How are the MAM performances on the videotapes created?
First, the music is entered into the MAM software (which is a MIDI recorder or “sequencer”), using one of these methods: • Play the piece into the MAM at tempo. The William Byrd Voluntarie was done this way. • Play the piece into the MAM at a tempo slower than full performance tempo, then speed it up. The Beethoven Bagatelle was done this way. • Play individual parts into the MAM separately. The parts can be different hands (for keyboard music) or different instruments for ensemble music). The Bach Brandenburg concerto movement was done this way. For some pieces, the music is then “performed” using the conductor program to give it more expression. Finally, the piece is edited, using the MAM performance editor. In this step, small changes in timing and dynamics are made, and the colors of notes are chosen. Why don’t you show dynamics by changing the bar size? Good question. There are a lot of reasons the display is as basic as it is. The original reason is that the Music Animation Machi
