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Chapter 3: Band-in-a-Box Version 2005

QuickStart Tutorial for the Version 2005 Upgrade.

The full descriptions of the new features in Version 2005 of Band-in-a-Box are provided elsewhere. This tutorial is

a QuickStart tour of the new features in Band-in-a-Box 2005.

Note: It is assumed that you are somewhat familiar with the previous release of Band-in-a-Box.

Explore Band-in-a-Box Version 2005

First, we’ll take a quick tour of the new features in Band-in-a-Box 2005. Then we’ll do an in-depth tutorial for the

new Piano Roll window. The other chapters in the manual are also tutorial style presentations of the new features.

Load in any song with a melody...

Now launch the Piano Roll window, by pressing the piano roll button on the toolbar, or choosing Window | Piano

Roll Window. You’ll then see the Piano Roll window.

Drag the notes to change pitch, duration, or timing.

Insert notes by mouse click (while holding down Ctrl+Shift).

We’ll explore the piano roll in detail later in the tutorial.

Now let’s close the Piano Roll window, and open the Notation window. You can do this by pressing the

notation button.

Let’s hear the fourths harmonies…

Load in c:\bb\Tutorial - BB 2005\ 4 Trumpets in 4ths - Harmony 219 demo. This will play the melody in 4-part

harmony, using 4ths harmonies.

Let’s display “Jazz chord symbol graphics” to this song.

Use the Opt. | Preferences menu option and click on “Notation” to open the Notations Options dialogue box. In

the Notation Options dialog:

Press the [Jazz Fonts] button to select the Jazz music font.

Select the “Jazz Symbols” checkbox.

Exit the Options dialog, and you’ll now see Jazz chord symbols.