![]() ![]() Music XML files are not always beautiful to listen to, but with the right software, you can use them to effectively teach yourself your individual part. The software that the MCTC Choirs have found really useful is a program called Finale Notepad. Notepad will allow you to isolate your specific part for the choir piece, and any other part of the piece that you want to focus on. This is a free software available for both Macs and PCs that can be downloaded here. In addition, MCTC labs have the full version of Finale installed in several locations on campus. You can find out these locations by clicking here. The video below demonstrates how to use Finale Notepad (not the full version of Finale) with the choir XML files. Please note that this video refers to a choir CD for finding your music files. In previous versions of Finale, reordering staves involved dragging the staff to a new location, then using the Respace Staves feature to return the staves to proper spacing. Download the XML files from the choir website.Ignore that and just browse to the location where you have put your music files (see step by step directions below).įollow the directions for downloading and installing the software, then come back to this page. Reorder Staves is one of several less-heralded but immensely helpful new features in Finale 2011. You can find this file by navigating to Help/Practice. Please note that some instruments may take. Scroll down until you see the link for the music. Try to get your service done earlier in summer for best turnaround times prior to the peak season. ![]() M and S mean mute and solo respectively.Name is for the part names (with XML – MIDI will often be labeled generically).The score manager has a menu bar across the top.On the pulldown menu at the top select Window>score manager. The score manager allows you to control what you hear.It can take a few seconds to import (or open), but once it is imported, you should have pages of music, with each part having its own staff line.In Notepad, click File>MusicXML>Import for XML files (or File>Open for MIDI files).Unzip the file and save where you like (desktop is easy to find) – PC and Mac Directions for Unzipping files.(It will be labeled something like Fall 15 XML. Click by each instrument to either mute it or solo it. If you would like your own part to stand out, give your part the highest number (up to 127) and the other parts lower numbers. You can change these numbers by double clicking on the number by the instrument that you want to adjust. Try to choose an instrument that contrasts greatly with the other parts.Scroll up and down to find a sound you would like to use.Click on the instrument name to the right of where it says “General MIDI”.Sound allows you to change instruments – maybe you want your part to be a flute while everything else is piano – this can help a great deal.(Try 127 for your part and 50 for the other parts to start, and adjust as needed).
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