Now Available:
Suzuki MIDI Files for Violin,
Books 1-6

Book 1 for Viola, Cello and Bass
Coming Soon!

Alfred Publishing Co. (formerly Warner Bros.) now publishes MIDI accompaniments for the first six volumes of the Suzuki Violin series. These MIDI files were recorded on a Yamaha Disklavier piano by well-known Suzuki accompanist, Linda Perry. They work with Home Concert Xtreme and Home Concert 2000.

Each Suzuki MIDI volume includes Home Concert Xtreme Special Edition. This is a version of Home Concert that is limited to working with the bundled Suzuki MIDI files. Purchasers of this product may register on this website. When they register, they will receive information about upgrading to the full version of Home Concert Xtreme.

The remaining information on this page is intended for people who have purchased the Suzuki MIDI files.

NOTE: If you purchased an earlier edition of the Warner Bros. MIDI file product that comes with Home Concert 2000 SE and you would like to receive a free upgrade to Home Concert Xtreme SE for Windows or Macintosh OS X, click here.


About the Contents of the Suzuki MIDI File Package

Complete instructions for using the contents of the Suzuki MIDI file products are contained on the included CD-ROM. The package also includes the MIDI files on a floppy disk.

The information below will help you to get started with the floppy disk and to access the information on the CD.

Floppy Disk
Use this disk in a MIDI keyboard or other MIDI playback device that has a floppy disk drive. The disk contains piano accompaniments with the left-hand part on channel 3 and right-hand piano part on channel 4.

Use the features of your MIDI keyboard or other MIDI playback device to play these files, change the playback tempo, transpose, and/or cancel the playback of either the left- or right-hand piano part.

More information about the MIDI files is contained on the CD-ROM.

CD-ROM
This is a special CD that functions in different ways depending upon how you use it. You can use it in a CD player or you can use it in your computer.

CD Player
Use the CD in a CD player to play the audio files. Each audio file contains both the violin part and the piano part.

Personal Computer
If you put the CD into your personal computer (Windows or Macintosh), you will have access to:

  • Extensive instructions for using this product
  • Information about the Suzuki Series and the SAA
  • The audio files
  • The MIDI accompaniment files
  • A music software program called Home Concert Xtreme Special Edition

Windows Quick Start Instructions (for Windows Vista, XP, 2000, ME, and 98SE)

  • Put the CD into your computer's CD drive.
    In some cases, nothing will happen when you do this. In other cases, a program may launch that can play the CD audio files. If such a program launches, exit the program.
  • Locate the icon on your computer desktop for My Computer. Double-click the icon for My Computer to open it.
  • Locate the icon for your CD drive and double-click it to open it.
  • Locate the icon called Start_Here.
  • Double-click Start_Here.
    Your computer's web browser will start up and open the first page of documentation for this CD. All additional instructions are contained in this documentation, including instructions for using Home Concert Xtreme Special Edition.

Macintosh Quick Start Instructions (for OS X 10.3 or later)

  • Put the CD into your computer's CD drive.
  • In some cases, a program may launch that can play the CD audio files. If such a program launches, quit the program and return to your computer's desktop.
  • Locate the two new icons on your computer's desktop: Audio CD and Suzuki. Double-click the Suzuki icon to open it.
  • Locate the icon called Start_Here.
  • Double-click Start_Here.
    Your computer's web browser will start up and open the first page of documentation for this CD. All additional instructions are contained in this documentation, including instructions for using the MIDI files with your computer and installing and using Home Concert Xtreme Special Edition.
  • NOTE: To eject the CD, quit all programs (if necessary) and drag both CD icons from your computer's desktop to the Trash icon.

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