Working with Melodies

1		Mode Switch button. Left click to switch to the indicated mode. Right click to change the destination. See Changing Modes.
2		Adds the chord in the big keyboard to the chord table. The "chord" is the current keyboard state. See Adding Chords to the Chord Table.
3		Switch to the Player mode.
4		Turns sound ON/OFF, plays the keyboard chord, see Turning Sound On and Off.
5		Displays the chord name of the chord in the keyboard. If the state of the keyboard is not a "known" chord, then displays blank. Clicking on this window switches to Chord mode.
6	staff	The staff where melody notes are selected. See Entering Melodies.
7		Show the rhythmic value (note or rest) of the current melody note. Clicking on this button also switches to Player mode.
8		Sharp, natural, and flat alterations to the selected melody note.
9		The current signature key. Click on the up and down arrows to change the key.
10		Lock/unlock the scale. When locked only notes of the scale can be selected. Use the Scale menu option to choose major or minor scales. See Displaying Scales.
11		Insert the state of the keyboard as a new chord in the chord table immediately before or after the current chord.
12		Replace the current chord in the chord table with the current state of the keyboard. Delete the current chord
13		Show the previous/next chord in the chord table. Go to the top/bottom of the chord table
14		Clear the keyboard. Both melody and non-melody notes are cleared.
15		Convert the currently selected melody note to non-melody note status. Useful to guess chord names when working with full written music (as opposed to lead sheet music).