learn to play keyboard software for Windows PC

[Mozartian]

Cakewalk Music Creator 6 can do everything you just mentioned except convert WAV to MIDI and it sells for under $50. It's actually more useful and less expensive than the Notation Software I originally linked.

Take a look at their product pages and demo videos and decide for yourself.

http://www.cakewalk.com/CakeTV/Music-Creator.aspx

Thanks for mentioning this other option. Notation Composer has significantly better reviews on Amazon (though not available there) than Cakewalk Music Creator 6. And reading through the abilities of each, it appear Notation is a better fit for what I would want to use it for. Yes, Notation is twice as much $$.

 

[BluesMatt]

Correct, use both sides but ESPECIALLY your ears.

 

[happyrat1]

Or he could just learn to play like Arnold Schoenberg and Anton Webern 12 tone stuff or John Cage's prepared pianos and sound like epileptics banging garbage cans and STILL be considered Highly Artistic

 

[happyrat1]

Thanks for mentioning this other option. Notation Composer has significantly better reviews on Amazon (though not available there) than Cakewalk Music Creator 6. And reading through the abilities of each, it appear Notation is a better fit for what I would want to use it for. Yes, Notation is twice as much $$.

Ultimately it's up to you to decide what's the best fit for your needs.

All that we can do is supply a few leads to help you do some better research.

Have fun

Gary

 

[Mozartian]

Ultimately it's up to you to decide what's the best fit for your needs.

All that we can do is supply a few leads to help you do some better research.

Have fun

Gary

Yup, you got that right. I'm not going to give up that final decision process to anyone. This is all great information and a great learning experience. Thanks. A wonderful site. And great inspiration. Now I need to go practice some -od awful runs in Czardas on my clarinet. (These runs may be why I am taking up keyboard)

 

[happyrat1]

And just in case you've REALLY got a hardon for notation there's always Sibelius 7. The software of choice at conservatories and universities everywhere

http://www.amazon.com/Avid-Software...TF8&qid=1364430518&sr=8-1&keywords=sibelius+7

BTW, my first instrument was a Boehm flute when I was a teen. For about 5 years there I had no clue what a chord was

 

[Mozartian]

And just in case you've REALLY got a hardon for notation there's always Sibelius 7. The software of choice at conservatories and universities everywhere

http://www.amazon.com/Avid-Software-Sibelius-v-7/dp/B005FCW42K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1364430518&sr=8-1&keywords=sibelius 7

BTW, my first instrument was a Boehm flute when I was a teen. For about 5 years there I had no clue what a chord was

Yeah, that's what wind instruments do to you. And I will pass on Sibelius. I have my standards on how many expensive resources I don't take advantage of.