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P.O. Box 325
Hanover, VA 23069
Mr. Dennis McEntire, President
Phone: (804) 913-0002
dennis-m@comcast.net
www.atemposoftware.com
A tempo Software is the premiere administrative tool for teachers, studios, and community schools of the performing arts. A tempo comes in several editions with features for very small to very large organizations. It tracks Student, Teacher, and Studio information, Scheduling, Performance records, Attendance, and Finances, including full Invoicing, Assets, Expenses, and more. Available for both Mac and PC, A tempo is designed for ease of use while maintaining security of data.
Active Educate
19201 120th Avenue NE #102
Bothell, WA 98011
Sid Swartz, Director of Business Development
Phone: (877) 996-2267
Fax: (425) 648-8888
sid.swartz@activenetwork.com
www.ActiveEducate.com
ActiveEducate, part of Active Network, delivers industry-leading online fee payment, registration and data management tools for many types of schools, administrators, finance personnel and students. Active's simple, web-based technologies help improve efficiency and reduce the costs associated with managing school fees, private lessons, resource scheduling, attendance tracking, payroll module, activities, events, merchandise, fundraising, after-school care, and more.
P. O. Box 10003
Van Nuys, CA 91410-0003
Phone: (818) 891-5999
Fax: (818) 891-2369
customerservice@alfred.com
www.alfred.com
Alfred Piantodosi, a composer and musician, founded Alfred Publishing Company with a modest Tin Pan Alley pop song catalog in 1922. Today Alfred is the world's largest educational music publisher, with a catalog of more than 12,000 books, CDs, multi-media software programs, enhanced CDs and videos—including the world's best-selling piano method. As it enters its second century, Alfred maintains a company-wide commitment to service through the dedication of a highly trained and talented staff.
24 Portland Place
London, UK
W1B 1LU
Phone: +44 (0) 20 7467 8240
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7631 3019
international@abrsm.ac.uk
www.abrsm.org
The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music is the world's leading provider of graded music exams and assessments. Trusted and respected by teachers and students around the world, the Associated Board has over 100 years of experience and expertise in the field of music education and benefits from a relationship with four leading conservatories in the UK.
Bee-In TUNER
PO Box 136
Massapequa Park, NY 11762
Phone/Fax: (516) 798-5555
info@beeinturner.com
www.beeintuner.com
Bee in Tuner is an entirely automatic, frequency responsive, mechanical tuning device designed for violin, viola and guitar. This versatile tuning wand uses microprocessor and motor control technology for its intuitive operation and is ergonomically designed to fit the hand. A backlit screen clearly reads out your instrument, string, and selected tuning.
THE CATHERINE FRENCH GROUP
2500 Q Street NW
Suite 623
Washington, DC 20007
Christopher Wingert, Office Manager
Phone: (202) 965-0999
cfrenchgroup@aol.com
Catherine French Group is an independent consulting firm working with not-for-profit music, arts and education organizations in the areas of executive search and leadership development. Among her recent clients are the Aspen Music Festival and School, Opera Pacific, Music Academy of the West, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the WisconsinConservatory of Music, the Washington Performing Arts Society, the Elaine Kaufman Cultural Center, and Carnegie Hall. The Catherine French Group is based in Washington, DC.
(Community School Management System)
PO Box 63966
Philadelphia, PA 19147
Robert Capanna, CEO, CFO
Phone: (215) 983-6362
Fax: (215) 551- 0483
www.csm-sys.com
pmanley@csm-sys.com
CSM-Sys, Inc. was awarded the exclusive license to distribute Community School Management System (CSMS) software developed in 2001 in Philadelphia for Settlement Music School, one of the oldest and largest community schools of the arts in the nation. Since 2001, CSMS software has provided true integration of student registrations, donations, faculty and classroom scheduling, payroll hours, non-tuition payments, duplication-free mailing lists, online credit card processing and registrations, general ledger detail, and much more and is now being used by 111 users in 7 states. CSMS software is robust, flexible and is the only software relationship-management tool developed exclusively for use by community schools of the arts.
2052 N. Lincoln Park West
Chicago, IL 60614
Charlie Frankel, President and CEO
Phone: (866) 379-5813
Fax: (773) 442-0410
info@easy-ware.com
www.easy-ware.com
Founded in 2001 with customers all over the US and Canada, Easy-Ware sells Total Info, an affordable constituent relationship management solution for nonprofit organizations that is powerful yet flexible, full-featured, easy-to-learn and use. Total Info offers: family-oriented data model, admission tracking, class registration and attendance tracking, alumni management, camp registration, box office management and ticketing (including online ticket sales), complete fundraising management including capital campaigns, pledges, major gifts, events management, auction checkout, as well as grant application tracking. Includes complete communications tools such as contact management, e-mail marketing, form letters, invoicing, custom reports, easy mailing labels and much more. Our fully-integrated IATS credit card processing and QuickBooks interface save you considerable time and money. With no extra charges for additional modules or users - plus free upgrades, Total Info has an extremely low life time cost.
664 NE Northlake Way
Seattle, WA 98105
Phone: (208) 329-5651
Fax: (208) 329-0235
education@emediamusic.com
www.emediamusic.com
Formed in 1994 by Adrian Burton, formerly a manager at Microsoft Multimedia Publishing, eMedia Music Corporation is a software developer dedicated to producing high-quality multimedia music instruction software. eMedia's flagship titles are the best-selling eMedia Guitar Method and eMedia Piano & Keyboard Method. As well as developing music software, eMedia also distributes EarMaster Pro, an ear training software program, Guitar Pro, a popular guitar notation program and PG Music’s Band in a Box, an accompaniment program used by musicians and students alike. Most recently eMedia Music launched the eMedia Essential DVD series, the first truly interactive DVD series for guitar and bass instruction. Our software is used by consumers, musicians, teachers and has been implemented in hundreds of public and private schools across the country.
60 Industrial Parkway, Ste. 882
Cheektowaga, NY 14227
Alison Sloan, Marketing Manager
Phone: (800) 387-4013; (905) 501-1595
Fax: (905) 501-0929
asloan@frederickharrismusic.com
www.frederickharrismusic.com
Since 1904, Frederick Harris Music has published educational print music materials designed to suit the specific needs of studio teachers and their students. The works ofmany of the most widely recognized creators, teachers, and performers in the field of music education are published by Frederick Harris Music. In addition to repertoire for piano, guitar, violin, and voice, their catalog includes publications for ear training, sight-reading, technique, theory, harmony, and music history.
3434 W. Anthem Way, Suite 118-609
Phoenix, AZ 85086
David Barnes, CEO
Phone: (800) 211-6995
Fax: (623) 298-4214
DBB@Imperisoft.com
www.imperisoft.com
Imperisoft is a leading provider of integrated Online Registration, Class Management, Fundraising, Marketing, and Website Content Management Solutions for arts organizations. Imperisoft can provide your organization with robust relationship tracking, student histories, donor activity, and instructor assignments entirely integrated to your website. Automated and bulk email features provide the ability to stay connected with your contacts and online registration and portal features allow them to stay connected with you.
Each class or event is created with a customized summary and detail webpage which is automatically posted to your website and made available for online registration on the date and time you choose.
P O Box 199
Interlochen, MI 49643-0199
Kelye Modarelli, Director of Admissions
Phone: (800) 681-5912 or (231) 276-7472
Fax: (231) 276-7464
admissions@interlochen.org
www.interlochen.org
Situated on a 1,200-acre campus surrounded by glacial lakes and pines, the Interlochen Center for the Arts brings together a summer camp program; a fine arts boarding high school with college-prep academics; a pre-K through 8th-grade day school and summer day camp; two public radio stations; year-round opportunities for hundreds of adults to engage in fulfilling artistic and creative programs; 600 arts presentations annually by students, faculty and world-renowned guest artists; and eight decades worth of alumni worldwide, including a galaxy of arts luminaries.
LEARNING GUIDE NETWORK iNC.
6115 N. Maplewood Avenue
Chicago, IL 60659
Paul Segedin, Owner
Phone: (773) 262-6086
Paul@learningguidenetwork.com
www.WorldLearningGuide.com
The Learning Guide Network is a collection of regional and subject-targeted websites that promote recreational, personal, and professional classes, lessons, and training. More than 2,500 schools, private instructors, and tutors promote training in acting, art, craft, cooking, dance, language, music, writing, and more. Schools can sign up for Featured (paid) and Standard (Free) listings. Learning Guide sites are currently available in Chicago, New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco Bay, Boston, Washington, DC/Baltimore, Seattle, and San Diego. Subject sites include Music, Dance, Yoga, and Martial Arts. Our parent site - WorldLearningGuide.com - covers all regions and subjects. The Learning Guide Network offers a 25% discount to all NGCSA member schools. Please contact us for information
Long Island Violin Shop
24 Balsam Drive
Huntington Station, NY 11746-7702
Charles J. Rufino, Jr, Director
music@liviolinshop.com
www.liviolinship.com
Long Island Violin Shop offer violins, violas, and cellos of excellent value for players of all ages and levels of accomplishment. Our worldwide contacts among instrument and bow makers give us unique ability to locate excellent instruments and bows from artists that we know personally.
mcnally smith college of music
19 Exchange St. East
Saint Paul, MN 55101
Harry Chalmiers, President
Phone: (651) 288-4905
Fax: (651) 288-0356
hchalmiers@mcnallysmith.edu
www.mcnallysmith.edu
Founded in 1985, McNally Smith College of Music preserves the legacy and promotes the future of contemporary music by cultivating educational and artistic excellence in the next generation of music makers. The college brings national and international industry experienced faculty and professionals together to educate, challenge, and prepare students to excel in their musical growth and professional careers. Degree programs in recording technology, music business, performance, and composition stimulate the imagination, provide the necessary technical foundation, and educate students to be creative entrepreneurs.
1617 Willowhurst Avenue
San Jose, CA 95125
Michael Morris, Co-Director
Phone: (408) 445-2787
Fax: (408) 445-2806
info@musicplace.com
www.musicplace.com
The Music Place is a private school in San Jose, CA currently serving about 500 families across the San Francisco South Bay Area with private and group lessons in music. Foundational to the school's identity is our trademarked Early Music Awareness (EMA) program for young children with unique curriculum and materials. Christian-owned and operated, The Music Place strives to inspire, equip and instruct children and adults with foundational skills in music through a positive educational approach which emphasizes learning as a fun process... and to provide ongoing instruction and encouragement in a wholesome loving manner that promotes a lifetime enjoyment of the performing arts.
66 Witherspoon Street
Princeton, NJ 08542
Diane Girer, School Director
Phone: (800) 782-2692; (609) 924-7801
Fax: (609) 924-8457
dgirer@musictogether.com
www.musictogether.com
Music Together is a music and movement approach to early childhood music development. Developed in 1987 for the Center for Music and Young Children, Music Together introduced a new, research-based, developmentally appropriate curriculum emphasizing and facilitating parent, teacher and caregiver involvement. Its approach develops every child’s birthright of basic music competence by encouraging playful experiences rather than teaching theory.
507 Arlington Street
Greensboro, NC 27406
Lorna Heyge, President
Phone: (800) 216-6864
Fax: (336) 272-3651
jspickard@musikgarten.org
www.musikgarten.org
Musikgarten is a music education company offering a full range of curricula and resources for early-childhood classes and group piano for adults. The early-childhood classes range from age-specific parent/child classes for infants, toddlers, and three-year olds, to music and movement classes for four to six-year olds, to beginning group keyboard for six to nine-year olds, making the transition from early-childhood classes to instrumental study seamless. Musikgarten Adults offers entry into the fast-growing movement of Recreational Music Making. Musikgarten curricula are aurally based and include wonderful recordings of classical and folk repertoire. In-person workshops feature teacher training for each individual curriculum leading to music literacy. Resources available to trained teachers include ongoing support for parent education and class development.
4096 State Rte. 981
Saltsburg, PA 15681
Geri Magee, Owner
Phone: (724) 331-9064
Fax: (724) 639-3888
info@nationaldiscoveryinc.com
www.nationaldiscoveryinc.com
National Discovery provides a professional setting to provide children an opportunity to be seen by theatrical agents and scouts in a professional setting. Our main goal is to educate those interested in pursuing their dreams in a professional atmosphere with casting and theatrical agents present. Our events are done by invitation only. National Discovery strives to build confidence and self-esteem in a highly competitive industry.
412 N. Boston Avenue
Tulsa, OK 74103
Randi Narcomey, Art Director
Phone: (918) 838-3875
Fax: (918) 838-3850
randi@nimi.us
www.nimi.us
The National Indian Monument & Institute is a non-profit organization actively promoting and creating American Indian related programs. We are a group of artists, educators, historians, linguists, actors, storytellers, and lifelong students seeking to preserve native cultures through the education of Indians and non-Indians alike. The Institute is currently raising money to build a cultural center and museum complex to facilitate cultural exchange: languages, theatre, arts, cuisine, history, and most importantly, friendship.
300 NE 2nd Avenue, Ste. 5605
Miami, FL 33132
Phone: (305) 237-3559
Fax: (305) 237-3794
www.mdc.edu/nwsa
A center of excellence in the visual and performing arts, New World School of the Arts provides a comprehensive program of artistic, creative and academic development through a curriculum reflecting the rich multicultural state of Florida. With programs accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art, Dance, Music and Theater, NWSA offers four-year BFA and BM college degrees. Through its rigorous curriculum and conservatory-style teaching, NWSA empowers its students to become leaders in the arts.
Pretty cool solutions
78 Boston Street
Somerville, MA 02143
Susan McM. Tucker, Owner
Phone: (617) 694-1709
inquiries@schoolwizard.net
www.schoolwizard.net
SchoolWIZARD is a fully integrated school management system, developed by pretty cool solutions, a database development firm located in the Boston area. SchoolWIZARD began its life in 1995 when Susan McM. Tucker was the executive director of a community music school. SchoolWIZARD brought the school into the computer age, and retired the numerous index card file boxes. Currently installed in three schools, SchoolWIZARD has now been rewritten with an expanded feature set. SchoolWIZARD will be available for review at the 2007 Conference, and for installation after January 2008.
28101 Industry Drive
Valencia, CA 91355
Gavin Carignan, Director, Educational Marketing
Phone: (661) 294-5600
Fax: (661) 294-5701
gcarignan@remo.com
www.remo.com
Remo has been bringing the world of percussion together for over 40 years. Advanced in design yet authentic in sound, from its Signature Series to the award-winning Kids' Percussion line, every product is developed to meet the needs of the world's most discriminating professional percussionists. Yet, each head, drum, and related accessory also incorporates modern technologies, making Remo's products accessible and affordable to the rapidly growing number of part-time players on the planet.
5100 S. Eastern Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90040-2938
Tara Callahan, Marketing Communications
Phone: 323-890-3700
Fax: 323-890-3701
tarac@rolandus.com
www.rolandus.com
Roland is one of the world's leading manufacturers of electronic musical instruments and music gear. From synthesizers and digital recording products to guitar effects, electronic percussion, digital pianos and home keyboards, Roland has led the way for over 30 years.
P.O. Box 9047
Hicksville, NY 11802
Paul J. Ash, President
Phone: (888) 615-5904; (516) 932-6400
Fax: (516) 938-1437
hq@samashmusic.com
www.samashmusic.com
Now with over 40 stores in 15 states, Sam Ash Music has been serving educators and students since 1924. Featured products at Sam Ash include electronic pianos, keyboard labs, CD recorders, quality student and professional instruments, and software for recording, arranging and instruction. Schools get discounted prices, and some may qualify for a student discount card program which gives back a percentage to the school.
119 West 57th Street
Suite 1401
New York, NY 10019
Melvin Stecher and Norman Horowitz, Executive Directors
Phone: (212) 581-8380
Fax: (212) 581-4186
nypianocomp@aol.com
www.nypianocomp.org
www.speakingwithmusic.com
The Stecher and Horowitz Foundation, a non-profit organization, is committed to furthering the education and recognition of the next generation of classical musicians. Directly serving teenagers and young adults, the Foundation seeks emerging talent through its flagship program, the New York Piano Competition, and helps aspirants achieve their personal and professional goals through mentoring, career guidance, artistic development, and performance opportunities throughout the year.
One Steinway Place
Long Island City, NY 11105
Sally Coveleskie, Director, Institutional Sales
(718) 204-3118
SCoveleskie@steinway.com
www.steinway.com
Since 1853, Steinway pianos have set an uncompromising standard for sound, touch, beauty, and investment value. Handcrafting each Steinway requires up to one full year – creating an instrument of rare quality and global renown. Not surprisingly, Steinway remains the choice of 9 out of 10 concert artists, and countless pianists, composers, and performers around the world.
255 West End Avenue
San Rafael, CA 94901
David A. Lusterman, Publisher
Phone: (415) 485-6946
Fax: (415) 485-0831
www.stringletter.com
String Letter Publishing is the source of information, instruction, and inspiration for guitar and string players of all ages and musical interests, from beginners to professionals. Its magazines (Acoustic Guitar, Play Guitar!, Strings, Teen Strings, and Guitar Teacher ), books, newsletters, and web sites serve the practical needs and interests of musicians, teachers, and the music trade, keeping the members of this creative community in touch and up to date.
by ACEware Systems, Inc.
7480 Dyer Road
Manhattan, KS 66502
Chuck Havlicek , President
Jeannie Travers, Director of Marketing
Phone: 800-925-2493
info@aceware.com
www.aceware.com
Student Manager is a registration software solution that includes a customizable database, robust integrated mailing list (with optional CRM module), solid financial tracking with company billing and accounts receivable, and a dynamic, flexible, and user-oriented reporting system with a foundation of over 235 pre-configured reports. Clients of ACEware are provided their own personal technician from the company's legendary support team. ACEware was founded in 1984 and serves educational institutions in 48 states and six countries.
by Dedication Technologies, Inc.
7 Coach Lane
Amherst, MA 01002
Will Loving, President
Phone: (413) 253-7223
Fax: (206) 202-0476
info@dedicationtechnologies.com
www.studioschoolpro.com
StudioSchool Pro is a comprehensive, integrated management system designed to meet the database needs of community music, art, dance and drama schools. It provides a multi-user, networked system for managing contacts and mailing lists, class registration and billing, development/fundraising and membership. Created in FileMaker Pro, StudioSchool Pro is a cross-platform application that works seamlessly in Windows, Macintosh and mixed-platform environments. Please visit our website for complete details, a fully functional demo version and testimonials from current users.
1508 Batavia Avenue
Geneva, IL 60134
Jeff Anderson, Sales & Marketing Coordinator
Phone: (800) 374-4118
Fax: (630) 232-8905
sales@superscopetechnologies.com
www.superscopetechnologies.com
Superscope Technologies markets worldwide a reliable line of innovative products for music rehearsal and recording in education, houses of worship, commercial applications and the performing arts.
Music Education Division
6600 Orangethorpe Avenue
Buena Park, CA 90620
Michael Bates, Director of Institutional and Commercial Services
Phone: (800) 927-6431
Fax: (714) 522-9833
mbates@yamaha.com
www.yamaha.com/musiceducation
Yamaha is committed to providing high quality music education programs and musical products. Its learning methods include the Yamaha Music Education System, Keyboard Encounters, and the Yamaha Advantage. Music in Education is a full-service, technology based program for schools. The Music Laboratory System facilitates group teaching. Yamaha also produces the Junior Original Concert, a one-of-a-kind musical showcase in which child composers are invited to perform for enthusiastic audiences in the Americas, Europe and Asia.
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