Jazz Education Technology Options:

A to Z and Beyond

With "Digital Magic!"

(Work In Progress)

by John Kuzmich, Jr. with Special Assistance from Leigh Kallestad of MakeMusic

February 18, 2006 at 3 p.m.

Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, Texas
Comprehensive On-Line Hand-Oust with all links available at:

Comprehensive On-Line Hand-Out at: http://www.kuzmich.com/handouts/Jazz%20Education%20Technology%20Options.html

Entire workshop is also audio streamed at: http://www.kuzmich2.com/2006TMEA/2006TMEA.html for 85+ minutes

What Are The Essential Ingredients to Jazz Education?

1. Membership in the International Association of Jazz Educators is highly recommended. Go to: http://www.iaje.org
2. Membership in TI:ME (Technology Institute for Music Educators) is highly recommended: Go to http:/www.ti-me.org
3. Philosophy and Music Rationale with emphasis on "Comprehensive Musicianship."
• Skill development: performance techniques that goes beyond far beyond music reading with creative music activities
• Music knowledge: music interpretation demands that encompasses multi-musical styles
• Attitude development: aesthetics that encompass performance techniques with music knowledge.
4. Curriculum with musical skills as:
• Listening
• Analyzing
• Creating
• Performing
5. Applied performance techniques
6. Combo/Improvisation: the essence of jazz education
7. Musical styles
8. Music history

9. Creative scheduling within the given class periods!

1. The future of music technology is what's happening today with softsynths. Softsynths with VST Interface Usage for third-party software programmers to create and sell virtual instruments for notation, digital/audio sequencers and other software applications. VST hosts include: Cubase, Fruityloops, Sonar, Abelton Live, Garage Band 3 , Audacity and others. Competing systems include Apple Computer's Audio Units, Microsoft's DirectSound, Digidesign's AudioSuite, Real-time AudioSuite, LADSPA, DSSI for Linux, and TDM. Here are some examples below for your perusal.

• Garritan Libraries at: http://www.garritan.com/ Exemplary manufacturer readily bringing softsynth technology to music educators and professionals alike. Musical examples will be selected from Cakewalk's Sonar, Sibelius' Sibelius 4.0 and MakeMusic's Finale 2006.
• Native Instruments at: http://www.native-instruments.com
• Band In-A-Box at: http://www.pgmusic.com/tutorial_garritan.htm

 

Clarification of softsynths built for proprietary software as Finale 2006 and Sibelius 4.0. The differences between the two versions have to do with the way the notation programs work and how GPO integrates. Sibelius and Finale each work differently. Both GPO versions were custom tailored and specifically programmed for the respective notation programs. GPO Finale takes advantage of Human playback and other features. The Sibelius edition incorporated some of the plugins (crescendo/diminuendo, legato/slur/keyswitch) and takes advantage of Sibelius' expression feature. Finale has the ambience reverb whereas Sibelius does not.

 

Sibelius Sounds is a range of high-quality collections of sound samples for Sibelius 3/4 and G7 with 1) Kontact Gold at: http://www.sibelius.com/products/kontakt_player/, 2) Garritan Personal Orchestra (Sibelius Edition) and 3) Rock & Pop Collection . For detailed info, go to: http://www.sibelius.com/products/sibelius_sounds/

• The Garritan Sibelius Edition allows for you to choose a sound set that includes both Garritan and Kontakt Gold sounds. This includes both orchestral and Big Band instruments, and you need to have Kontakt Gold to make it work. Kontakt Gold retails for $149. GPO Sibelius Edition retails for $219.

• If someone already has the stand-alone GPO, they can purchase the GPO Sibelius Edition at a discounted price of $49.00. To order this, they just need to call their service center: 1-888-474-2354. After taking the credit card, they will be directed to a site where they can download the GPO Sibelius Edition.

• For frequently asked questions about pertaining to softsynths with Sibelius, go to: http://www.sibelius.com/products/sibelius_sounds/faq.html



Finale 2006 features Human Playback integration. There is amazing tutorial to peruse at: http://www.garritan.com/support/GPOHPiTutorialSupplement.pdf. The regular version of GPO integrates directly with Finale. For Sibelius, there is a special edition that is a separate product. http://sibelius.com/products/gpo_sibelius/ which has an excellent presentation about their softsynths. The versions of both Finale 2006 and Sibelius 4.0 ship with a lite version. It has enough to get a person going to make orchestrations. The upgrades to the full version gives the user many more instruments and patches (3x the amount).

• For Finale 2006, learn more about integrated Kontakt® Player and Garritan™ Sounds at: http://www.finalemusic.com/finale/features/new/garritan.aspx
• For Finale 2006, upgrade to world class sounds with a built-in Kontakt® Player from Native Instruments® and the Garritan Personal Orchestra® Finale Edition, which features more than 100 studio-quality instrumental sounds at: http://www.finalemusic.com/finale/promotions/0206-2/Fin2k6_Prize_EM3_2k5.htm

 

The Garritan Jazz & Big Band Library (JBBL) at: http://www.garritan.com/ represents the ultimate first in jazz softsynths. This library contains over 50 individual instruments, and each instrument offers a great deal of real-time control. For compositional purposes, there are separate and distrinct instruments in eadch of the sections. These can be played back (in sequencing and notation software) in a way consistent with most standard arrangements. There are no unison section samples and each instrument has its own unique voice. This lends itself to jazz writing which is improvisational and indidvidualist by nature. Techniques unique to a particular instrument type are also represented (e.g. trumpet falloffs, doits, and even the characteristic "kiss" or "rip" when a high note is released. Shakes have been designed with the future application of scripting in mind, so that shakes can be tailored to specific needs rather than limited to switchable recordings of particular shakes. Note: Garritan also has special versions for Propellerhead Reason and Cakewalk's Dimension Pro. Dimension Pro is a unqiue audio engine that combines sampling with advanced synthesis capabilities, giving you a wide array of sound possibilities. It works on the Mac and Windows platforms and is compatible with hosts that support DirectX, VST, or Audio Units.

 

For complete big-band arrangments, it is recommended a 2.8 GHz or better computer (Mac or PC). For small jazz ensembles, less powerful computers are needed. The next update will include a "lite" folder containing instruments that are less demanding on computer resources. The library works as a plug-in in Logic, Cubase, Digital Performer, Sonar, GarageBand, ProTools, Nuendo, FL Studio, Samplitude, Tracktion, etc. or with noation programs. it integrates directly in Finale 2006 and also works with most other notation programs (like Sibelius) with the Garritan Studio host. The Garritan Personal Orchestra pioneered the use of samples with notation programs ot obtrain realistic playback directly from a score; JBBL does the same for jazz sounds.

Hints for making RAM and hard disk drive more functionalon Windows computers for softsynth operation.

• Reduced color settings in Windows via color quality to 16 bit instead of 32 bit by clicking on the desktop, then go to properities and and change color quality accordingly.
• Go to System Tools in Accessories. Then select Disk Cleanup and eliminate unnecessary files (Temporary Files, etc.)
• Defrag hard disk drive

 

2. Appropriate Jazz Web Links to Open Up Your Perspective of Jazz Education, K-12, and Beyond!
   • Changes 98 at: http://www.changes98.com/
   • New Trier High School Jazz Curriculum at: http://www.ntjazz.com/ and http://ntjazz.com?Jazz_Program/curriculum.htm
   • New Trier High School Jazz Concerts via video streaming at: http://www.ntjazz.com/
   • The Radio Hour by Steve at: http://www.theradiohour.net/. Contact John about how to download a 14 page Microsoft Word handout via FTP.

   • Haverford High School Jazz Education by Tom Rudolph at: http://www.haverford.k12.pa.us/jazz/practice.html

   • Berklee Press Web Resources at: http://www.berkleepress.com/links/
   • Resource links by Tom Rudolph at: http://www.tomrudolph.com/resourcelinks.htm
   • Roland US Resources and Teaching Aids at: http://www.rolandus.com/community/musiceducation/resources/index.asp

 

3. Hardware Solutions: Variable Pitch/Tempo CD Players/Recorders for Creative Practicing.. Not as flexible as software applications in pitch/tempo flexibility but very easy to use and in some cases, you literally have a recording studio in a box without the need for a computer. Thus, dedicated hardware solutions make great portable systems. Recommended external speakers for maximum digital audio quality. For a rather in-depth preview of automatic accompaniment generating software/hardware/play-along/transcribing applications, go to: http://www.kuzmich.com/handouts/2006TMEA_workshop.html

• Superscope PSD340 CD Recording Systems: Web: http://www.superscopetechnologies.com/products/psd340/index.shtml
• Superscope PSD300 CD Recording Systems. Web: http://www.superscopetechnologies.com, http://www.superscopetechnologies.com/press/IAJEcolumn.shtml and http://www.superscopetechnologies.com/products/PSD300/index.shtml
• Superscope Portable CD Player for Practice: PSD220 at: http://www.superscopetechnologies.com/products/PSD220/index.shtml and PSD230 at: http://www.superscopetechnologies.com/products/psd230/index.shtml
• For a Quick Start tutorial on how to use a PSD 340 Superscope, go to: http://www.kuzmich.com/handouts/superscope.html
• Alesis PlayMate Guitarist. Web: http://www.alesis.com/products/PlayMateGuitarist/about.html
• Alesis PlayMate Vocalists. Web: http://www.alesis.com/products/PlayMateVocalist/about.html
• Tascam CD-VT1, CD-GT1 and CD-BT1. Web: http://www.tascam.com/Products/CD-VT1.html
• Roland CD-2: http://www.rolandus.com/products/productdetails.aspx?ObjectId=711

 

4. Software Solutions are inexpensive and very flexible and powerful for their cost.
   • Jazz Ear Training
     • Auralia by Sibelius at: http://www.sibelius.com. Offers jazz chord imitation, jazz forms, jazz scale singing, jazz scales, jkazz chord singing, jazz chords, and jazz progressions.
     • EarTraining Pro 5 and EarTraining School 5 USA distributed by emediamusic.com. Contains 211 jazz tutor lessons (besides 440 standard lessons) in recognizing jazz chords and jazz chord progressions. It also offers both swing and straight rhythm lessons in the areas: rhythm (sight) reading, rhythm imitation and rhythm correction.
     • Band-In-A-Box published by PG Music. http://www.pgmusic.com. Offers jazz ear training, "Chord Tutor," "Guess a New Chord Game," and "Interval Tutor."
   • Jazz Theory

     • Jazz Funamentals by Allen Carter at: http://www.acmuzik.com
     • Essentials of Jazz Theory by Shelton G. Berg, published Alfred Publishing at: http://www.alfred.com will updated from their present textbook of the same name. It will have about 72 lessons with a CD-ROM covering a myriad of jazz theory iconcepts suitable for classroom instruction. The textbook is in three volumes along with a Teacher's Answer Key book. Offers a comprehensive approach to music theory concepts needed for jazz instruction.
     • Outside Shore Music A Jazz Improvisation Primer by Marc Sabatella, publsihed by Outside Shore Music at: http://www.outsideshore.com/primer/primer/index.html . A good on-line jazz theory web site.
     Jazz Improvisation

   • SmartMusic by MakeMusic. 13 essential improvisation patterns, See piano, bass and drum parts as performed in "real" time.. Learn to read chord changes by responding automatically toc hord symbols. Play by ear exercises to develop the critical skill of playing what is in your mind.
   • eMedia Intermediate Piano & Keyboard Method, volume 2 at: http://www.emediamusic.com
   • Band-In-A-Box published by PG Music. http://www.pgmusic.com. Uses the Band-In-A-Box Soloist Feature.
   • Jazz Styles
   • TimeSketch Series: Brubeck Music Analyzed! and Miles Davis Music Analyzed! For creative ideas on how to use these applications, go to: http://www.theradioihour.net for a fantastic approach to on-line web instruction featuring jazz, rock and classical music. You can also view a special 14 page Microsoft Word presentation that can be download via FTP at: http://www.kuzmich2.com/2006TMEA
   • Band-In-A-Box published by PG Music. http://www.pgmusic.com. Band-In-A-Box Jazz Styles Selection. There is a folder in your Band -In-A-Box folder called "JAZZPRAC" which contains some ready made songs for jazz practice.
   • Jazz History
   • History of Jazz by Clearvue at: http://www.clearvue.com/video/productDetail.asp?objectID=18238&sections=all&searchFor=Jazz
   • Jazz: A Multimedia History by Compton's NewMedia at: http://www.uah.edu/music/technology/cai/programs/jazzhistory.html.
   • Automatic Accompaniment Generating with extended amount pitch/tempo/looping variations possible. Several excellent products are available all featuring the basics and advanced features. Playback musicality has really improved over the years. Can create a quality automatic accompaniment in literally seconds or perhaps a minute or two. Love the variety of music styles that are available with authentic sounding accompaniments. Recommended that a quality speaker system be used for maximum sound quality because internal computer speakers are generally unsatisfactorily at best. For a rather in-depth preview of automatic accompaniment generating software/hardware/play-along/transcribing applications, go to: http://www.kuzmich.com/handouts/2006TMEA_workshop.html
     • Band-In-A-Box by PG Music: Web URL: http://www.pgmusic.com. Best entry level tutor outside of the Help menu is the Band-In-A-Box Video Tutorial PAK SRP at $29 but included free with the Band-In-A-Box MegaPAK. Eleven plus on-line videos are at: http://www.pgmusic.com/bbdemovideos.htm
     • Band In-A-Box PowerPoint slide show: Web: mhtml:http://www.kuzmich.com/2004_Band_In_A_Box.mht!2004_Band_In_A_Box_file s/frame.htm
     • SmartMusic by MakeMusic. Web: http://www.smartmusic.com. Select any instrument, select any, loop difficult sections and practice at any tempo.
     • Finale 2006 works seamlessly with SmartMusic in producing SmartMusic files with full assessment accountability. Web URL: http://www.makemusic.com
     • MIBAC Jazz by MiBAC Music. Web: http://www.mibac.com/ and http://www.mibac.com/Pages/jz.html. Excellent for jazz styles but contains no rock styles.
     • Jammer Pro 5 by Soundtrek. Web: http://www.soundtrek.com/content/index.php Particiularly strong in rock styles.
     • In The Chair at: http://www.inthechair.com/. Sibelius has just announced a partnership with this company to further develop and release this new practice product. What is cool about it is that the student plays along with real audio from an actual performance while viewing a video of the conductor. If the piece is not conducted, i.e. a jazz combo, the student views a video of the ensemble.
   • Transcribing. Very flexible usage in changing pitch/tempo/looping that is great for your CD recordings. Relatively inexpensive, offering a lot of applications. For a rather in-depth preview of automatic accompaniment generating software/hardware/play-along/transcribing applications, go to: http://www.kuzmich.com/handouts/2006TMEA_workshop.html
     • SlowGold and SlowBlast! by World Wide Woodshed, distributed by Hal Leonard Corp. Web: http://www.worldwidewoodshed.com/
     • Transkriber by Reed Kotler, published by Reed Kotler. Web: http://www.reedkotlermusic.com/rkm/default.htm
     • Transcribe! by Seventh String Software. Web: http://www.seventhstring.com/
   • Jazz Instrument Techniques
     • Jazz Ensemble Pedagogy
       • Developing the Jazz Ensemble by Allen Carter, published by AC Muzik at: http://www.acmuzik.com/flash.html
     • Jazz Saxophone
       • Jazz Saxophonist published by PG Music at: http://www.pgmusic.com/jazzsaxophonist.htm. Nearly an hour of hot jazz plus tips and tehcniqiues. Works seamlessly integrated withi MultiTrack audio, MIDI, chord symbols and musici notation.
     • Rock Saxophone
       • Rock Saxophonist published by PG Music at: http://www.pgmusic.com/rocksaxophonist.htm. Nearly an hour of hot rock plus tips and tehcniqiues. Works seamlessly integrated withi MultiTrack audio, MIDI, chord symbols and musici notation.
     • Drum
       • The Developing Drummer by Allen Carter, published by AC Muzik at: http://www.acmuzik.com/flash.html

     • Piano

       • Keyboard Jazz Harmonies and Keyboard Extended Jazz Harmonies by Joe Brownlee, published by http://www.ecsmedia.com
       • eMedia Piaino & Keyboard Method, volume 1, by eMedia at: http://www.emediamusic.com. Over 300 step-by-step lessons from basics to music notation, sight reading, scales and more.
       • Oscar Peterson Multimedia published by PG Music. http://www.pgmusic.com/products_op.htm. Muiltimediai CD with interactive auidiod/visual performances with on-screen piano display and notation.
       • Oscar Peterson "Note-for-Note" Transcriptions published by PG Music. http://www.pgmusic.com/products_op.htm. 18 full-length transcriptions all taken directly from original recordings.
       • Latin Pianist published by PG Music. http://www.pgmusic.com/lpiano.htm. Over 50 tunes played on a MIDI keyboard.Includes authentici Latin and Salsa piano songs and styles such as Conga, Cumbia, Meregue, Son, Mambo, Cha-cha-cha, Guaracha, Samba, Partido Alto, and more.
       • The Blues Pianist, volumes 1 and 2, http://www.pgmusic.com/blupiano.htm. Contains huge library of 60 original blues tunes.
       • Modern Jazz Pianist published by PG Music. http://www.pgmusic.com/mupiano.htm
       • Jazz Piano Master Class published by PG Music. http://www.pgmusic.com/pianolessons.htm
       • Blues Piano Master Class, volume 1, published by PG Music. http://www.pgmusic.com/bluespianomasterclass.htm
       • Dick Hyman's Century of Jazz Piano published by JSS Music at: http://www.dickhyman.com/. Features 103 tunes, over 5 hours of music, and more than 60 artists' styles with 30 minutes of historical videos and 60 minutes of video lessons by Dick Hyman.

     • Guitar

       • Guitar Pro 5.0 by eMedia at: http://www.emediamusic.com. Contains a multitrack tablature editor/player for guitar, banjo and bass
       • eMedia Guitar Method published by eMedia at: http://www.emediamusic.com. Contains over 17i5 lessons with fuill-motion video, variable-speed MIDI, recorded audio and animated fretboard.
       • eMedia Intermediate Guitar Method published by eMedia at: http://www.emediamusic.com. Contains 165 comprehensive lessons covering basics to chord strumming, playing emlodies, fingerpicking and more.
       • eMedia Blues Guitar Legends by eMedia at: http://www.emediamusic.com. Music notation is highlighted as songs play, while an animated freboard displays fingerings.
       • The Developing Jazz Guitarist by Tom Hynes, published by AC Muzik at: http://www.acmuzik.com/flash.html
       • Master Jazz Guitar Solos published by PG Music. http://www.pgmusic.com/jazzguitarsolos.htm
       • Master Blues Piano Solos published by PG Music. http://www.pgmusic.com/bluespianosolos.htm
       • Jazz Guitar Master Class published by PG Music. http://www.pgmusic.com/jazzguitarmasterclass.htm
       • eMedia Rock Guitar Method published by eMediajusic at: http://www.emediamusic.com. Contains over 100 audio and video-enhanced guitar lessons.

     • Bass

       • eMedia Bass Method published by eMedia at: http://www.emediamusic.com. Features 114 step-by-step lessons. Over 200 songs and exercises.
     • Vocals
       • Teach Yourself to Sing CD-ROM published by Alfred Publishing at: http://www.alfred.com/sub_software/nmnews.html
       • Contemporary Singer and Vocal Workouts for the Contemporary Singer by Anne Peckham published by Berklee Press at: http://www.berkleepress.com. A comprehensive method for vocalization in the contemporary music idiom.
     • Jazz Composition
       • Notation:
       • Sibelius 4.0 Sibelius at: http://www.sibelius.com. Latest jazz features:
         • Dynamic parts. Parts are created when the score is created so that the parts stay in the score file. Dynamic Parts is intelligent in that things like pitches update or are editable from either the score or the parts. Other objects, such as dynamic markings can be placed in the parts independently of their position in the score, if you want.
         • Copy Handouts. This is Copy Layout which is a general formatting feature. It gives you the ability to clean up one part in terms of its System Object positions, i.e. Title text and rehearsal marks, and System Breaks, i.e. page turns, and then copy that layout to all or any of the other parts. This is a huge time saver!
         • Playback swing is better than ever before.
         • PhotoScore can now scan and convert hand founts found in fakebooks. PhotoScore Pro also does convert PDF files to Sibelius.
         • Video synchronization is really good.
         • Sibelius now has 19 video tutorials with Ben Finn.
         • There are over 1700 worksheets now.
         • New web site: http://www.sibeliuseducation.com offers many new education handouts.
         • Can now transcribe in "real time notation" by looping it.
         • Two textbooks on Sibelius are under contract so forthcoming third-party books are on the way!.

         • Here is the link to the new colored keyboard that has the Sibelius keyboard shortcuts on the keys:

            http://www.sibelius.com/products/keyboard/

       • Finale 2006 by MakeMusic at http://www.makemuisic.com
         • Band-In-A-Box automatic harmonizer
         • MiBAC rhythm section generator
         • Ability to create SmartMusic Accompaniments (visit http://www.smartmusic.com to learn of all the new jazz features in version 9.0.1).
         • Seamless integration with Garritan Jazz and Big Band sounds (available separately)
         • Exercise Wizard with 56,000 scales and other warmup patterns.
         • Jazz Fonts included for handwritten appearance
         • Compatibility with Free Finale NotePad - so all your students or band members can open/print/play/edit/save your charts as well as create their own - for free
         • Drum Groove plug-in
         • More features listed at http://www.fainlemusic.com/finale/features/
         • Plug-ins let you add capabilities to Finale for specialized notation tasks. The following plug-ins are included in Finale 2006 at: http://www.finalemusic.com/finale/plugins.aspx
       • Interactive Arranging by Allen Carter, published by AC Muzik at: http://www.acmuzik.com/flash.html
       • Band-In-A-Box published by PG Music. http://www.pgmusic.com. There is a Melodist Feature for composing melodies and counter-melodies. Automatic accompaniment generator for instant compositions via chord symbols and music style selection.
       Digital/Audio Sequencing:

     • Home Studio 4.0 by Cakewalk at: http://www.cakewalk.com. At $89.00, most features under $100 on the market for PC market.
     • Sonar 5.0 by Cakewalk at: http://www.cakewalk.com. Professional sequencer for PC market..
     • Cubase SE3 by Steinberg at: .http://www.steinberg.de/Steinberg/defaultb0e4.html. Powerful sequencer for both PC and Mac platforms.
     • PowerTracks Pro by PG Music at: http://www.pgmusic.com/powertracks.htm. Lowest pricing of a full feature digital audio/MIDI sequencer on the PC market
     • Garage Band 3 by Apple Computer at: http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/. Comes free with new Apples. An incredibly powerful digital sequencer that is the envy of the music tech industry for its user-friendliness and power.
     • Music Looping
     • Super Duper Music Looper by Sony Media Software at: http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/Products/ShowProduct.asp?PID=535 For elementary school general music students.
       • Pick, paint and play style interface
       • Includes 10 complete demo songs
       • 706 music loops
       • Volume, key and tempo controls
       • Audio recording (microphone needed)
       • Easy song sharing via e-mail
       • WAV or WMA export
       • Online help
       • Quick start manual
     • Jam Trax by Sony Media Software at: http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/products/showproduct.asp?pid=985&keycode=8531 For middle school general music students.
       • Pick, paint and play style interface
       • Includes 10 complete demo songs
       • 600 music loops
       • Volume, key and tempo controls
       • Audio recording (microphone needed)
       • Easy song sharing via e-mail
       • WAV or WMA export
       • Online help
       • Quick start manual
     • Acid Music Studio by by Sony Media Software at: http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/Products/ShowProduct.asp?PID=971. High school level.
       • DirectX^® and VST audio effect support: Increase your mixing options with DirectX effects, including tempo-based effects, and VST audio plug-ins.
       • VST instrument support: Play back your MIDI tracks through virtual synthesizers, filters, and effects.
       • ASIO driver support: Low-latency ASIO driver support provides faster results during playback and recording, plus adds support for additional sound cards.
       • Customizable project media folders: Set default folders and save locations for projects and other types of media to fit your workflow.
       • Keyboard command loop composition: Use your computer keyboard to insert loops and one-shots in real time as your project plays back.
       • New! Includes over 1,700 music loops
       • New! Enhanced audio timestretching/beat detection
       • New! Customizable project media folders
       • Intuitive pick, paint, and play interface
       • Arrange and edit audio loops
       • Automatic pitch and tempo matching
       • Alternate time signature support
       • Real-time loop previewing
       • Includes enhanced tutorials
       • Unlimited audio tracks
       • Easy live recording
       • Supports multiple file formats in the same project
       • CD extraction and burning
       • Import support for AIFF, MP3, OGG, PCA, MIDI, SFA, W64, WAV, WMA, AVI, BMP, GIF, JPG, SWF, TGA, TIF, and Windows Media^® 9
       • 16-bit/48kHz audio support
     • Acid Pro 6 by Sony Media Software at http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/products/acidpro6_brochure.pdf. College and professional level.
       • Over 1,000 loops.
       • Will be released in March, 2006. See URL above for all features.
     • Web Posting
     • Scorch is the free viewer software which lets you view, play, customize and print Sibelius scores on the Internet.at: http://www.sibelius.com/products/scorch/
       • Scorch makes scores interactive
       • Top print quality
       • Scores download in moments
       • 3329 jazz scores available now at: http://www.sibeliusmusic.com/html/sibeliusmusic/cached_stores/-1_117.html
       • 36 jazz band scores by Sammy Nestico at: http://www.sibeliusmusic.com/cgi-bin/search.pl
       • Sample web HTML coding is: <a href="http://www.kuzmich.com/Sibelius/affair.htm" target="_blank">Affair</a>
       • Must post both an HTML file created in Scorch and a Sibelius file of the same name on the Internet to the same folder.
     • Finale 2006 web posting does not require a separate viewer.
       • Individuals wishing to share Finale scores on the Internet can make Finale files available for download on their site, and provide links to download Finale Notepad: http://www.finalemusic.com/notepad/default.aspx.
       • Because Notepad is a stand-alone application and not a browser plug-in it works for everyone, regardless of browsers and offers the ability to create and edit files.
       • Finale users can also share files via the Finale Showcase at http://www.finalemusic.com/showcase
       • Sample web HTML coding is: <a href="affair.mus">Affair with Affinity</a>

    

5. Play-Along Repertory: 1,000+ Albums. Can’t live without play-along repertory for the touch of real musicians! Works great with both transcription software and dedicated hardware solutions. Offers the best audio solutions. For a rather in-depth preview of automatic accompaniment generating software/hardware/play-along/transcribing applications, go to: http://www.kuzmich.com/handouts/2006TMEA_workshop.html
   • Jazz Books: http://www.jazzbooks.com. Contains over 114 CD play-along albums comprising jazz artists, bebop, blues, drums, fusion, improv, Latin/bossa, singer/vocalist and standards.
   • Hal Leonard Corp. Web: http://www.halleonard.com and http://www.kuzmich.com/hal_leonard_summary.html. Many of their play-alongs have either tempo or pitch adjustments capabilities via software that comes with the CD.
     • Hal Leonard Guitar Play-Along Series (nearly 60 volumes available): Lets you adjust the tempo without changing the pitch.
     • Hal Leonard Bass Play-Along Series (7 volumes available): Lets you adjust the tempo without changing the pitch.
     • Hal Leonard Drum Play-Along Series (5 volumes available): Lets you adjust the tempo without changing the pitch.
     • Pro Vocal Play-Along Series (17 volumes available): Lets you adjust the recording to any pitch without changing the tempo.
   • Music Minus One Corporation. Web: http://www.musicminusone.com. Created the play-along market in 1950 and now offers more than 1,000 play-alongs in classical, rock, jazz, country and other musical categories.
   • Alfred Publications: Web: http://www.alfred.com: the Gordon Goodwin Big PHAT Band CD is particularly "hot." Rhythm Section Workout book has a DVD/CD is pedagogically important for jazz education in covering the drum-set, guitar, piano and bass techniques.
   • Theodore Presser Company. Web: http://www.presser.com
   • Mel Bay Music. Web: http://www.melbaymusic.co
   • Paul Carman Music: Web: http://www.paulcarman.com

    

6. On-Line Technology Courses
   • BerkleeMusic.Com at: http://www.berkleemusic.com/. Sixty plus on-line music technology courses in the areas of production, songwriting, guitar, arranging, theory, harmony and ear training. Professional programs include Master's degree (8 to 12 courses), Professional Certificate (5 of 6 courses) and Specialist Certificate (3 courses). More info at: http://www.iaje.org/article.asp?ArticleID=136. More music technology is accessible to music educators more than ever before and many of it is jazz education related! Note: these courses are not workshops but rather full-semester college-level courses delivered on-linie and accredited by NEASC, a regional accrediting board for the United States Northeast region. For a complete list of their 60+ courses, go to: http://www.berkleemusic.com/school/courses/all

 

7. Music Technology Reference Books
   • Finale: An Easy Guide to Music Education, second edition, published by Berklee Press at: http://berkleepress.com
   • Teaching Music with Technology by Thomas E. Rudolph (GIA Publishing) at: http://www.giamusic.com/scstore/P-3866.html
   • Technology Strategies for Music Education by Thomas Rudolph, Floyd Richmond, David Mash and David Willaims (Hal Leonard Publishing at http://www.halleonard.com
   • Fundamentals of Music Technology, 3rd Edition, by Dennis Mauricio & Steve Adams, published by Consultant help software: e-mail at: steve@chsoftware.com
   • Finale 2005 Power by Mark Johnson, published by Thomson at: http://www.courseptr.com
   • Producing Music with Digital Performer by Ben Newhouse published by Berklee Press at: http://www.berkleepress.com.

For more information, John Kuzmich, Jr.’s e-mail address is: jkuzmich@earthlink.net and his web site is: http://www.kuzmich.com