Your friend looking for a player piano reminded me of a CD ROM title
recently introduced, using a technology I helped develop.  It is Crazy
for Ragtime, but Robert Winter.  Robert is well known for developing CD
ROM titles that teach and demonstrate music.  It contains the history,
examples of many tunes, and even allows you to compose your own Rag.
It runs both on the Mac and PC.  You might suggest it to your friend.
I have no financial interest in the product, and the technology I
helped develop is dead.

Of course, hearing rags on the computer is no substitute for the real
piano playing!

Michael

•Michael Sands      (408) 773-1170
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