Distribution of audio sheet music within an electronic book

A method of providing synchronized content to a user, including written language text and representations of one or more pieces of music in notation form with audio synchronization as an electronic book, the method comprising:

• implementing an electronic book file in the EPUB electronic book format, representing:
• (i) an audio recording of a voice reading the written language text, and an audio recording of the one or more pieces of music, the audio recording including sound-wave sampled audio;
• (ii) the written language text and music notation content, having elements that can be identified, displayed, and highlighted, the elements representing discrete segments of the written language and music notation content, each of the discrete segments having a beginning and an end;
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• (iii) synchronization data marking beginning and end points in the audio recordings for each element of the written language text and the one or more pieces of music;
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• providing the electronic book file to a user, whereby a user may load the content into a general purpose electronic appliance supporting the EPUB electronic book format, having a graphical display and an audio output;
• whereby the general purpose electronic appliance may be user-operated to play the audio recording of a voice reading the written language text, and the audio recording of the one or more pieces of music according to the EPUB format, and to display the written language text and music notation content according to the EPUB format with synchronization.