Instructions

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Object of the Game

• The game involves unscrambling 8 or 16 bars of original music in up to four-part harmony
• First, select a "Mini-Opus" (short musical composition) from the drop-down list in the upper right corner
• Next, choose a game level from the drop-down list in the upper right corner. There are the ten levels of play:

  Level 1 -	8 bars /	melody only
  Level 2 -	16 bars /	melody only
  Level 3 -	8 bars /	2-part harmony
  Level 4 -	16 bars /	2-part harmony
  Level 5 -	8 bars /	3-part harmony
  Level 6 -	16 bars /	3-part harmony
  Level 7 -	8 bars /	4-part harmony
  Level 8 -	16 bars /	4-part harmony
  Level 9 -	8 bars /	4-part harmony, mixed
  Level 10 -	16 bars /	4-part harmony, mixed

  • Levels 1 & 2 have a melody line only and the bars are scrambled within the melody line
  • In levels 3 thru 8 each line of melody or harmony is scrambled within its own line
  • In levels 9 & 10 the four parts are mixed, that is, scrambled across all four lines
• The lines of blocks are labelled S (soprano), A (alto), T (tenor), B (bass), M (mixed - levels 9 & 10)
• Click the "Play All" button to hear the entire Mini-Opus
• Click on a block in the upper container to play that block's bar (measure) of music
• Now click on the block in the lower container that is the correct position for the upper block you just played

The upper block you click will turn red

If you make a match, the lower block you selected will change to whatever the upper block was

After you make a match, the upper block you selected will turn black

When the game is finished all upper blocks will be black

Any of the lower blocks that have been matched can be clicked to play that block's bar of music

Level 2	Level 3
Level 4	Level 6
Level 8	Level 10
Level 8 - game in progress

Scoring

• The lower your final score, the better
• It is possible to make a perfect score, for example, a score of 8 would be a perfect score for Level 1
• Your score is determined by how many times you click on a black block in the lower container
• You may "Play All" and play any non-black blocks in either container as many times as you like without affecting the score

Loading a Game

• To replay the exact same game, click the "Replay Same Game" button
• For another game in the same level, select that level from the drop-down menu and click "Go"
• To play a game at a different level, select a level from the drop-down menu and click "Go"
• To switch to a different Mini-Opus, select one from the drop-down menu and click "Go"
• Do not refresh or leave the page during the game or you will lose your current game
• To load a game by game number, enter it in the box in the top right corner and click "Go"
• Send a game number to a friend and challenge them to beat your score

Saving a Game

• You must be logged in to save games
• To save a game, whether you are finished with the game or not, click the "Save Game/Score" button
• If you save an unfinished game, it will automatically reload the next time you visit (and log in)
• An unfinished game will only be reloaded once, but you may re-save it again for the next visit
• A finished game will be saved with a game number, Mini-Opus number, score and the date/time you saved it

Viewing/Playing Saved Games

• To view saved games/scores, click the "View/Play Saved Games" button
• While viewing save games/scores you can select a saved game and replay it
• When you load a saved game, the game number and your best score will be shown above the game board
• Try to beat your best score for that game number!




HAVE FUN!!!