Rehearsal Music for Forthcoming Concerts & Midi Files

Link to Choralia for Haydn's Nelson Mass

Link to John Fletcher's midi site for Haydn's Nelson Mass

Link to John Fletcher's midi site for Rutter's Magnificat

If by any chance the above links don't work, here's a link to John Fletcher's site, in case you have to log in, (details below on how to do that):

https://johnfletchermusic.org/

Click on the link and then click Login, and enter the username (which is CantemusCumSpiritu) and the password (which is Cantemus12) - I think these still work even though Jeff has moved on.  If for any reason the passwords etc don't work, you can register with John Fletcher's website for free to gain access to out-of-copyright works (I've not tried this myself) - just follow his instructions.  Then when you've logged in, do a search under composer name to find the piece you want, click on that link, and you will see the midi files listed according to voice.  Click on each individual link to listen to your voice part - best to choose MP3, which you might like to download to your PC or MP3 player (right-click and "Save target as" or similar).

Don't forget that there are other useful midi sites like Cyberbass, John Hooper, etc, listed in the Links page on the Uxchor website.

Playing and Downloading Music Files

You can play files from YouTube or specialist music sites online or download them for playing offline. There are many alternative methods. A few possibilities are detailed below.

For PC

There many multimedia file players around. I would recommend VLC which you can download from  here         

You can find You tube in your browser by going here   and searching or using a direct link.

With YouTube if you left click on any media file listing then the file will be played. In order to download the file (MP4 format) then you need to add an extension to your browser to do this. There are many such extensions. A recommended one is to be found here . This extension adds a "download" button in the You tube utility menu below the video screen.This will open a pop up dialog box to play or save the file in MP4 or FLV format. The file will be downloaded to your default download folder.

If you don't want the video, only the recording in MP3 format then you need either a direct MP3 down loader  or a conversion utility. Again there are many of these.
A good conversion utility one is the Format Factory which you can download from  here . With this you can create an MP3 music format file from an MP4 video format file.

Most dedicated music websites will have a built in music playing facility with instructions on how to use it. Generally Left mouse clicking on any item will play it. Right mouse clicking on any item and selecting "Save Link As" will open a dialog box to save the piece of music on your PC in MP3 format. Some sites may not permit downloading their content. If there are problems playing a piece of music then the likely cause is a required browser plug in being required. (The plug in will play the music via the media player, Windows Media Player, VLC etc.). Depending on the web site a specific plug in may be needed.

For Phone or Tablet

You can find You tube  on a phone/tablet via the Google app. Either search or tap on a link to get to appropriate recording. Tap on any video to play it. There are apps to download Youtube media in MP4 or MP3 format. There are also apps to convert files e.g. MP4 to MP3.

With dedicated music websites tapping on the relevant music item will play it. Long press will open the actions mention. Select "Save Link" to download the MP3 to the mobile device. Not all music sites will allow downloading their content.