The Use of Finale and Smart Music in
the Elementary Classroom
Lisa Buck
West Blocton High School
Explanation of the two programs
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Demonstration of the two programs
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Ideas for classroom application
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Cost and contact information
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Questions
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Q. What is Finale?
A. Notation program
Q. What's A Notation program
A. A Program that can produce
printed music.
Screen shot
of a
Finale file
Finale Homepage
Q. What is Smart Music?
A. An accompaniment program
Q. What's an accompaniment program?
A. It's a computer program that
serves as a musical accompanist
such as a piano player.
Screen shot of SmartMusic! control panel
SmartMusic Homepage
Information
(As of June 2005)
Finale Academic Price
$300.00
PrintMusic!
$69.95
* write songs up to 24 staves
* perfect for beginners
* create scores and print out parts
* scan sheet music for transposing or rearranging
Notepad
$FREE!!!!
http://www.finalemusic.com
Information Continued
SmartMusic! School Subscription
First Computer $90
Second Computer $60
Third Computer $30
Every Other Computer $20
Student Subscriptions
$20
http://www.smartmusic.com/
Lisa Buck
West Blocton High School
4734 Truman Aldrich Parkway
West Blocton, AL 35184
BuckL@bibbed.org