Hi Tony and other members
Long time no speak, but I just spotted this thread that I had contributed to before and had a look at whats been happening since.
I have a couple of thoughts to throw into the ring for you regarding Wikifonia and Midi Files.
Lets start with Midi Files.
As Tony said this is a great way to get free sheet music and I use this method all the time, just be careful as some midis dont have a melody line, they are designed to be useed as a backing track.
I have a wedding to play at tomorrow and the Bride has asked for the theme to Batman (1960s version) as they come back up the Aisle? the only way I could make this work was by using a midi file both for the dots and for the backing track. We will see how that goes tomorrow.
Tony also mentioned using Sibelius to open the midi files, which is great if you have a copy. however it is pretty expensive to buy, so I use Musescore. This is a free music writing programme that is easy to use. There is a great help section and online forum for any help you may need. Version 2 is also offering the oppertunity to scan in a pdf of some music and it will allow you to manipulate the pdf to change key etc.
The second point is regarding Wikifonia, as Tony rightly said it has closed down, however, just after it closed down a link was circulated giving you access to all 6000 plus songs and it was only 39mb big. If any of you want all of the songs you can contact me at dave.saxteach@yahoo.co.uk and I will put them into Dropbox for you. These can also be manipulated in Musescore.
Hope that helps
cheers
Dave
Long time no speak, but I just spotted this thread that I had contributed to before and had a look at whats been happening since.
I have a couple of thoughts to throw into the ring for you regarding Wikifonia and Midi Files.
Lets start with Midi Files.
As Tony said this is a great way to get free sheet music and I use this method all the time, just be careful as some midis dont have a melody line, they are designed to be useed as a backing track.
I have a wedding to play at tomorrow and the Bride has asked for the theme to Batman (1960s version) as they come back up the Aisle? the only way I could make this work was by using a midi file both for the dots and for the backing track. We will see how that goes tomorrow.
Tony also mentioned using Sibelius to open the midi files, which is great if you have a copy. however it is pretty expensive to buy, so I use Musescore. This is a free music writing programme that is easy to use. There is a great help section and online forum for any help you may need. Version 2 is also offering the oppertunity to scan in a pdf of some music and it will allow you to manipulate the pdf to change key etc.
The second point is regarding Wikifonia, as Tony rightly said it has closed down, however, just after it closed down a link was circulated giving you access to all 6000 plus songs and it was only 39mb big. If any of you want all of the songs you can contact me at dave.saxteach@yahoo.co.uk and I will put them into Dropbox for you. These can also be manipulated in Musescore.
Hope that helps
cheers
Dave