All About MIDI Files from Piano Educational Point of View
MIDI, MP3, Wave, Capital Music Center, 512-458-1933, www.capmusic.com Hi. My name is Britt. I want to help you understand MIDI files and the benefits they offer from the piano teacher / piano student point of view. MIDI files were created for musicians and standardized in the late ’80s. Piano teachers soon discovered the benefits of MIDI files and how they could help piano students overcome the many challenges of piano study, especially a) learning to keep steady rhythm; b)learning to read notes and continually improving note reading; and c) making students, especially beginners, sound more musical. Think of this…if band students were required to take 3 years of private lessons on an instrument BEFORE they could be in the band, most people would quit. It is more musical to learn in a group. MIDI files give piano students the experience of playing in a band, orchestra or ensemble. There are about 1500 books that come with MIDI files and there are thousands of MIDI files available for purchase on the Internet. So here are important things for you to know about MIDI files. 1. What’s the difference between MIDI files, wave files & mp3 files? 2. Why are MIDI files superior for learning? 3. What is a MIDI file? 4. Why does the sound quality of a MIDI file vary by where it’s played? 5. Isn’t there equipment that will transpose or slow down a CD or MP3? 6. Will MIDI files go away? 7. How do I acquire MIDI files? 8. Why do most books have a floppy disk with MIDI files? 9. How do …
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