Originally Posted By: Charlie Fogle
I hadn't thought of that Matt. I thought of the contest as a way for PGMusic to broaden the exposure of BIAB. I would think they have a process for handling assistance requests that would be more suitable to handle a specific need outside of someone randomly winning a prize. Either way, I like the idea of deserving people or organizations getting such a great program as BIAB...

I tried to put my best take on selling BIAB as a practice tool, notation tool, Karaoke accompaniment program, live accompaniment tool, songwriting aid and everything else I could imagine in my comments when entered a friend's name for the contest and shared the contest page on my Facebook page.

Matt, Charlie,

If I should win, I have no doubt where it will go - Illinois State University. Professor Kim McCord has built the top Music Program in the nation for Special Needs Students. Her personal philosophy seems to be: Don't deny ANY student an opportunity to study music regardless of physical or developmental limitations.

She teaches college students who are deaf, blind, and severely limited physically to unlock the inner musician in all of them.

This is her first semester using Band-In-A-Box through the boundless generosity of Dr. Peter Gannon. She will certainly get our donated software into the hand of her most promising students.

Here is Kim's contact information:

Kimberly McCord
Professor of Music Education
Board Member, International Society for Music Education
School of Music
Campus Box 5660
Illinois State University
Normal, IL 61790
309-438-3365

You will become a part of the best Special Needs Music Program in the US while making one flatulent old Irishman weep with pride and joy.

Thanks friends.

Don

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