Importing XML files into Sibelius 7 I’ve posted a new video on YouTube about importing and editing XML files in Sibelius 7. One can take MusicXML files exported from such programs as Finale and import into Sibelius. Some tips on doing that and editing them once they are in Sibelius. In addition to the tips… [Read more…]
April 21, 2012
Sheet-Music programs for the iPad Introduction As mentioned in a previous post, my aging and no longer supported MusicPad Pro tablet that I had been using for the past 9 years to display and manage my sheet music is dying. So, I invested in an iPad. This article is a brief look at a few… [Read more…]
April 16, 2012
Background For about 9 years I’ve been using the MusicPad Pro as a way to view my sheet music rather than carry around dozens of books of music. The MusicPad is a 10×14 inch tablet with only 1022×766 resolution at I believe 72 (possibly 96) dpi. It weighs nearly 5 pounds. All it did was… [Read more…]
April 6, 2012
Organizing Digital Sheet Music Introduction I have thousands of sheet music titles in either PDF, freehand/musicpad or Sibelius format. All can easily be formatted to standard letter size PDF files which are great for printing out and viewing on an iPad or a computer screen. So, PDF format seems to be the logical choice as… [Read more…]
March 19, 2012
New Videos I’ve posted several new videos on YouTube. You can view all of them at My YouTube Channel Here’s a look at a few of them. First, another music video with fractal art I created. I have some rendered 3-d artwork and fractal images. The background music is a new piece “How Perfect Love Is”… [Read more…]
March 7, 2012
Frozen Look A new MP3 file is available at the website. Titled Frozen Look this recording is somewhat ambient, definitely electronic and even a bit meditative. The inspiration for this title was a handbell arrangement I made a number of years ago of a less familiar hymn. I took that, made minor changes to it, added… [Read more…]
March 5, 2012
Fractal Art New video on YouTube I’ve always liked fractal art and the seemingly infinite possibilities that one can make with them. Now with faster computers and some free software, one can make 3D animation fairly quickly and easily. So, I found some still 2-D images I liked from various formulas I tried and I… [Read more…]
March 2, 2012
After a week, YouTube decided that my own property, my own music, my own images can be uploaded to YouTube. First it was some publishing rights consortium and then it was Warner-chappel and then YouTube itself that all had objections to my video. Instead of the burden of proof being on those organizations to prove… [Read more…]
February 22, 2012
Is the Internet becoming a Fascist Regime? I’m beginning to feel like we live in a fascist regime, at least when it comes to the internet and copyrights. What ever happened to “innocent until proven guilty?” Try posting a video to YouTube that contains an arrangement of a public domain tune. One thing to know… [Read more…]
February 18, 2012
We’re happy to announce that we have a healthy sized collection of ragtime sheet music available at the website. Specifically, the favorites of the king of Ragtime, Scott Joplin. These are the original versions. The titles are: The Entertainer (Joplin) The Easy Winners (Joplin) Rag-Time Dance (Joplin) Peacherine Rag (Joplin) Palm Leaf Rag (Joplin) Maple… [Read more…]
May 10, 2012
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