Midi interface needed?

My son takes a music technology course in high school and his teacher wants him to take a MIDI file from school and put it into Logic Express. When he tries to place the file in now he gets no output. Will GarageBand let him hear MIDI files without a MIDI interface? Is there some other program you could suggest if GarageBand/iLife 05 is not the right solution? Is it possible he is not properly operating Logic Express and if so how would he be able to accomplish this in Logic Express?
Thanks,
Vinnie

Did you drop the MIDI files into instruments tracks, and if so, did you assign instruments to play them? For each .MID file click on the first rectangle under "I/O" in the channel strip, and pick an appropriate instrument.
Remember, MIDI files contain no sound, just the data telling an instrument what to play.
If you just want to play the file, you can do this with QuickTime or even in the preview pane in the Finder.

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