[Dixielandjazz] FW: BIAB file of Pink Panther

[Rick Campbell]

More thoughts About Band In A Box:

It can be a useful tool for any musician, and is well worth the  
purchase price in my mind.

1. Lots of free files out there. John Birchall in England has many,  
many, OKOM charts. Some are open to debate about melody notes and  
chords, but still very useful. And most musicians will share the files  
they have built as well.

2. Singers keys. I mostly use BIAB to transpose tunes to "singers  
keys". Once you have a reasonably accurate file, you can easily  
transpose it and print it in the new key.

3. Harmony practice. When I need to develop a new clarinet harmony  
part, I often play the tune in BIAB and play along, jotting down the  
harmony notes. Also just a generally good practice aid when you have  
no rhythm section available.

Most interesting, PG Music has kept backward compatibility so the  
earliest files still seem to work. I wish other software companies  
would have the same policy.

(No, it is not a scoring program like Finale or Sibelius, but what it  
does, it does well.)

Rick Campbell
Milneburg Social Aid and Pleasure Society Jazz Band
Portland, Oregon USA
503-701-7356
ricksax at comcast.net