Posted: 07-15-18 7:15 am
Hi,
this only as constructive observation while I'm using the program. I'm not playing for score so it makes no difference to me but it might really send people into the wrong direction if they read too much into it.
The "score" on practice-the-melody mode is IMHO really confusing and might send people who don't know better into a dead end. The problem is, you can get an artificially high score by playing at arbitrarily low speed. But this has nothing to do with making music.
Specifically, I was toying around with FNAF1 about one week ago. The scoreboard is dominated by entries such as (28 % speed, 21 errors, 9845 points). Today I'm playing quite fluently, with some transitions still to be worked out (65 % speed, 22 errors) barely beat this with 9854 points, and most likely this was mainly for holding the final note. Three times as fast, a musical performance vs an artificial note picking exercise, same score.
I could imagine what situations this could lead to, like "beat your little sister" when she's effectively cheating
I agree that the scoring system should not motivate sloppy playing for speed, but right now it's discouraging to bring a song to speed, which is a necessary (and early) step of the learning process to bring in rhythm.
Also, the over-emphasis on error counting is the enemy of relaxation...
this only as constructive observation while I'm using the program. I'm not playing for score so it makes no difference to me but it might really send people into the wrong direction if they read too much into it.
The "score" on practice-the-melody mode is IMHO really confusing and might send people who don't know better into a dead end. The problem is, you can get an artificially high score by playing at arbitrarily low speed. But this has nothing to do with making music.
Specifically, I was toying around with FNAF1 about one week ago. The scoreboard is dominated by entries such as (28 % speed, 21 errors, 9845 points). Today I'm playing quite fluently, with some transitions still to be worked out (65 % speed, 22 errors) barely beat this with 9854 points, and most likely this was mainly for holding the final note. Three times as fast, a musical performance vs an artificial note picking exercise, same score.
I could imagine what situations this could lead to, like "beat your little sister" when she's effectively cheating
I agree that the scoring system should not motivate sloppy playing for speed, but right now it's discouraging to bring a song to speed, which is a necessary (and early) step of the learning process to bring in rhythm.
Also, the over-emphasis on error counting is the enemy of relaxation...