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Mozart To Infinity

noreply@blogger.com (Joash Chee) — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:17:00 +0800

Scoreless Music's latest application generates never-ending, ever-changing classical piano pieces in Mozart's form. Check out the trial version, Mozart To Three, at the following locations:

Mac application : http://scorelessmusic.com/mozart/mozarttothree.zip
website (Mac Safari only) : http://gamesalad.com/game/play/42878

Official app website : http://scorelessmusic.com/mozart

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Upcoming Feature On Newspaper And Radio

noreply@blogger.com (Joash Chee) — Sun, 7 Feb 2010 07:44:00 +0800

Many thanks to Jimmy Yap of http://imerlion.com for these opportunities. Scoreless Music and its iPhone and iPad development gets a chance to appear in Straits Times 'Digital Life' and live radio http://938live.sg 'The Living Room'.

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Downloading iPhone Apps (US Only)

noreply@blogger.com (Joash Chee) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:26:00 +0800

If you have an iTunes account in a country other than U.S., you may find that some applications are not available in your country. To get US Only applications that are featured on AppTreats.com and other places, be sure to register a free US iTunes Store account.

There are many websites with the instructions on how to do so, simply google for it. Here's one that I found:

http://www.ghacks.net/2009/02/09/create-a-free-us-itunes-account-from-any-country/

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Quoted In TODAY papers, My Thoughts On iPad

noreply@blogger.com (Joash Chee) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:21:00 +0800

I met Ariel at WWDC in San Francisco last year while with the IE Singapore delegation to meet chief Apple executives in a round table. She asked for a quote she could use in today's iPad article and this is what I wrote to her in full.

"Hi Ariel,

I have been very well, indeed! And I hope the same for you too.

It will be a pleasure to be given the opportunity to share my thoughts. In fact, the iPad has been on my mind ever since the announcement this morning. I was one of those that stayed up to hear it 'live' on http://live.twit.tv.

My immediate thoughts are that many initial responses that I have heard and read thus far have made a critical mistake in their evaluation of the iPad. To think of it in terms of what it replaces (your laptop or your iPhone, for example) will be the greatest error any developer can possibly make right now. Unless I am very much mistaken, Apple made it quite clear that they are creating something new with the iPad and to think of it in any other terms would be equal to having a falling-out with Apple themselves.

I don't mean this in the glassy-eyed, hero-worshipping manner of a fully mesmerised zombie of the Apple hype and cult. The very potholes that people accuse Apple of leaving unfilled with the iPad are the same ones that represent the greatest opportunities for developers to creatively fill.

To that end, my mind has been working non-stop and the more I think about it, the more I am elated by the possibilities represented by the iPad. I have since opened a new application proposal in my inventor's notebook and am now amassing the support and resources necessary to bring my latest application idea to fruition. So potent is this idea that whenever I share it in confidence with potential partners and investors, I am not ashamed to say that it could very possibly be the kind of app that Apple would (and should) consider installing in every iPad made.

What does this mean for me as a developer? It means that I have been given the golden opportunity to help change the world for the better, together with Apple. And I am fully convinced of my destiny in that respect.

Best regards,

Joash Chee

Scoreless Music Pte Ltd"

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For My iPhone Keynote Today...

noreply@blogger.com (Joash Chee) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:58:00 +0800

... I needed a visualiser for the demos, so I built one. :)

Just thought to share this with everyone. I won't go so far as to call it a hack, but I sure built something not found in the manual that came with the box. :)

Quick build notes:

1. Needed to make a stable 2-legged structure (instead of 3, and general lack of bricks) so that the audio cable at the top of the iPhone can run freely while switching from portrait to landscape
1a. Made a square rig then found the 'centre of gravity'? to extend the legs
2. Needed enought width so that it can do landscape as well
3. Limited by just the pieces from one box (LEGO 5867)
4. Needed the fixed height
5. Used the ancient FireWire iSight paired with Quicktime Player in movie recording mode
6. Had to make sure the iSight cable was kept properly out of the way and not prone to destabilizing the structure
7. The last time I touched LEGO was probably primary school :)

Total cost : iSight (lying around) + LEGO 5867 ($42.90) + about 1.5 hours

I'm all pumped for today for more than one reason :) Since I won't be the only person with a keynote.

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Hub On App Store! On CHORDiCA's 1st Anniversary too!

noreply@blogger.com (Joash Chee) — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:08:00 +0800

21st Jan 2010! We celebrate the release of the very first CHORDiCA today!

Exactly one year has passed and despite being rejected once, the new Scoreless Music Hub app was approved just in time!

Get it for FREE at:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/scoreless-music-hub/id350306144?mt=8

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CHORDiCA Touch Speaks For Itself

noreply@blogger.com (Joash Chee) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:23:00 +0800

Download now or watch on posterous

CHORDiCA Touch Speaks For Itself (mobile).m4v (15544 KB)

The vision of Scoreless Music is to enable anyone to make music. With that vision in mind, and seeing how almost all iPhone music instrument apps are poorly designed for the blind to use, Scoreless Music went to the drawing board and came up with CHORDiCA Touch. CHORDiCA Touch is possibly the 1st iPhone music instrument app that has deliberate design and assistive technology that does not discriminate against the visually handicapped. Watch this video to see a short demonstration of the Vocal Coach in action.

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Launching class.mobile, Classroom In Your Palm

noreply@blogger.com (Joash Chee) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:19:00 +0800

With the new Scoreless Music Hub app, you will literally have a classroom in the palm of your hand. A new initiative, the class.mobile programme packs bite-sized training into modules that are accessible from mobile devices.

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月亮代表我的心 - 邓丽君 (BL1), 1st Chinese Song Uploaded

noreply@blogger.com (Joash Chee) — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:07:00 +0800

There have been requests for chinese songs from some of my students so this is the first to be added to the song database which can be accessed online and through the Scoreless Music Hub app. Thankfully, there were no hiccups. Expect to see more chinese songs added in the near future.

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月亮代表我的心 - 邓丽君 (BL1).pdf (23 KB)

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DMC, Elchemi Education Featured In Scoreless Music Hub

noreply@blogger.com (Joash Chee) — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:11:00 +0800

Scoreless Music Hub lists every event that incorporates radical music education established by Scoreless Music. For folks in Singapore, do check out the class.sg section for the latest in-person training sessions available.

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Scoreless Music Hub, Website & Submission

noreply@blogger.com (Joash Chee) — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:33:00 +0800

The development team should be submitting the Scoreless Music Hub app for Apple approval today. Let's pray for a speedy process with no rejections. In the meantime, you can take a look at the freshly minted webpage for the app at:

http://scorelessmusic.com/mobile/hub

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Cajun Moon - J J Cale, Using CHORDiCA

noreply@blogger.com (Joash Chee) — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:40:00 +0800

This song was a request from Steve on the Scoreless Music Forum. Hope this helps others who like the song and are picking up the CHORDiCA.

--- Steve posted on: May 21, 2009, 05:20:16 AM ---

I'd love this if at all possible Joash:

I found the guitar tabs if that helps: http://www.guitaretab.com/c/cale-j-j/2913.html

I purchased CHORDiCA yesterday and I just love it.

Thank you.
Steve

--- Joash posted May 22, 2009, 10:54:02 PM ---

Hi Steve!

Thanks for supporting with a purchase and for loving it. I hope I can do my best to maximise the value of the CHORDiCA with whatever I can provide here.

Here's a quick guide to setting up for the song Cajun Moon - J J Cale

Set your Key to F#

Referencing the guitar tabs, do the following conversion...

Change all Em7 to 6:6
Change all A to 2:2m
Change all B7 to 3:3m

Explaining a 'split':

whenever you see two numbers written out like x:x it means you are being told exactly what to play for both your left (bass) and your right (harmony). So for 2:2m, you will play a 2 with your left finger and a 2m with your right finger.

The next step after knowing the right numbers to hit is to know when to hit them. The rhythm style you use to 'hammer' them on the Chordica will give you the sense of different music styles. Try experimenting with tapping them together with the music as it plays and see if you can get a feel of tapping with style.

Hope that helps!

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Revelation Song - Kari Jobe, A 4 Numbers Song

noreply@blogger.com (Joash Chee) — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:02:00 +0800

The first '4 numbers song' to enter the Scoreless Music Songs Database is Revelation Song by Kari Jobe. '4 numbers songs' are songs that only require 1 '4 number pattern' to play, making them some of the easily songs to pick up and play. Most of them are also rated at Basics Level 1 (BL1).

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Revelation Song - Kari Jobe (BL1).pdf (14 KB)

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Look what Tap Tap Revenge 3 flashed at me recently, almost as if they ran out of things to say. :)

noreply@blogger.com (Joash Chee) — Sat, 9 Jan 2010 22:31:00 +0800

Look what Tap Tap Revenge 3 flashed at me recently, almost as if they ran out of things to say. :)

via SimplyTweet

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Number Sheets On App & Web

noreply@blogger.com (Joash Chee) — Fri, 8 Jan 2010 23:37:00 +0800

Thanks to the great guys at 2359media.com and the MobDis platform, all Scoreless Music number sheets are simultaneously published on the Scoreless Music Hub app as well as the web. You can see a live example by using your iPhone to surf to the weblink below.

http://scorelessmusic.mobdis.info/songs/owl-city/fireflies/

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If We Hold On Together - Diana Ross (BL2)

noreply@blogger.com (Joash Chee) — Thu, 7 Jan 2010 21:56:00 +0800

Following the previous post on the new categorising of Scoreless Music number sheets, here is the Basics Level 2 (BL2) version of the same song "If We Hold On Together". BL2 sheets are ideal for students graduating from the Scoreless Music Basics module and any student who is unable to read a BL2 sheet should attend a refresher course on Basics.

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If We Hold On Together - Diana Ross (BL2).pdf (20 KB)

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Scoreless Music Suite Getting Lots Of Usage?

noreply@blogger.com (Joash Chee) — Thu, 7 Jan 2010 17:49:00 +0800

For what it's worth, the analytics that we're using for Scoreless Music Suite gave me the following message. It sounds like a good thing to me.

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If We Hold On Together - Diana Ross (BL1)

noreply@blogger.com (Joash Chee) — Wed, 6 Jan 2010 23:49:00 +0800

Introducing the new Basics Level 1 (BL1) range of Scoreless Music number sheets. BL1 sheets are suitable for students who have just started their Scoreless Music Basics module. BL1 sheets are also perfect for use with the CHORDiCA Touch.

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If We Hold On Together - Diana Ross (BL1).pdf (16 KB)

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Scoreless Music Hub iPhone App

noreply@blogger.com (Joash Chee) — Wed, 6 Jan 2010 22:30:00 +0800

Imagine having every single Scoreless Music number sheet in a mobile database that is constantly updated. Access every Scoreless Music course module in the palm of your hand.

Annoucing the Scoreless Music Hub iPhone app, coming soon to the Apple App Store.

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Fireflies - Owl City, Song Number Sheet

noreply@blogger.com (Joash Chee) — Tue, 5 Jan 2010 14:18:00 +0800

In anticipation of the official launch of CHORDiCA Touch and the Scoreless Music Hub app, here is a song number sheet just added to the music database that will come with the Scoreless Music Hub app.

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Fireflies - Owl City.pdf (45 KB)

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[forum] Playing Music By Numbers - The KEY Advantage

noreply@blogger.com (Joash Chee) — Fri, 4 Dec 2009 15:02:00 +0800

If you're wondering why the CHORDiCA is designed with numbers rather than the more common alphabets to represent notes, wonder no more and watch the YouTube tutorial showing one KEY advantage.

There are actually more reasons for using numbers and they will be showcased in future tutorials and tips.

Watch the YouTube tutorial

[forum] - This is a post from the Scoreless Music Forum. The topic was read 430 times at the point of archival.

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[SMiTV] Learning To Play Carols - Silent Night

noreply@blogger.com (Joash Chee) — Thu, 3 Dec 2009 22:45:00 +0800

Scoreless Music iTV [SMiTV] is the latest initiative by Scoreless Music to bring innovative and revolutionary music education to the masses over the internet. Partnering with fabulous social media and content delivery sites, SMiTV strives to excel in its mission to Unleash Your Creativity and Free The Music In You!

Launching Scoreless Music iTV is a pilot episode teaching everyone how to play Silent Night using the CHORDiCA Touch.

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[SMiTV] Learning To Play Carols - Silent Night

noreply@blogger.com (Joash Chee) — Thu, 3 Dec 2009 22:43:00 +0800

Scoreless Music iTV [SMiTV] launches its internet TV channel with this pilot episode that teaches everyone to play the carol "Silent Night" easily in just 3 steps.

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SMiTV - Silent Night - mobile.m4v (24768 KB)

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My 1st iPhone App (on Sale!) :D

noreply@blogger.com (Joash Chee) — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 07:47:00 +0800

Woohoo! It's finally up! A simple application that helps you determine the key of a song as you hum it or hear it played. Check out the details at:

http://scorelessmusic.com/forum/index.php?board=4.0

Looking forward to announcing the next app. I believe it's going to be *revolutionary* (change the world kinda thing) :D

Welcome to TxRx Garage!

noreply@blogger.com (Joash Chee) — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:26:00 +0800

To all my friends that (still) read my journal here...

I wish to invite all of you to come help warm my new place in Riverwalk! It's called 'TxRx Garage'. Some of you might have an inkling what that means to some degree. ^_^

I'm holding this 'open house' tomorrow, 25th June, Wednesday, from 2pm to 8pm. The details as follows:

TxRx Garage
Address : 20 Upper Circular Road, The Riverwalk, #01-13, Singapore 058416
Phone : 97484395

Do drop me an SMS if you're coming so that I know when roughly to expect you (and won't be caught out of the premise running to Funan to grab some things for the workbench ^_^) Be sure to include your name in your SMS too, just in case. I just switched phones and this brand new one might not register your identity when you msg.