System and method for music creation and rearrangement

A method for creating and rearranging digital music, said method comprising:

• inputting a digital music file into a computer device, said digital music file defining a musical composition including a plurality of measures and a plurality of distinct musical parts, wherein each one of said musical parts includes a plurality of patterns;
• defining a plurality of control parameters for said musical composition associated with said computer device said control parameters contained in a separate control file, wherein each control line of said control file comprises a “key=value” pair, wherein “key” identifies the musical part of said digital music file and “value” defines which one of said patterns of said digital music file is active for each musical part in each measure of said digital music file;
• and
• selectively altering one or more of said control parameters via a user interface with said computer device.

A method of creating a musical composition that can be electronically rearranged by an end user, said method comprising:

• creating a digital music file defining a musical composition including a plurality of measures and a plurality of distinct musical parts, wherein each one of said musical parts includes a plurality of patterns;
• loading said digital music file onto a computer device having a user interface that defines a plurality of control parameters for altering said musical composition said control parameters contained in a separate control file, wherein each control line of the control file comprises a “key=value” pair, wherein “key” identifies the musical part of said digital music file and “value” defines which one of said patterns of said digital music file is active for each musical part in each measure of said digital music file, and provides a method for auditioning said musical composition;
• selectively altering one or more of said control parameters during said auditioning via said user interface;
• and
• downloading said digital music file onto an end user computer device.