Practice Midi Files, Lesson #2

Hey students! How's the summer practice coming along? Time to change those scales if you haven't already. I usually run through all of them daily, but I do try to concentrate on a small, but different bunch of scales every day. I'm trying to put together some helpful midi files that you can download and use in a media player or anything else that plays midi files, such as Finale. There should be a widget below that you can click that will direct you to the file. I'm new at this, so bear with me.

Try playing your scales in 3rds and 4ths. I've got a midi file I put together for myself with the note changing at a very slow tempo, 4 counts at 25bpm. Try to sustain the note with one bow(whole-note), or try a simple rhythm (eg.: 1/2-1/4-1/4) and see how well you can keep tempo from note to note. The examples I have are D and Eb Major. Ive included a tuning track, be sure to use that first.



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