Help  

To begin, click on any of the song titles on the Site Map. That will either play it, or take you to a page where you can play it,  read a discription, view & print the score.

To Hear the Music
LEFT click the name or "Click here to hear music" link and your web browser will open the MP3 file and play it through your MP3 Player. For the Cantatas & Osiris Ballet, an Indes page will open first. Click on a song name and it will play as MP3 which can played back on any MP3 player. Here are a few that I have used Windows Media Player, Winamp, Quick time, and Real Player.The free versions are sufficient for most users.

To Save the MP3 files to your computer, RIGHT click on the Filename, and then LEFT click on "Save Page as." (or "Save as" link ) If you are downloading a cantata, you might want to set up a new folder like "Nativity MP3, so it's easy to find, and save to.You have to save one file at a time because each one  has to be named, but if you save them to a folder, each name pops up without typing it. If you would like it as a Personal Composer file, or as a CD, so it plays in order, Contact me.

To View the score as sheet music, LEFT click the "Click here to view score as PDF" and your web browser will open the PDF file.After the file transfer is completed, the music score should appear on your screen. The defauld size may be too small, but you can easily change the size to 100% in the upper Toolbar.See the botton note on Osiris To Print the score, press Ctrl + p, or use the print commands on the PDF Reader File Menu, or toolbar. Your print Window may give you the option of printing odd or even pages. (The Print command on some older browsers will not function correctly for PDF documents.) If you have problems with the printout, be sure you are using the Print command from the Adobbe Reader toolbar, not the browser's File/Print command.) See the botton note on "Osiris."
To Save the PDF file to your computer after viewing it in the browser screen, click on File/"Save page as:" As in saving MP3 files, (Above) If you are downloading a cantata, you might want to set up a new folder like "Nativity MP3, so it's easy to find, and save to.You have to save one file at a time because each one  has to be named, but if you save them to a folder, each name pops up without typing it.  See the botton note on "Osiris." The PDF ReadeYou will need Adobe's free pdf reader to view or print the scores offered on this site. It's really free--no trial period, no shareware fees, no payment or expiration of any kind. To download the Reader, go to: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html  They provide good instructions so I won't repeat them here, but do remember that after you have downloaded the program, you need to then install it as well. Just locate the downloaded file on your hard drive, and double-click it to begin the installation.

 The Search Engine
The "search" link at the top of each page takes you to a search engine provided by Picosearch.  It functions just like any other search engine, but searches only the pages belonging to this site.  You may search using any word or phrase.  Use the dropdown list to determine how the engine will search for your terms.

Personal Composer
I write my music in Personal Composer software. which is a wysiwyg program that also plays your music as MIDI instruments so you can hear what you write. It has a free PCViewer program which you can download from pcomposer.com. You can view, play, and print scores, but you cannot change or save them.

Transpositions
If you would like a particular song in a key not available on this site, you can go to the Personal Composer website download area, and download and install the demo version of Personal Composer. This demo will allow you to transpose Personal Composer files into any key you like. Send me an e-mail requesting the score you want to transpose, and I'll be glad to send it to you in Personal Composer format. Contact me.