{"id":641,"date":"2012-07-02T00:24:15","date_gmt":"2012-07-02T00:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.doctorlizmusic.com\/mctcchoirs\/?page_id=641"},"modified":"2015-08-31T11:28:07","modified_gmt":"2015-08-31T11:28:07","slug":"help-pages-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.doctorlizmusic.com\/mctcchoirs\/?page_id=641","title":{"rendered":"Help Pages"},"content":{"rendered":"

These help pages are full of materials to help you learn your music. You can find them all from the\u00a0top navigation menu under\u00a0Help Pages.<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0The Resources for Sight Singing<\/a> link has tools to help singers\u00a0learn to read choral music. The\u00a0Practice Files<\/a>\u00a0link contains sound files of current choir music in MIDI and MUSX\u00a0formats. On the Diction<\/a>\u00a0link singers will find MP3 files with pronunciations of the texts of songs that the choirs perform in languages other than English. The Repertoire<\/a> link contains PDF\u00a0files for each song with word-for-word translations of the choir repertoire, along with pronunciation guides in International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), analysis of the pieces, tips and tricks to help singers learn the pieces more efficiently, and links to recordings.<\/p>\n

The YouTube Playlist<\/a> is filled with performances by other choirs of current repertoire – this is a good way to help choir members learn their music if they learn best by ear.<\/p>\n

How to Use The Help Pages<\/h2>\n

These tools are simple to use, but some comfort with computers can be helpful. For most computer systems now, all you will probably need are a set of speakers or headphones. Headphones that work in portable listening devices will work just fine.\u00a0For more help on how to use these tools, view the video below.<\/p>\n