can think of - this way I can practice my timing. It also has a feature to play a bass line around a cirlce of 4ths, 5th. Basically It means I can practice my scales, licks, chords and get them down in 12 keys!
The help file not only tells me how to run this software - but it has music lessons in it as well! It was really helpful in helping me to understand how to read charts!
There are also tutorials from the website that tell me how to create licks and get the most out of Guitar Freak Workstation - easily accessable in the inbuilt browser!
Finally, I could take snapshots of any of the graphics in the software and create a workpage with the graphics, scaling, rotating and even adding pictures off the clipboard from powertab or other software. I can add text and create lesson pages for my students and for myself. There are some tab and chord resources in worksheet form that I can select and print as well.
Overall, I haven't found ANY software that can deliver so many practical features like Guitar Freak Workstation with SightReader Master. I highly recommend it!
Guitar Freak Workstation totally rocks!
Very powerful software - first, I can't believe I found some software that actually helps me to sight-read! I am learning to read faster than I thought imaginable. I have lots of books on sight-reading - but this blows them away! There are even groups of 5 if I want them!
The other side of the software has all the eartraining I could imagine. Realtive pitch training for the real world - as well as all the eartraining drills I experienced at Jazz school. There are even 4 different methods for developing perfect pitch.
Using the Invertor, I could choose any chord or scale, click on the fretboard to create a shape, and with the click of a button, I could take it up or down diatonically through the scale or chord! It would also play for me 5 different ways. I could print it out - so this is going to save a lot of time! It was really good for my sweep areggios and scales!
In Quickchords I could see any chord or scale in 15 different inversions - then I could see what chords go with what scales see them in the voicings and also what chords go with any scale! Everythig is palyable and printable. Both me and my students are going to benefit from this! Very useful for making licks!
There a progression creator and trainer. I could make any progression I want and the trainer will play my chosen progressions in any selected keys I want. Great for practicing my scales, comping and licks in any key and hearing how it sounds over a progression. This is even more useful than my band in a box software because it makes sure I can play any lick well over changes in every key!
The metronome has some features also that work as well as the progression trainer. It has a subdivider that splits the click into 2 or 5 or 7 or anything else you can think of - this way I can practice my timing. It also has a feature to play a bass line around a cirlce of 4ths, 5th. Basically It means I can practice my scales, licks, chords and get them down in 12 keys!
The help file not only tells me how to run this software - but it has music lessons in it as well! It was really helpful in helping me to understand how to read charts!
There are also tutorials from the website that tell me how to create licks and get the most out of Guitar Freak Workstation - easily accessable in the inbuilt browser!
Finally, I could take snapshots of any of the graphics in the software and create a workpage with the graphics, scaling, rotating and even adding pictures off the clipboard from powertab or other software. I can add text and create lesson pages for my students and for myself. There are some tab and chord resources in worksheet form that I can select and print as well.
Overall, I haven't found ANY software that can deliver so many practical features like Guitar Freak Workstation with SightReader Master. I highly recommend it!