[TPIN] Smart Music

[Michael Anderson]

Everyone should give themselves considerably more time to explore what is
possible with this powerful program. You haven't even scratched the surface!

There is no Arbans. The French stuff is hard to get permission to use and
most of Arbans in unaccompanied anyway. A colleague of mine published a book
with Balqhuidder Music (great company) and we are working to get those put
into SmartMusic format. There is a TON of intermediate solo material!!
Several solo collections and a great many individual pieces. There are
contest pieces by grade as well.

Unfortunatley, the abersold stuff in SM isn't better than the CD's except
you can change tempo and key to anything you like. Band in a Box is a much
better jazz accompaniment program so far, but Make Music is working on it.

You have to put in the time to explore what is possible and how to control
the program. It is very powerful once you learn how. Check out the exercise
areas for practicing technical studies... Check out the intonation area ..

Also, if you have Finale, you can make your OWN SmartMusic accomps.

MA



> From: DBH <webmaster at heavyharmonies.com>
> Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2006 18:38:10 -0500
> To: TPIN <tpin at tpin.okcu.edu>
> Subject: Re: [TPIN] Smart Music
> 
> I just recently got a subscription to SmartMusic, and to be honest, I'm
> underwhelmed.
> 
> I love the technology, but the actual amount of material for trumpet is
> minimal at best. Perhaps I'm not looking in the right place, but the only
> method books I find are 1st grade (I think there's 1 or 2 2nd grade), but
> none higher. There seems to be plenty of material for the beginning player,
> and the solos have material for the advanced player, but very little
> "intermediate" material.
> 
> No standard marches (I have 'March Music Melodies" of 600+ 1st cornet parts
> for marches)
> 
> No material from Arban
> 
> -Dan
> 
> On 7/16/06, Travis Wilson <travisw at pdq.net> wrote:
>> 
>> in answer to my own post, I have now started working with Smart Music.
>> For at least one reason I am really liking it. Since beginning my
>> comeback, one of my problems has been a really really lousy "sense of
>> time". They  about a zillion rhythm exercises, which one can play by
>> themselves or with the software playing it "correctly" as you play. I am
>> finding this a great resource for that particular thing.
>> 
>> it has, of course, a ton more things. One of the things I saw last
>> night, but have just not gotten around to, is a section where the
>> software plays something, and then you have to, by ear, match it. With
>> my ear, that scares me, so that is next on the list
>> 
>> Travis
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
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