Useful practice resources

Recordings
Commercial recordings of the pieces featuring in our
  May 2012 concert.

Click on the title or Cover art work for details of the CD recording, or the logos for online versions

Rutter Mass of the Children
Cecilia McDowall A Fancy of Folksongs

Explanation

iTunes versions These are commercial recordings that you can purchase and download for playback on a computer, or iPod

Amazon versions These are commercial recordings that you can purchase and download for playback on a computer, or any mp3 player including iPods. Also slightly cheaper than iTunes

Spotify Similar to Last.fm, though requires a spotify application to be installed on your PC or Mac . Very easy to use and similar to iTunes in terms of how it looks. No longer free, with a monthly subscription but an incredible selection.

MIDI versions There are free MIDI versions of many choral pieces available on the internet. MIDI is not a recording format, but a set of instructions that play the piece on your computer, rather like a player piano roll. They typically sound like a synthesiser. MIDI files contain the notes for each part, so are useful for rehearsal and personal 'note bashing'. This wonderful site by John Hooper has a very wide repetoire in MIDI for all four parts

other sites providing useful practice resources

www.cyberbass.com
This site features Practice MIDI versions of all 4 parts for a wide range of Choral works .
If you follow the links for your part it will play the notes on your computer .

  ChoraLine
ChoraLine (formerly Music Dynamics) provide a wide range scores and practice CD's for each part