ehearsalnet's MIDI Library is a tool to assist working musicians in the
preparation of music. It is a public-access store, available to musicians anywhere for downloading MIDI files that have been created to assist musicians in learning music. The store offers a multitude of classical music midi-files consisting
of instrumental and vocal accompaniments as well as solo piano literature.
These files may be played on computers with appropriate sound cards and
also on the Yamaha™ Disklavier®.
Each work in the on-line catalog contains a series of rehearsal tracks to help musicians master the various challenges which the score presents. Some tracks will have metronomic settings assigned and others will be played with rubato and include wood block cues to help coordinate ensemble.
Piano accompaniments help instrumentalists or vocalists learn their music; and pianists who are trying to learn their piano accompaniments will have access to only the solo line to practice hearing and playing along with the 'virtual' soloist. These files are not designed to replace human interaction; they are conceived as practice tool (somewhat like a batting cage is for the professional baseball player), to help refine collaborative skills.
Custom-designed files are produced according to customers' wishes. Files are created by Timothy Hester, Assistant Professor of Piano and Director of Keyboard Collaborative Arts at the University of Houston's Moores School of Music.