"Chord Drill Sergeant" -> "Learn Piano Chords"
In the spirit of "keep it simple, stupid", I am naming this application as closely to the functionality as I can imagine.
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# Chord Drill Sergeant (CDS)
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					# Learn Piano Chords (LPC)
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Are you a musician looking for a more effective way to improve your craft? Maybe
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					Are you a musician looking for a more effective way to improve your craft? Maybe
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you're a music teacher looking to create useful exercises to give your students.
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					you're a music teacher looking to create useful exercises to give your students.
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Studying music theory can be a fruitful undertaking, but it can often overwhelm
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					Studying music theory can be a fruitful undertaking, but it can often overwhelm
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or bore students. I think that if practicing is enjoyable, students will
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					or bore students. I think that if practicing is enjoyable, students will
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practice more. Practice doesn't make perfect; *perfect* practice makes perfect.
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					practice more. Practice doesn't make perfect; *perfect* practice makes perfect.
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Chord Drill Sergeant is a web app that lowers the barrier to practicing and
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					Learn Piano Chords is a web app that lowers the barrier to practicing and
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internalizing music theory.
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					internalizing music theory.
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## How does it work?
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					## How does it work?
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1. Grab a cell phone or a laptop and your instrument.
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					1. Grab a cell phone or a laptop and your instrument.
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2. Open a web browser and visit the Chord Drill Sergeant app (URL and app forthcoming).
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					2. Open a web browser and visit the Learn Piano Chords app (URL and app
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					   forthcoming).
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3. Set the tempo at which you would like to practice.
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					3. Set the tempo at which you would like to practice.
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4. Set the target duration of your session.
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					4. Set the target duration of your session.
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5. Select the key(s) and chord(s) you would like to practice.
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					5. Select the key(s) and chord(s) you would like to practice.
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6. Set the tempo (i.e. pace) at which you would like to practice.
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					6. Set the tempo (i.e. pace) at which you would like to practice.
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7. CDS will display chords at various rhythmic intervals during your practice
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					7. LPC will display chords at various rhythmic intervals during your practice
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   session. It is your job to play these chords in time before the next chord
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					   session. It is your job to play these chords in time before the next chord
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   appears.
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					   appears.
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## Highlights
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					## Highlights
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Here are some useful features of CDS:
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					Here are some useful features of LPC:
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- Tempo: Set the rate at which CDS displays chords.
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					- Tempo: Set the rate at which LPC displays chords.
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- Predefined practice sessions: CDS offers users a few practice sessions to get
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					- Predefined practice sessions: LPC offers users a few practice sessions to get
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  users started. The goal, however, is to teach users to create their own
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					  users started. The goal, however, is to teach users to create their own
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  bespoke practice sessions. CDS aims to foster a community of practitioners who
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					  bespoke practice sessions. LPC aims to foster a community of practitioners who
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  curate and share their practice sessions.
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					  curate and share their practice sessions.
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- Whitelist / blacklist: Construct the set of chords you would like to
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					- Whitelist / blacklist: Construct the set of chords you would like to
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  practice. Let's say you only want to practice triads in the keys of F, C, and
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					  practice. Let's say you only want to practice triads in the keys of F, C, and
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  G. Would you also like to avoid diminished chords? Or maybe you *only* want to
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					  G. Would you also like to avoid diminished chords? Or maybe you *only* want to
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  practice major-7th chords for *all* keys. CDS supports all of these scenarios
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					  practice major-7th chords for *all* keys. LPC supports all of these scenarios
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  and many others. You can save these chord configurations to reuse them at any
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					  and many others. You can save these chord configurations to reuse them at any
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  time. You can also share chord configurations with other CDS users if you find
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					  time. You can also share chord configurations with other LPC users if you find
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  the practice useful.
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					  the practice useful.
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- Inversions: Every chord has inversions. For instance, every triad (i.e. chord
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					- Inversions: Every chord has inversions. For instance, every triad (i.e. chord
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  composed of three notes) has three inversions: root, second, and third
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					  composed of three notes) has three inversions: root, second, and third
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  positions. CDS acknowledges all of the positions in which chords may appear
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					  positions. LPC acknowledges all of the positions in which chords may appear
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  and helps you study all, some, or none of these inversions.
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					  and helps you study all, some, or none of these inversions.
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- Harmony: CDS understands basic harmony and can sort the chords you would like
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					- Harmony: LPC understands basic harmony and can sort the chords you would like
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  to train in various harmonious permutations.
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					  to train in various harmonious permutations.
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- Chaos-mode: Feeling confident? Throw the classical notions of harmony to the
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					- Chaos-mode: Feeling confident? Throw the classical notions of harmony to the
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  wayside and use CDS in "chaos-mode" where CDS samples randomly from the Circle
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					  wayside and use LPC in "chaos-mode" where LPC samples randomly from the Circle
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  of Fifths.
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					  of Fifths.
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## Developing
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					## Developing
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<html lang="en">
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					<html lang="en">
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  <head>
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					  <head>
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    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
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					    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
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    <title>Chord Drill Sergeant</title>
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					    <title>Learn Piano Chords</title>
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    <link rel="stylesheet" href="./output.css" />
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					    <link rel="stylesheet" href="./output.css" />
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    <script src="./Main.min.js"></script>
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					    <script src="./Main.min.js"></script>
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