HOW MIDI MUSIC FILES WORK and MIDI SOFTWARE PROGRAMS

This area has not yet been updated with some links to parts of the forum that should be indexed but it does give a graphical and introductory idea of how MIDI SOFTWARE can be applied to learning a musical instrument.

OVERVIEW -GETTING AROUND
The COMPLETE DOWNLOAD INDEX IS HERE ( Im still updating that index with the many tutorials samples for free members s but if you are a first time visitor and click here then scroll down the whole forum to see various Categories of Articles and Sheet music downloads, the Library ,etc.

REGISTRATION BENEFITS
You will need to register to see any attachment below posts ( guests cannot see download attachments)
We Have 3 types of membergroups - each has access to different areas -
FREE NEWBIE
FREE PLATINUM MIDI SOFTWARE /LESSONS DOWNLOAD/ LIMITED SHEET MUSIC MEMBER
GOLD FULL ACCESS LIBRARY SHEET MUSIC /SOUND FILES / MIDI SOFTWARE and LESSONS
CLICK HERE to learn more about these membergroups

Forums can be confusing to newcomers so suggest you bookmark pages you find you useful to find them again (you can print themor save them) Also click the NOTIFY button on any posts you want to be informed about when additions to that post or replies to it are posted

FREE
For a general overview of how to use some what is avialble here you might want to click here.

PAID
The music library and certain tutorials are only visible to paid purchasers of instruments who have different permissions to normal members. We are working on making different forum sections not visible to regular members each available for a small fee or all available for one fee depending on your choice. When this is done will send out a notice.

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Welcome to keyboard and digital piano guitar woodwinds and brass purchasers and enquirers from Skymusic Musical Instruments, Members and other Guests. Music is added here often. Enjoy your downloads of novice, beginner and intermediate software lesson courses, sheet music, midi files, scrolling notation viewer files and optional step lesson files if you have a casio keyboard. [/color][/size]

Please read here to help you understand what to expect if setting out on the journey of learning the keyboards As well as why what is offered here is offerred

If your'e a complete beginner without at least 8 music lesson real time see COMPLETE BEGINNERS - helping you choose suitable downloads

If you think you might be an Intermediate beginner check carefully the skills required to handle the Intermediate beginner material here reading here

Below is an overview of the core material downloadable on this forum.

This forum I think is unique in the variety of downloadable music file attachments for beginners in there first two years of learning to play with. You can many of the courses and sheet music and sound files here free.

My original books of teaching material are now being developed in digital sound and scrolling notation online both from 4 books of 120 Pages of Rock techno Latin Jazz Classical music as well as I have expanded them into Software Lesson Courses suitable for distance learning. [/color]

Should OTHER FREE MEMBERS wish to use the students permissions boards there are 2 options.
1) Subscription fees OR
2) Click here to see the different levels of free students membership

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BOOKMARK this page, and read below to get going and download . Come back here if you get a little lost.

STEP 1 Download the 5 Free Programs here

STEPS 2
Complete beginners read here and also here

Intermediate Beginners read here

A look at the GENERAL board for newcomers for a background to the forum and website would help - read here

MUSIC to play and learn

You can use a variety of free software to learn here.
There are 3 to 4 different types of files for each music piece you learn
This way you can learn the same solo piece in 3 or 4 different ways
If you follow that idea and use all of the 3 to 4 software programs for the pieces with the 3 to 4 different file types for the same piece you should have a lot more fun too, besides increasing your knowledge quicker

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WHAT KIND OF FILES ?
There are 4 types of files used to help you learn.

.PDF files - ALL INSTRUMENTSSheet music and Lesson software courses
.NWC files - ALL INSTRUMENTS sound and sheet music notes moving in real time combined and Lesson software courses
.MID files - ALL INSTRUMENTS sound files for Virtual Piano software and Lesson software courses as well as all instruments
..CM2 files - CASIO KEYBOARDS for smartmedia cards step lighting lesson song file for Casio lighting keyboards.

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WHAT IS HERE TO USE ?
DOWNLOAD MUSIC CATEGORIES ARE:

( Its ESSENTIAL that you read here about who these courses and sheet music are suitable and in what order they should be downloaded )

Level 1 2 3 and 4 COURSES to learn reading for Keyboards guitar and flute ( more instruments coming soon)[/color]
CHILDRENS SONGS for all instruments
EXTRA EASY CASIO SONG PARTS not in the CAsio books that can be played with Casio keyboard songs
ROCK SOLOS for all instruments as well as keyboards with auto accompaniment parts and chord symbols you can play auto accompaniment styles to
TRANCE and DANCE SOLOS for all instruments as well as keyboards with auto accompaiment parts and chord symbols you can play auto accompaniment styles to
2 handed beginner PIANO or keyboard classical solos for keyboards with auto accompaniment parts

SOFTWARE LEARNING COURSES ARE:

BEGINNERS READING COURSES based on Pachelbels canon LEVELS 1, 2 , 3 and 4

LINKs to other CASIO forums as well as digital sheet music websites
casio forum links here
sheet music and lesson courses for more advanced players with about 2 years playing (besides our own forum downloads ) printable and digital downloads here
Remeber speficially lighting USB keyboards info on our forum here

FREE PROGRAMS THAT PLAY THESE FILES as well as MUSIC THEORY LEARNING PROGRAMS
Links to download these programs all here here
For .NWC Files ( Hear and see the NOTES light up red as they play. Also PRINT the scores )

For .MID Files ( Hear and see the KEYS light up red as they play )

Most .mid files show far too many notes at once on Virtual Keyboard software( when playing band midi arrangements )
which is why Ive had to make special files that you can use easily for this program when you are still learning
See here

For .PDF Files ( See the sheet music in easy alphabet letters )

For .CM2 and .MID ( format 0 ) Files ( For Casio Lighting Keyboards )
NEW STEP LESSONS ONLY PLAY IN THE NEW LK 70 and LK90 But other lighting keyboards can light up See here

LEARN TO READ MUSIC
This program lets you shoot down the notes as they scroll across from the correct letters A B C D E F G on your keyboard and alos set options ot start with a few notes at a time then build up the range . A suggested learning program for beginner can be seen here

RECORDING to PC and creating midi or audio files/ TRANSPOSING / PRINTING MIDI FILES/ ARRANGING Instruments on 16 midi tracks - inserting notes with mouse or Midi cable or USB cable from pc and many other functions . See here

USING the BOARDS Other
Other things you can do if you register as a member are :

REPLY to posts

ATTACH PICTURES or SOUND FILES from your PC for others to download here . ( but not commercial illegal ones please)

VOTING POLLS Make your own allowing others to vote and see what others think about for instance a song or band.

"NOTIFY"Pressing the notify button iin the post you looking at or someone elses means will automatically be sent a email with a link to that posts saying someone has answered or added to that post.

You can also MODIFY any post you make

You can also send other members PERSONAL MESSAGES in their boxes here that only you and they can see.

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