We are still looking for a handful of additional volunteer beta testers for NoteCard 3.0 as we get ready for public release. Particularly if you fit one of the following profiles, we would love to hear from you by Saturday, May 9 if you are interested in participating:

  • elementary school music teacher
  • private music teacher with good experience at beginner level
  • adult guitarist, any level, but starting to grapple with notation

We look to our beta testers for several kinds of information: for bug reports and anomalies; for suggestions about possible enhancements; for criticisms, cavils and complaints. But the core idea is always to find out how the software behaves on actual machines ‘in the field’, with actual users at the helm. The beta test team is our Reality Check Chorus. It doesn’t have to sing in tune, just loudly and often. That is, we count on beta testers to:

  • get involved with the product
  • consider actively what they like and don’t like about it
  • devote a significant amount of time to exploring, using and belaboring it
  • take careful note of the circumstances in which any problems occur
  • share their observations and experiences with our private beta tester’s group

The ideal beta tester has a lively curiosity, good communication skills, a tenacious approach to problem-solving, and enough free time to exploit these virtues. A final quality, no less necessary, is discretion. Testers must agree to respect the confidentiality of the beta process: to refrain from sharing with people outside the beta group any information not publicly available through this website.

And what do testers get in return for their service? Our profound gratitude. A chance to help shape NoteCard 3.0 and its sibling products-to-be by participating in our little beta community. And at the end, a free product license.

If you think you belong on the NoteCard 3.0 beta team, are prepared to offer the product a serious pummeling and tell us what you discover, please drop us an email giving just a few lines about yourself and your reasons for wanting to get involved with NoteCard.