HELP FOR MUSIC MENTOR

THE MAIN SCREEN
Music Mentor's Main Screen allows you to go to the first 
page of any of the Basics or History sections. If you click 
the Basics button, a panel pops up directly to the right with 
a button for each of the six Basics sections. Clicking any of 
the six buttons in this panel takes you to the first page of 
that section.

Below the Basics button are five History buttons. If you click 
any of these buttons, a panel pops up directly to the right 
with a button for each of the six fundamental areas of 
music. Clicking any of the six buttons in this panel takes you 
to the first page of that section.

MOVING THROUGH THE BASICS SECTIONS
At the bottom of every page in the Basics sections are four 
buttons. In the bottom right hand corner are three buttons 
named "Prev," "Main Screen," and "Next," and in the 
lower left hand corner is a button named "History."

The Prev button takes you to the previous page in the 
current Basics section. If you are on the first page of a 
section, it takes you to the last page of the section. The 
Next button takes you to the next page in the current 
Basics section. If you are on the last page of a section, it 
takes you to the first page of the section. You can use the 
Next and Prev buttons to cycle through the pages of any 
Basics section. The Main Screen button takes you directly 
to Music Mentor's Main Screen.

Clicking the History button pops up a panel with five 
buttons, one for each of Music Mentor's historical periods. 
Clicking one of the buttons on the panel takes you to the 
first page of the section on the current Basics topic for that 
historical period. Whenever the pop-up panel is visible, the 
History button's label changes to "Cancel." Clicking the 
Cancel button causes the panel to disappear without taking 
you to another page in Music Mentor.

MOVING THROUGH THE HISTORY SECTIONS
At the bottom of every page in the History sections are four 
buttons. In the bottom right hand corner are three buttons 
named "Prev," "Main Screen," and "Next," and in the 
lower left hand corner is a button named "Back to Basics."


The Prev button takes you to the previous page in the 
current historical period. If you are on the first page of a 
section, it takes you to the last page of the section. The 
Next button takes you to the next page in the current 
historical period. If you are on the last page of a section, it 
takes you to the first page of the section. You can use the 
Next and Prev buttons to cycle through the pages of any 
historical period. The Main Screen button takes you directly 
to Music Mentor's Main Screen.

Clicking the Back to Basics button takes you to the first 
page of the Basics section corresponding to the section you 
are currently in.

MOVING THROUGH THE BASICS OF READING MUSIC
At the bottom of every page in The Basics of Reading 
Music are three buttons. These are exactly the same as the 
three buttons in the lower right hand corner of the Basics 
and History sections. The Prev button takes you to the 
previous page in The Basics of Reading Music. If you are 
on the first page of the section, it takes you to the last page 
of the section. The Next button takes you to the next page 
in The Basics of Reading Music. If you are on the last page 
of the section, it takes you to the first page of the section. 
You can use the Next and Prev buttons to cycle through 
the pages of The Basics of Reading Music. The Main 
Screen button takes you directly to Music Mentor's Main 
Screen.

MENU ITEM REFERENCE
This section provides brief descriptions of Music Mentor's 
most important menu commands.


THE FILE MENU
Link To MIDI Editor...
Selecting Link To MIDI Editor... from the File menu brings 
up the Link To MIDI Editor dialog box. From this dialog box 
you can choose a MIDI editor (any program that reads 
standard MIDI files) that you would like to use with the MIDI 
files in Music Mentor.  If you select a program that can read 
MIDI files, Music Mentor will be "linked" to that program. 
When a MIDI editor is linked it means that choosing Go To 
MIDI Editor from the File menu will exit Music Mentor and 
launch that MIDI editor with the last MIDI file you just 
played.

Go To MIDI Editor
Selecting Go To MIDI Editor from the File menu exits Music 
Mentor and launches the MIDI editor that was previously 
linked to using the Link To MIDI Editor... command. If you 
have played any MIDI files during the current session of 
Music Mentor, the MIDI editor will be launched with the last 
MIDI file you played. Music Mentor automatically sets the 
MIDI file to read-only so that you cannot accidentally make 
changes to a file that Music Mentor needs. If you would like 
to edit the file, save it under a different name.

THE PAGE MENU
Back
Selecting Back from the Page menu takes you to the last 
page you had open.

Remember Page...
Selecting Remember Page... from the Page menu brings up 
a dialog box with a default description of the current page. 
You can also enter your own description of the page. If you 
click OK or press ENTER, the description is added to the 
list of pages in the Index. You can use Remember Page... 
to "bookmark" pages that you would like to return to. By 
adding pages to the Index, you can create a list of pages 
that can be accessed from any other page in the book.

Index...
Selecting Index... from the Page menu brings up a dialog 
box containing a list of page descriptions. Selecting a page 
description and clicking Go To Page or double-clicking the 
description takes you directly to that page. Clicking the 
Remove Index Entry button deletes the selected page 
description. You can add any number of pages to the Index 
list using the Remember Page... command. This can be 
very helpful for moving between widely-separated parts of 
the book (such as from Modern Timbre to the middle of 
Rhythm Basics). 

Main Screen
Selecting Main Screen from the Page menu takes you to 
Music Mentor's Main Screen.

THE MENTOR MENU
Reading Music
Selecting Reading Music from the Mentor menu takes you 
to the first page of The Basics of Reading Music.

MIDI Setup...
Selecting MIDI Setup... from the Mentor menu brings up the 
MIDI Setup dialog box. Here you can configure Music 
Mentor's MIDI setup by selecting the type of MIDI driver 
and the type of MIDI files you would like Music Mentor to 
use.

MIDI Driver, Multimedia MIDI Driver. This driver can only be 
used in Windows 3.1 and Windows 3.0 with Multimedia 
Extensions. This driver uses the Windows MIDI Mapper to 
send MIDI data to your MIDI device. If you use this driver, 
make sure the MIDI Mapper is properly configured for your 
MIDI hardware.

MIDI Driver, Midisoft MIDI Driver. This driver can be used 
with any version of Windows, but only works with MPU-401 
and compatible MIDI devices. This driver does not use the 
Windows MIDI Mapper. For this reason, we recommend 
that you select Normal MIDI Files (General MIDI) when 
using the Midisoft MIDI Driver.

MIDI Driver, No MIDI Driver. When this option is selected, 
no MIDI driver is in use and you cannot play any of the 
musical examples.

MIDI Files, Device-Independent MIDI Files. These MIDI 
files have been created to adhere to the Microsoft 
guidelines for MIDI file authoring under Windows 3.1 and 
Windows 3.0 with Multimedia Extensions. In general, we 
recommend that you use these files only with the Multimedia 
MIDI Driver.

MIDI Files, Normal MIDI Files (General MIDI Files). Normal 
MIDI Files do not contain multiple arrangements of the same 
piece of music. These files can potentially use all 16 MIDI 
channels. These files have been created to conform to 
General MIDI program change assignments.

Additional Midisoft MIDI Driver Settings
These parameters are only effective when the Midisoft MIDI 
Driver is in use.

IRQ (Interrupt) Level. The IRQ (Interrupt) Level setting here 
must match the same setting on your MPU-401 or 
compatible MIDI interface.

I/O Address. The I/O Address setting here must match the 
same setting on your MPU-401 or compatible MIDI 
interface.

The IRQ (Interrupt) Level and I/O Address parameters 
provide a way for Music Mentor to identify your MIDI 
interface.

Open To Last Page
Selecting Open To Last Page from the Mentor menu 
toggles this menu item on (a small check appears to the left 
of it in the menu) and off (the check disappears). When 
Open To Last Page is on, Music Mentor remembers the 
page you are on when you exit. The next time you launch 
Music Mentor, it opens to that page.

This feature can be especially handy when you are using 
the Go To MIDI Editor command. For example, if Open To 
Last Page is on and you go to your MIDI editor from a 
certain page and then exit the MIDI editor, the next time you 
launch Music Mentor it will open to the page you were just 
looking at.

Restore Page Size
Selecting Restore Page Size from the Mentor menu restores 
Music Mentor to its default page size and shape. This can 
be handy if you accidentally resize its window so that part of 
a page is no longer visible.

Reset MIDI
Selecting Reset MIDI from the Mentor menu causes Music 
Mentor to play a "reset" sequence which will set most of the 
parameters of your MIDI sound module or sound card to 
logical default values. This will not harm Music Mentor or 
your MIDI hardware in any way. Choose this item if Music 
Mentor's musical examples sound incorrect for some reason 
(incorrect instrumentation, wrong notes, strange audio 
effects). After choosing Reset MIDI, allow about 4 seconds 
for the reset.
