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Write Music Notation in your browser!

Monday, May 31st, 2010

Gregory Dyke and Paul Rosen are pleased to announce version 1.0 of abcjs.

Abcjs is an open source parsing and rendering tool for ABC written entirely in javascript, so it allows sheet music to be rendered as both standard notation and MIDI entirely with the browser.

Here are a couple ways to use this:

For rendering any ABC notation found on a web page as standard notation, see http://drawthedots.com/abcplugin

For the simplest ABC editor in a web page, see http://drawthedots.com/abcjs

For a free on-line editor and tune storage website, see http://drawthedots.com

Enjoy! And we’d appreciate feedback of all kinds.

Notes:

1) ABC 1.6 is mostly done, and many parts of ABC 2.0 are supported. We are actively working on improving the rendering.

2) We know that the rendering in IE is not as pretty as Firefox, Safari, and Chrome, but we’re working it!

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The Klezmer Ensemble

Sunday, March 22nd, 2009

I’ve joined the Klezmer Ensemble, playing fiddle, this semester. It’s been lots of fun, but quite a lot of work. All the necessary practice has been helping my general fiddle playing. There are some notes in these tunes that I’ve never played before (at least on purpose!). And there is some up-the-neck work that is completely new, too.

Our big concert is April 5 at Old Cabel Hall!

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Bayou Faux Pas

Sunday, March 22nd, 2009

We’ve revived our Cajun band, Bayou Faux Pas, last fall and had such a great time at the Watermelon Festival and a wedding, that we’ve decided to start playing together again. We play a very traditional style of Cajun music, which no one else in Charlottesville seems to do. As far as we know, we’re the only band like this for over 100 miles.

Rick though up the name years ago, and we are still getting chuckles about it.

I play an Acadian single row button accordion, hand made by Marc Savoy.

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Floorplay: Contradance music

Sunday, March 22nd, 2009

I’m having lots of fun with my band Floorplay. We are a trio that plays contradances and other places that need a dance band (like weddings and conventions). I’m especially proud of our CD, which is all original, yet is richly varied and deeply rooted in the Contradance tradition. And now we’ve played at just about every dance within a 150 miles of home! Thanks Rya and Aaron!

I’ve also been a member of other fun and successful contradance bands: Buzzard Rock Bayou Boys (with Steve Parks, Mike Williams, and John Beach), Pas De Quoi (with Laura Light and Tom Hinds), and Catharsis (with Mary Prendergast, Will Morrison, and Jennifer Myer).

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Plum Jam

Sunday, March 22nd, 2009

I’ve been in a fun band called Plum Jam for many years with Sandy Goodson, her sister Janice, and son Drayton.

We play eclectic Americana music and we have a CD out (with hot original tunes and sweet female harmonies in a variety of styles).

You can hear our music on our website.

I play fiddle, mandolin, guitar, and accordion in this band.

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