Configuring your environment (Linux and Mac)

Download and install python 2.6 (you want Python 2.6.2 thorugh the link "Download")
Download and install (configure.py, make, make install) SIP. Make sure you use python version 2.6 to configure SIP.
Download and install (configure.py, make, make install) PyQt 4.4.
You can know run some of the included code in /examples to verify your build works!!
Download and install (configure.py, make, make install) NumPy (which is behind the link "Download NumPy")
Download and install (configure.py, make, make install) FluidSynth (this is a subversion checkout, the link is on the page behind the link "Download")
Download and install (configure.py, make, make install) PyFluidSynth (which is behind the link under "Download")
Test the setup by trying out the PythonMeetsQt experiment and fix any errors. Most likely error: the .dll and .lib file for FluidSynth are in the wrong directory. You should hear a chord with heavy vibrato!
If this is not the problem, try installing the Qt SDK version 4.5

Notes:

If you have a mac, the packages may not install to the correct site-packages directory. Look in /Library/Frameworks/Python.Framework/Versions/2.6/lib/python2.6/site-packages. If they are not here, copy/paste them in.

Download and install python 2.6 (you want the Python 2.6.2 Windows installer through the link "Download")
Download and install "PyQt-Py2.6-gpl-4.4.4-2.exe" from here
Download and install NumPy (you want numpy-1.3.0-win32-superpack-python2.6.exe which is behind the link "Download NumPy")
Download a zip of the FluidSynth .dll and .lib files here, unzip and place them in your python directory
Download and install PyFluidSynth (you want pyFluidSynth-1.2.4.win32.exe, which is behind the link under "Download")
Test the setup by trying out the PythonMeetsQt experiment and fix any errors. Most likely error: the .dll and .lib file for FluidSynth are in the wrong directory. You should hear a chord with heavy vibrato!
If this is not the problem, try installing the Qt SDK version 4.5

Excellent Python tutorial, straight from the source available here. Read it all; it will not take that much time and it will pay off in the long run. Particularly pay close attention to section #5: Data Structures; proper use of these inherit objects will greatly streamline your code!

MIDI in Robot Rock -- a pdf put together by Travis outlining MIDI's role in Robot Rock.
MIDI tutorial -- learn about sequencers, channels, and the types of MIDI signals.

Got something willing to share with others? Put it here!

Parser and Musician Demo -- Download and run demo.py in the main robotrock directory to see how the parser and musician play together dynamically.
SimpleParser -- (download .py file) Illustrates basic interaction with a stubbed out ScoreSlice, and produces a drum beat with different note durations (including triplets and 64th notes).
Threads in Python -- Created a simple producer/consumer example to see how Python handles threading. --Travis
Polyrhythmic beat experiment -- Demonstration of using a single signal to play beats of multiple rhythms. -- Travis
UI Events Experiment -- Playing around with creating a window, adding children, and event handlers/timers -- Tim
Distribution In Python -- A sample of how simple Python's distutils makes package distribution -- Travis
PythonMeetsQt -- I wanted a demo where Qt and FluidSynth play together. I simply merged the excellent demos of Travis and Tim. -- Alan