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What is MIDI?

MIDI (rhymes with 'giddy') is short for Musical Instrument Digital Interface.  It is a worldwide standard for electronic musical instruments that allows digital data containing information about the length and pitch of notes to be created and listened to on different instruments.

For example, here is what "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" looks like in MIDI format - easy for an instrumentalist to play?

 

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