Nootka 1.1.14 released, learn classical score notation on Linux Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Debian, OpenSUSE, Arch Linux and Fedora


Nootka 1.1.4 released, learn classical score notation on Linux Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Debian, OpenSUSE, Arch Linux and Fedora

Nootka is an open source and cross-platform application that allows users to learn or teach classical score notation. It has been designed from the ground up to be used by guitarists and musicians who want a good music scoring application.

The program can also be used for ear training. It is translated into English, French, Polish, Russian, German and Czech languages, supports scordature, includes a level editor, an exam mode, automatic detection of played sounds, and several name-callings for musical notes.

What's New in version 1.1.4 Alpha
  • playing/pitch detecting of melodies
  • exam/exercises adjusted to play/guess melodies
  • many other changes
  • ported to Qt5

Easily and quickly discover the rules of musical notation

With its interactive interface written with the help of the Qt GUI toolkit, users will be able to easily and quickly discover the rules of musical notation. A wide range of guitars are included, allowing guitarists to learn how to fine-tune them for the best possible results.

It is also possible to analyze results. In addition, the application includes a plethora of exercises for classical score notation and natural sound of guitars. It’s also possible to create your own set of music scoring exercises.

Download Nootka 1.1.14 alpha

Install Nootka 1.0.1 stable on Debian 7 "wheezy", Debian 6 "squeeze",  Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.04, Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Pinguy OS 14.04, Elementary OS 0.3 Freya, Elementary OS 0.2 Luna, Peppermint Five, Deepin 2014, LXLE 14.04, Linux Lite 2.0, Linux Lite 2.2 and other Ubuntu derivative systems, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

32 bit :
wget -c http://liquidtelecom.dl.sourceforge.net/project/nootka/Nootka-1.0.1/nootka_1.0.1_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i nootka_1.0.1_i386.deb
sudo rm -rf nootka_1.0.1_i386.deb
64 bit :
wget -c http://liquidtelecom.dl.sourceforge.net/project/nootka/Nootka-1.0.1/nootka_1.0.1_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i nootka_1.0.1_amd64.deb
sudo rm -rf nootka_1.0.1_amd64.deb

In case “dpkg” indicates missing dependencies, complete the installation by executing the following command:
sudo apt-get install -f
Follow this page for installation on other linux distribution.