Stapleford Singers

Information for choir members

If you want to use your computer to help you learn your part, you have two ways of doing it:

• You can download some MIDI files from CyberBass and play them with Windows Media Player or Real Player.
• You can use my MidiPlay program to play the MIDI files. It’s a bit more complicated but it sounds much better and gives you a lot more flexibility in how you listen to the music:
  • You can hear the accompaniment as well as the choral parts.
  • You can slow the music down.
  • You can control how loud you make your part and how quiet you make the other parts.
  • You can play the parts on different instruments.
  • You can see the score.

Whichever way you choose to do it, be aware that the MIDI files are not note perfect. There’s the odd mistake in them. And remember that the tempo and dynamics might be rather different from the way that Adam wants us to do them.

If you want to use the CyberBass files then click on one of the following links:

• Schubert - Mass in G
• Vivaldi - Gloria

If you want to use MidiPlay then the instructions below tell you how to:

1. Download the MIDI files
2. Download and run the MidiPlay program

and at the end there are:

3. Further Notes
4. Acknowledgements

Here are the instructions:

1. To download the MIDI files:

Click on one of the following links:

• Schubert - Mass in G
• Vivaldi - Gloria - (see the Note below)

That takes you to John Hooper's website. Right click on the appropriate link there (then save the file on your hard disk so that you can run it later). I haven't had a chance yet to check the files for wrong notes, so be careful.
Note: For the Vivaldi, be careful to use the Casella-Ricordi version.

2. For instructions on downloading and running the MidiPlay program click here.

3. Further notes

• None at the moment.

4. Acknowledgements

• The MIDI files above are from John Hooper's website (John is in Harlton).

If you have any problems with the MidiPlay program or the MIDI files or suggestions for improvement then email me at

If any of you want to write something to appear here, or if you have any photographs of the choir, then please let me know.

Cheers,
Chris.

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