diff --git a/app/cmScore.c b/app/cmScore.c
index 6010cb8..a88f032 100644
--- a/app/cmScore.c
+++ b/app/cmScore.c
@@ -723,6 +723,7 @@ cmScRC_t _cmScParseNoteOn( cmSc_t* p, unsigned rowIdx, cmScoreEvt_t* s, unsigned
   unsigned        dynVal = kInvalidDynScId;
   const cmChar_t* sciPitch;
   cmMidiByte_t    midiPitch;
+  cmMidiByte_t    midiVel;
   const cmChar_t* attr;
   double          secs;
   double          durSecs;
@@ -742,6 +743,9 @@ cmScRC_t _cmScParseNoteOn( cmSc_t* p, unsigned rowIdx, cmScoreEvt_t* s, unsigned
           
   if((midiPitch = cmSciPitchToMidi(sciPitch)) == kInvalidMidiPitch)
     return cmErrMsg(&p->err,kSyntaxErrScRC,"Unable to convert the scientific pitch '%s' to a MIDI value. ");
+
+  if((midiVel = cmCsvCellUInt( p->cH,rowIdx,kD1ColScIdx)) >= kInvalidMidiVelocity )
+    return cmErrMsg(&p->err,kSyntaxErrScRC,"An invalid MIDI velocity (%i) was encountered.",midiVel);
   
   // get the sec's field - or DBL_MAX if it is not set
   if((secs =  cmCsvCellDouble(p->cH, rowIdx, kSecsColScIdx )) == DBL_MAX) // Returns DBL_MAX on error.
@@ -812,6 +816,7 @@ cmScRC_t _cmScParseNoteOn( cmSc_t* p, unsigned rowIdx, cmScoreEvt_t* s, unsigned
   s->type       = kNonEvtScId;
   s->secs       = secs;
   s->pitch      = midiPitch;
+  s->vel        = midiVel;
   s->flags      = flags;
   s->dynVal     = dynVal; 
   s->barNumb    = barNumb;
@@ -1513,7 +1518,7 @@ cmScRC_t _cmScInitLocArray( cmSc_t* p )
   for(i=1; i<p->cnt; ++i )
   {
     if( p->array[i].secs < p->array[i-1].secs )
-      rc = cmErrMsg(&p->err,kSyntaxErrScRC,"The time associated with the score entry on line %i is less than the previous line.",p->array[i].csvRowNumb);
+      rc = cmErrMsg(&p->err,kSyntaxErrScRC,"The time (%f) associated with the score entry on line %i is less than the previous line (%f).",p->array[i].csvRowNumb,p->array[i].secs,p->array[i-1].secs);
 
     if( (p->array[i].secs - p->array[i-1].secs) > maxDSecs )
       ++p->locCnt;
@@ -1673,7 +1678,7 @@ cmScoreEvt_t* cmScoreEvt( cmScH_t h, unsigned idx )
   return p->array + idx;
 }
 
-cmScoreEvt_t* cmScoreBarEvt( cmScH_t h, unsigned barNumb )
+const cmScoreEvt_t* cmScoreBarEvt( cmScH_t h, unsigned barNumb )
 {
   cmSc_t* p = _cmScHandleToPtr(h);
   unsigned i = 0;
@@ -1684,6 +1689,18 @@ cmScoreEvt_t* cmScoreBarEvt( cmScH_t h, unsigned barNumb )
   return NULL;
 }
 
+const cmScoreEvt_t* cmScoreIdToEvt( cmScH_t h, unsigned csvEventId )
+{
+  cmSc_t* p = _cmScHandleToPtr(h);
+  unsigned i = 0;
+  for(; i<p->cnt; ++i)
+    if( p->array[i].csvEventId==csvEventId )
+      return p->array + i;
+
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+
 unsigned      cmScoreSectionCount( cmScH_t h )
 { 
   cmSc_t* p = _cmScHandleToPtr(h);
diff --git a/app/cmScore.h b/app/cmScore.h
index d8cda18..8b94537 100644
--- a/app/cmScore.h
+++ b/app/cmScore.h
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ extern "C" {
     unsigned     index;        // Index of this event in the event array.
     unsigned     locIdx;       // Index of the location containing this event
     cmMidiByte_t pitch;        // MIDI pitch of this note or the MIDI pedal id of pedal down/up msg (64=sustain 65=sostenuto 66=soft)
+    cmMidiByte_t vel;          // MIDI velocity of this note
     unsigned     flags;        // Attribute flags for this event
     unsigned     dynVal;       // Dynamcis value pppp to ffff (1 to 11) for this note.
     double       frac;         // Note's time value for tempo and non-grace evenness notes.
@@ -185,7 +186,10 @@ extern "C" {
   cmScoreEvt_t* cmScoreEvt( cmScH_t h, unsigned idx );
 
   // Given a bar number return the associated 'bar' event record.
-  cmScoreEvt_t* cmScoreBarEvt( cmScH_t h, unsigned barNumb );
+  const cmScoreEvt_t* cmScoreBarEvt( cmScH_t h, unsigned barNumb );
+
+  // Given a csvEventId return the associated event
+  const cmScoreEvt_t* cmScoreIdToEvt( cmScH_t h, unsigned csvEventId );
 
   // Access section records
   unsigned      cmScoreSectionCount( cmScH_t h );