[TPIN] Smart Music

[Michael Anderson]

All ITG members get it for $25. Normal price is $100. It is a great benefit
for our members. Your students can also get it for that price even if they
aren't ITG members.

MA


> From: John Kool <johnkool at alltel.net>
> Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2006 22:34:27 -0500
> To: Michael Anderson <manderson at okcu.edu>, TPIN mailing list
> <tpin at tpin.okcu.edu>
> Subject: Re: [TPIN] Smart Music
> 
> A program like "Transcribe" will allow one to slow down or speed up a
> tune without changing key or to transpose to a different key.  That
> would be great with the Aebersold stuff.
> 
> I made a practice CD of Trumpeter's Lullaby at 5 different speeds for a
> student who was working on the piece....never changing the pitch.
> http://www.seventhstring.com/xscribe/overview.html
> 
> Though, I agree I would like to have Smart Music.
> 
> Michael Anderson wrote:
>> 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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