[Harp-L] Possibly Interesting Software

[Ken Deifik <kenneth.d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

https://www.cs.hmc.edu/~keller/jazz/improvisor/

From the website:
Impro-Visor (short for "Improvisation Advisor") is a music notation program 
designed to help jazz musicians compose and hear solos similar to ones that 
might be improvised. The objective is to improve understanding of solo 
construction and tune chord changes. There are other, secondary, things it 
can do, such as improvise on its own. It has also been used for 
transcription. Because rhythm-section (e.g. piano, bass, drums) 
accompaniment is automatically generated from chords, Impro-Visor can be 
used as a play-along device. Now having a wider array of accompaniment 
styles, its use is not limited to jazz.

From Deifik:
I haven't tried it, but it looks interesting.  It's free, open 
source.  Should anyone try it, and should one feel like posting one's 
impressions, please post with the term "Impro-Visor" in the subject.  I 
mean, if you feel like it.

K