What Does QChord Sound Like?
We thought you'd never ask! It's hard to describe the beautiful
sounds you'll hear from your QChord. You select and combine
strumplate voices, rhythms, and myriad other QChord features to
express yourself musically.
For your listening pleasure:
- My Quaint Cute QChord Song.
An original recording written and sung by Ginny Redington Dawes,
engineered and produced by Tom Dawes.
- Teresa
Allan.
Sound clips from her very latest album "Rock of Ages".
- Kelly Williams.
From her latest CD: "That's What You Are To
Me". Also, "Praise is the Key", "The Love
of Jesus", "Never Alone". Original songs, contributed
by contemporary Christian artist, Kelly Williams.
- Jackie McBride.
Contributions
by Jackie McBride, an active member of our QChord
Group.
- Dave Foster.
"Dunkin' Donut Dee Dee" An original song by Dave Foster (aka QChord Dave) from his QChord Album - "Old Dog - New Tricks".
- Lloyd Mattson.
"Buggin'
The Deacons". Jazz composition, QChord and harmonica.
- Ken Osbourn.
"How Many Presidents Can You Name?" Original QChord
composition.
- Strumplate. Short sound clips
from the QChord strumplate.
- Rhythms. Short sound clips of the
various available rhythms.
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Help about playing or downloading MP3 files.)
My Quaint Cute QChord Song
An original recording written and sung by Ginny Redington Dawes,
engineered and produced by Tom Dawes.
Besides being a very catchy tune, this number is a fabulous, unsolicited
testimonial to the QChord. It seems the Dawes went to visit Ginny's
brother Joe, and there they discovered the QChord. In this musical
description of their discovery, somehow they've managed to demonstrate
many of the features of the QChord as well.
Those of you adventurous souls interested in exploring the MIDI
capabilities built into the QChord will want to check this out,
too. Don't miss this one!
My Quaint Cute QChord Song
- Mono version (780K, MP3)
My Quaint Cute QChord Song - Stereo version (1.5 MB,
MP3)
Don't you love it? How'd they do it? Click
here for the lyrics, chords, and some play notes.
(Help?
- About MP3 files)
 Teresa Allan
Songs of faith and inspiration from up and coming Christian recording
artist Teresa Allan. Teresa sings lead and harmonizing vocals,
and, uses the QChord as accompaniment
for her recordings. Here are just a few sample clips to
play or download.
From her latest "Rock of Ages" album:
The Everlasting Arms (sample sound
clip; 368K, MP3)
Old Rugged
Cross (sample sound
clip; 543 K, MP3)
Rock of Ages (sample sound
clip; 461K, MP3)
Amazing
Grace (sample sound
clip; 364K, MP3)
At The Cross (sample sound
clip; 353K, MP3)
In The Garden (sample sound
clip; 676K, MP3)
From
her 2003 Christmas album:
The First Noel (sample sound
clip; 1.4 MB, MP3)
Hark, The Herald Angels Sing (sample sound clip; 1 MB, MP3)
O! Little Town of Bethlehem (sample sound clip; 1 MB, MP3)
You can hear many additional selections, including original compositions
and full versions of some songs, at Teresa's web site. Also available
for purchase on CD or cassette. See Teresa's web site: NewCreationHealthUnlimited.com.
(Help?
- About MP3 files)
Kelly Williams
If you are an Allison Krauss / Dolly Parton fan, you are certainly
going
to enjoy these original songs from our fellow QChord group member
Kelly
Williams. Inspirational vocals, accompanied by QChord.
That's
What You Are To Me. (2.9 MB, MP3). From her latest CD entitled:
"Little is Much". Kelly uses the acoustic guitar
rhythm from the QRC-2 rhythm cartridge.
Praise
is the Key. (2.4 MB, MP3). Title song from her " Praise is
the Key" CD.
The Love
of Jesus. (3.5 MB, MP3). From her CD entitled: "If My People".
Never Alone.
(3.5 MB, MP3).
From her first CD entitled: "Mercy In The Morning".
All songs are copyright (c) Kelly Williams. CD's ($10) and tapes
($7) are available for purchase.
(Help?
- About MP3 files)
Jackie McBride
Storm on Crooked Lake
Jackie McBride, an active member of our QChord
Group, has contributed this original composition in MP3 format.
In her own words:
"You wanna hear what you can do with midi? It's in an mp3
format (mainly because midi varies so greatly from sound card
to sound card), but most of it was in fact done using midi . .
. It's called "Storm on Crooked Lake", which is a little lake
in Wisconsin where my Dad lives in the summer. The song is one
of those rather relaxing instrumentals which depicts the sudden
onset of a storm on the lake (which, incidentally, my husband
& I got caught in).
This is my first composition recorded on the computer, & I am
a little proud of it. It's not 100% perfect (I may rework it),
but it's a darned good first start."
Storm on Crooked Lake. (1.8
MB, MP3)
(Help?
- About MP3 files)
Oh Susanna! Melody Demo
In response to inquiries from our QChord User
Group about how to play melody with the QChord, Jackie has:
". . . produced an mp3 file demonstrating this, along with
the lyrics & music to a classic "Oh Susanna". I chose this because
it's familiar (and no longer copyrighted). I used the QChord on
EZ-play, so as not to mask what I was doing with rhythms, etc.
Both the text/chord file and MP3 are integral to the demo. And
you will need a Windows MP3 player such as Windows Media player
(Version 6 or higher), or Winamp, or something of the sort. These
are free and readily available for download, and may even have
come with your web browser."
The Sound File
Play or Download: "Oh Susanna!"
sound file. (435K, MP3)
The Text File
"Oh Susanna!"
text file. (1K, text file)
For more songs, and information about QChord for the Visually
Impaired, see Jackie's
web site.
(Help?
- About MP3 files)
 Dave
Foster
Dunkin' Donut Dee Dee.
(5.9 MB, MP3). An original song by Dave Foster (aka "QChord
Dave") from his QChord Album - "Old Dog - New Tricks".
New Artist Records.
Lloyd
Mattson
 Buggin'
The Deacons. (625K, MP3). A beautiful Jazz composition. "Buggin the Deacons" is a gentle joke on straight-laced folks who don't
approve of a jazzed-up children's hymn. Lloyd's version of "Jesus Loves Me
(This I Know)" was done in a single live take. Lloyd plays a
chromatic harmonica, held in his left hand, while playing the Q with his right.
He has become a dedicated Q-master since he discovered how perfect the QChord is for
accompanying himself on the harmonica. An excellent example of the potential of a harmonica /
QChord combo.
Lloyd is co-author of the "McGuffey Eclectic QChord
Reader", an interactive beginner's guide to playing the QChord.
More
information about McGuffey Reader.
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Ken Osbourn
 You may recognize "The Voice" from TV or radio
announcements, programs, and/or commercials. Ken's voice-over career spans almost twenty years; his versatility allows him to do everything from "warm and fuzzy"
announcements for the Love Stories Channel to scary/dramatic promos for the Mystery Channel, and everything in between.
(More information and samples of his voice-overs at: http://www.mightypipes.com.)
Enjoy this excerpt from Ken's song: "How many Presidents Can You
Name?" (877K, MP3). Besides writing the song, the
multi-talented Ken plays the QChord, as well as performing most of the vocal
parts.
QChord Sound Clips
Strumplate
The QChord is equipped with a unique feature called a strumplate.
The strumplate automatically plays notes from four octaves
in perfect harmony with the chords you're playing. You can
select from 100 different voices
just by pressing a button.
The strumplate responds instantly to the touch of your thumb or
fingers; you can achieve all sorts of different effects by tapping,
stroking, patting, and strumming. Here's just a small sampling
of sound clips.
Click these WAV files to play with "WinAmp" and other compatible
players:
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Rhythm
These are sound clips of the 10 on-board rhythms built in to the
QChord. You can enhance each basic rhythm pattern with three variations,
the Introduction, the Fill, and the Ending, just by pressing a button.
The samples below are the Introduction and the Ending patterns
for each rhythm. This will give you a good idea what the rhythm
patterns sound like with some basic chord changes.
Click these WAV files to play with "WinAmp" and other compatible
players:
Besides these 10 built-in rhythms, you can add thirty more Rhythms
by plugging in the optional Rhythm
Cartridge (QRC-1).
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