gcoover Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 I don't know if this is a first in music publishing or not, but "Christmas Concertina" (for 30-button Anglo) has just been updated to include QR codes for all 50 Christmas tunes (see attached example). Simply scan the codes with a smartphone app like Red Laser and it will immediately take you to a YouTube video of the tune played twice through. Much better than having a CD included with the book, and you can actually see and hear how the arrangement in the book is played. I've used QR codes before to develop inexpensive historical markers that link to online text and historical photos, but Mike Oxtinks' recent post here on cnet got me thinking why not try it with a music book. Thanks to print-on-demand publishing, all new copies ordered on Amazon and through the Button Box will have the linkable codes. Pretty cool technology! Now if Mr. Coover would just hurry up and get the videos completed for the other books........... Gary GodRestYe-lyrics.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 I like the name of the PDF file in your post: GodRestYe-lyrics.pdf Reminds me of the St. Patrick's Day when someone slipped me a fiver and said, "That's to not sing Danny Boy." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcoover Posted July 1, 2014 Author Share Posted July 1, 2014 Jim, you just need a QR code that links to someone else singing that song! I've been trying to find any other music books that use QR codes to link to videos, and I'm not finding anything. Surely this isn't the first? If so, then it's concertinas leading the way! Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maki Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 I finally got mine. Looking forward to learning some of those beautiful harmonic arrangements for the holidays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidesqueeze Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 It works! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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