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14 Oct 01 - 04:00 PM (#571922) Subject: J. Chambers Tunefinder question From: Roger in Sheffield I use JC's quite often In another thread I think someone explained that JC's works by locating ABC files on the internet So my question is how does JC's work and is it worth uploading some ABCs to my webspace to 'do my bit' to help the resource? |
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14 Oct 01 - 04:54 PM (#571956) Subject: RE: J. Chambers Tunefinder question From: Malcolm Douglas John uses a webcrawling program to locate and index abc files; that's why some searches return a large number of identical results (there's a lot of unacknowledged copying going on out there). If you have stuff that doesn't show up in a search at JC's, then I should say it would be good to make it available.
You can contribute abcs directly to the archive here: Contribute an ABC tune to JC's archive |
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27 Oct 01 - 06:10 AM (#580818) Subject: RE: J. Chambers Tunefinder question From: Roger in Sheffield Malcolm I was thinking more of tunes that may be available via Jc's in one key but I have transposed to a key easier for D whistles/flutes. I have just been reminded of this by searching for Bonny at Morn and finding it in Am but when I play it in Em. So I could make the Em abc available. |
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27 Oct 01 - 10:10 AM (#580891) Subject: RE: J. Chambers Tunefinder question From: Malcolm Douglas I don't see why you shouldn't. Mind you, most people would just learn a simple tune like that in their head, and then play it in whatever key was convenient, I'd have thought. |
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27 Oct 01 - 12:14 PM (#580936) Subject: RE: J. Chambers Tunefinder question From: MMario Malcolm there are many people who CANNOT transpose even a simple tune in their heads - some cannot do it singing, some cannot do it playing. |
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27 Oct 01 - 12:25 PM (#580941) Subject: RE: J. Chambers Tunefinder question From: Nigel.Parsons The great advantage with flageolets (penny whistles) is that if you have a collection of these instruments, you do not need to transpose. If you can play a tune in C, (on your C flageolet) you can play it in any other key by using the relative flageolet, the fingering remains the same, the change of instrument automatically transposes it for you! Nigel. Parsons |