You may be able to play your music along with your computer! To open and play a midi file on your computer you will need a sound card, speakers, and a midi player program on your computer. Many computers come equipped with all of these features. If yours is one of them, clicking on the file link will start the file playing. If you have a sound card and speakers but no midi player you can download a free one from the web. Here are some possibilities.

Windows users can get Crescendo at:

http://www.liveupdate.com/freedownload.asp

Macintosh computers can run midi files using Quicktime player. You can get it free at:

http://www.apple.com/quicktime/products/qt/

This is also available for windows. Be sure to check the requirements at: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/system_req.html (Apple also archives older versions for older macs.)

BAND CHALLENGERS

In this area you will find the accompaniments to melodies that have been or will soon be distributed in class. I have prepared material for all instruments. Each accompaniment is presented with and without melody. You will find that the performance of these tunes requires varying degrees of skill depending on the instrument played. Therefore, I have provided a range of speeds for each selection. Each selection begins with a series of clicks to establish the tempo.