1. Band-in-a-Box MegaPAK - Intelligent Music Accompaniment Software
Simply select the style of song you'd like to create, and Band-in-a-Box will automatically generate a complete song in that style, in the key and tempo you want, complete with intro, chords, melody, arrangement and solo improvisations. Or just type in the chords to ANY song, using standard chord symbols (like C or Fm7), choose a style and press PLAY. Band-in-a-Box generates a complete, professional quality five piece arrangement of bass, drums, piano, guitar and strings to be played back through your computer or MIDI system.

The Band-in-a-Box MegaPAK is "the works" - it's loaded with the latest version of Band-in-a-Box, hundreds of pro quality add-on styles, over 80 Megabytes of hot Soloist and Melodist sets and the Band-in-a-Box Video Tutorial PAK with plenty of video tutorials created and produced by Team PG.

2. PowerTracks Pro Audio PowerPAK Plus -
Seamlessly Integrated Digital Audio and MIDI Workstation
PowerTracks Pro Audio is a professional, fully-featured Digital Audio and MIDI workstation, packed with features for musicians, students & songwriters. With seamlessly integrated stereo digital audio/MIDI recording and built-in music notation, PowerTracks Pro Audio turns a typical sound card equipped Windows PC into a music production powerhouse!

• Up to 48 tracks of stereo recording, with awesome effects and audio plug-ins!
• Monitor audio levels with Stereo VU meters for Input and Output.
• Full screen Lead Sheet notation display and printout - enter, edit and display music in standard notation with chord symbols, lyrics and a Karaoke style 'Big Lyrics' window.
• On-screen piano keyboard and guitar fretboard show notes as they are played.
• Comprehensive support for guitar including tab display and printout and a built-in Guitar Tuner.
• Cool animated 3D Drum Kit window - play and record the dynamic drum kit with your computer keyboard!
• Great Jukebox player with user friendly controls.

PLUS MultiTracks Volumes 1 & 2 play along CD-ROMs included! Each MultiTracks CD-ROM is packed full of great live recordings of Jazz, Blues, and Rock songs, conveniently provided in MultiTracks format with each instrument recorded on a separate track. These are great for listening to, for playing-along with, or for jump starting your own music production.

3. Oscar Peterson Multimedia CD-ROM - An Amazing Jazz Experience!
Jazz piano legend Oscar Peterson brings an exciting new level of artistry to the multimedia experience with his signature CD-ROM. Innovative multimedia technology provides a new look at the life and career of this all-time Jazz great.

Feature Rich Multimedia Program:

• 14 Audio/ Video performances by Oscar Peterson
• 10 MIDI transcriptions of famous blues performances
• Autobiography, audio anecdotes, photos and more!
• Searchable Discography of over 1,000 albums from 1945 on
• Over two hours of music
• Much more!

4. MasterClass Instruction Series - Interactive Jazz / Pop Lessons

The Jazz Guitar MasterClass - Everything you need to master jazz guitar! The Jazz Guitar MasterClass is an instructional music program containing interactive guitar lessons. Master jazz guitarist Oliver Gannon illustrates basic skills to the beginning guitarist while simultaneously enhancing the skills of more advanced players.

You'll be studying 60 lessons with topics such as Chord Voicings, Inversions, Right Hand Techniques, Comping, Scales, Modes, Arpeggios, Common Progressions, Improvisation, Chord Melodies and more.

Each lesson has an accompanying exercise and a tip on how to practice it. The lessons refer to the 10 program tunes, which feature common chord progressions in a variety of styles and tempos. There are also reference sheets and practice (backing) tracks.

The Jazz Piano MasterClass - Jazz piano mastery at your fingertips! The Jazz Piano MasterClass is an instructional music program containing interactive piano lessons. Master jazz pianist Miles Black illustrates basic skills to the beginning pianist while simultaneously enhancing the skills of more advanced players.

You'll be studying over 60 topics such as Roots and Shells, Block Chords, Stride Piano, Playing the Blues, Scales, Common Progressions, Improvisation and more. All the lessons are accompanied by practice exercises, backing tracks, and are further illustrated with 11 tunes included in the program.

The Jazz Piano MasterClass integrates interactive audio lessons with on-screen piano display and notation, allowing you to see and hear exactly what Miles Black is playing.

The Piano MasterClass Volume 1 - Beginner. Master pianist Miles Black is your teacher in this software program that illustrates basic keyboard skills and theory. Specifically designed for the beginner piano or keyboard student the Beginner Piano MasterClass helps develop skills on its own or as a valuable addition to any existing course of study. You'll be playing your first songs after just a few short lessons!

The fifty included topics take you from the rudiments of playing keyboard to reading music from the staff. Along the way, Miles Black will cover such interesting topics as: The Major Scale, Triads, Comping, Improvisation, and the Minor Scale.

Piano MasterClass Volume 1 integrates audio lessons with on-screen piano display and notation. Advanced multimedia features link each lesson to a suitable exercise. The loop, pause, advance and backup controls make learning fun and practicing easy. Nearly 3 hours of digitally recorded verbal instruction, plus exercises, study tunes, and leadsheets all linked to powerful multimedia features allow you to see and hear exactly what Miles Black is teaching.

The Guitar MasterClass Volume 1-3. Master Guitarist Oliver Gannon is your teacher in this software program that illustrates basic guitar skills and theory. Specifically designed for the beginner guitar student the Beginner Guitar MasterClass helps develop skills on its own or as a valuable addition to any existing course of study. You'll be playing your first songs after just a few short lessons!

Study over thirty topics that take you from the basics of the fretboard to the point where you'll be playing along while reading music from the staff. Oliver Gannon covers the essential topics - such interesting topics as: Guitar History, Chords, Time and Key Signatures, the Chromatic Scale, and reading music.

The Guitar MasterClass integrates audio lessons with an on-screen fretboard display, notation and tablature. Advanced multimedia features link each lesson to a suitable exercise. The loop, pause, advance and backup controls make learning fun and practicing easy. Nearly 3 hours of digitally recorded verbal instruction, plus exercises, study tunes, and leadsheets all linked to powerful multimedia features allow you to see and hear exactly what Oliver Gannon is teaching.

Blues Piano MasterClass Volume 1 - Master pianist Miles Black is your teacher in this software program designed to illustrate basic skills to the beginner Blues pianist. In the Blues Piano MasterClass Volume 1 - Beginner, you will start to learn how to play the Blues. These first 20 lessons will deal with Blues History, basic Blues form, simple chord construction, and learning to improvise a simple Blues melody over a few basic Blues styles. Blues Piano styles included are Boogie, Barrelhouse, Rag Blues, Jazz Blues, Rock Blues, and more.

Master Solos Instruction Series

Master Jazz Guitar Solos PAK Volume 1, 2, and 3 - A great way to learn jazz guitar! The Master Jazz Guitar Solos is an interactive program designed to help you learn to solo like a professional Jazz guitarist. The on-screen guitar fretboard shows you exactly which notes and chords are being played in real time as you hear the music. We've even included "guide notes" for common fretboard positions that are displayed on the on-screen guitar fretboard to help you learn the note names, string and fret positions. The Master Jazz Guitar Solos PAK contains over 150 songs. Bonus - Includes the same files in Band-in-a-Box song format.

Master Flatpick Guitar Solos Volume 1 - The easiest way to learn flatpick guitar! The Master Flatpick Guitar Solos is a fully-featured program including 50 tunes with guitar flatpick solos in styles similar to Doc Watson, Jerry Reed and others. Watch the on-screen guitar as a flatpick master plays these great solos. Bonus - Includes the same files in Band-in-a-Box song format.

Master Blues Piano Solos Volume 1 includes 30 full tunes with Pop/Rock/Jazz Blues piano solos in the style of the great Blues pianists (Jelly Roll, DrJ, MontyA and more). What a great and fun way to learn Blues piano soloing! Blues piano is at the heart of most popular and Jazz styles, so mastering Blues piano soloing gives you a great foundation for many styles of music. Includes comping examples along with easy, medium and difficult soloing styles. Let a master show you solos in the styles of the "greats."

All of the solos are integrated with an on-screen piano display and notation, allowing you to see and hear note-for-note exactly what is being played. Advanced features allow you to loop any portion of a solo, to slow a solo down, or step through a solo one note at a time. You can also print the solos out for further study.

All tunes are done in standard MIDI and Band-in-a-Box MGU formats with either solo piano or a complete band arrangement (drums, bass, guitar and piano soloing). Note: The Blues Piano Solos is a standalone product and includes files in Band-in-a-Box format as an added bonus for Band-in-a-Box users.

Master Swingin' Jazz Piano Solos & Comping - This program features 50 Great Jazz Piano improvisations, over typical chord changes, played by Miles Black. Learn soloing and comping techniques for "swingin'" Jazz piano. Includes trio arrangements with bass and drums in Band-in-a-Box and MIDI format. With each song, you can learn from a great Jazz pianist-comping and playing great solos over "swingin'" Jazz piano tunes.

Multimedia Performance Series - Great Music and Multimedia Fun!

The Blues Guitarist - The thrill of electric blues! The Blues Guitarist contains studio recordings of great electric blues guitar music. Listen to hot session players perform great sounding blues music, while you learn the riffs, licks and tricks.

The Sor Studies For Classical Guitar - "Complete Technique" for classical guitar PLUS videos! The Sor Studies contains superb professional classical guitar performances of Fernando Sor's celebrated studies for guitar (Opus numbers 6, 29, 31, 35, 44, and 60, complete). We've recorded live, complete performances by a top classical guitarist - many with full-motion close-up videos - bringing new technology to classic masterpieces.

This definitive collection of studies for the classical guitar is an essential learning resource. It is accorded the same significance in the study of the guitar as that given to Bach's Well Tempered Clavier in the study of the piano. All performances are taken from the earliest available facsimiles of the music - the VOB collection. PG Music's innovative multimedia presentation of the material adds exciting dimensions to the study and appreciation of Sor's timeless works.

The Jazz Saxophonist - A "must-have" program for students, teachers and jazz buffs! The Jazz Saxophonist contains studio-recordings of great jazz saxophone music. We've recorded each instrument (sax, piano, bass and drums) on a separate track, allowing you to listen to each part independently. Powerful multimedia features let you study the arrangements, hear the music, and play along with top studio musicians.

The Barbershop Quartet - 2 Volume Set - Sing along to "the songs that made America a singing nation." Made with the assistance of SPEBSQSA, the leading authority of Barbershop in America, this interactive program contains nearly an hour of high quality vocal music plus a fascinating history of barbershop quartets and 'the songs that made America a singing nation'. With seamlessly integrated MultiTrack audio, MIDI, chord symbols, lyrics, and music notation, The Barbershop Quartet turns a typical sound card equipped PC into a vocal performance powerhouse.

The Rock Guitarist - Hot players, cool licks, neat tricks! The Rock Guitarist contains studio recordings of great Rock electric guitar music. The Multimedia features of The Rock Guitarist give you the ability to mute or solo any audio track independently and study or play the part yourself. On-screen notation shows you the music, tablature and chord progressions as it scrolls by in perfect time with the band. Unlike an ordinary CD recording, you can precisely control the audio mix by adjusting the volume and balance controls for each instrument.

The Bach Chorales - 2 Volume Set - The foundations of vocal harmony PLUS multimedia fun! The Bach Chorales contains inspiring performances of Bach's famous Chorales. Listen to a professional choral ensemble sing some of J.S. Bach's most enchanting compositions, complete with a detailed multimedia history of the life and times of Johann Sebastian Bach.

The Rock Saxophonist - The Rock Saxophonist contains studio-recordings of great rock n' roll saxophone music. Play The Rock Saxophonist through your computer speakers in jukebox mode for listening enjoyment or "jamming". Playback continues in the background of other programs so you can listen to your favorite music while you work. Select your own playlist of favorite songs, or let the program automatically play the entire library. All you need is a personal computer and a love of great rock n' roll.

The Pianist Performance Series - Live "Pro" Performance Programs and More!

The Blues Pianist - 2 Volume Set. - Great "down-home" blues, virtuoso piano performances! The Blues Pianist contains a huge library of original blues tunes that cover a wide variety of piano styles: Boogie Woogie, Slow/Fast Boogies, Jazz Blues, New Orleans style, Chicago Blues, and many more. These are the styles made famous by Pete Johnson, Albert Ammons, Jelly Roll Morton, Jerry Lee Lewis, etc. - hours of listening pleasure!

The Latin Pianist - Authentic Latin and Salsa stylings, hot piano performances! The Latin Pianist is an exiting new addition to our Pianist series of music software programs. With over 50 tunes played on MIDI keyboard by top Latin Pianist Rebeca Mauleón-Santana, The Latin Pianist includes authentic Latin and Salsa piano songs and styles such as Conga, Cumbia, Merengue, Son, Mambo, Cha-cha-cha, Guaracha, Samba, Partido Alto, and much more.

The Modern Jazz Pianist - It's "too easy" to learn from these great Jazz pianists! Top studio musicians Renee Rosnes, Miles Black, Ron Johnston, and Brad Turner perform over 50 tunes in a wide variety of modern jazz styles, such as those by Herbie Hancock, Fred Hersch, Cedar Walton, Mulgrew Miller and many others. With the on-screen piano keyboard, you can see exactly what the pianist is playing. Slow down the piece or step through it chord by chord. Learn the music "note for note" by watching the notes on-screen, or load the MIDI files into your favorite programs for further study.

The New Age Pianist - Beautiful piano music inspired by nature! The New Age Pianist is a beautiful collection of solo piano compositions that draw their inspiration from the natural world. A full range of piano techniques are presented, from the ambient music style of George Winston to the "New Age-Jazz" styles of Chick Corea and Keith Jarrett. Over 4 hours of beautiful music! Whether for listening or for study, this program makes a great addition to your MIDI music collection.

Video Guitar Lessons - "PLAY LIKE THE PROS! Each volume of this series features hours of video instruction by master guitarists. Each program includes on-screen video guitar fretboard, transcribed notation, tab and complete printout. Lessons include riffs, songs, tips, techniques and guitar settings - everything you need to learn to play like the pros.

Essential Blues Guitar Vol. 1: 101 Riffs. From the Video Guitar Lessons Series, Essential Blues Guitar Volume 1 contains 101 Lessons, with over 5 hours of video guitar lessons with Blues Guitar master Danny Casavant. Each of the 101 "Riffs" has a Video lesson of over 3 minutes in duration, with a complete 12-bar chorus transcribed in notation and TAB, and displayed on-screen, and also available for printout. As the video plays, the notation scrolls along so you can see the tab in sync with the video performance. Also includes Band-in-a-Box files so that you can practice the riff chorus with a rhythm section.

Essential Blues Guitar Vol. 2: 20 Tunes. Essential Blues Guitar Volume 2 is part of the Video Guitar Lessons Series, and it's an invaluable addition to the "Essential Blues Guitar Volume 1: 101 Riffs." This contains 20 complete 4-5 minute Blues Guitar tunes with soloing by Blues Guitar master Danny Casavant. Watch these videos over and over, viewing the fretboard action (right and left hands), the onscreen notation, and guitar tab as you learn to play these great solos and techniques. The notation scrolls along with the video, so you can see the tab in sync with the video performance. Also included are the Band-in-a-Box files for these tunes, so that you can practice at your own speed, or transpose them to new keys.

Essential Jazz Guitar Vol. 1: 101 Phrases "High Comping" Phrases. Complete with Video Memos and Band-in-a-Box files, this package has everything you need to learn to play great Jazz guitar comping phrases with voice leading and harmonized lines. Each phrase includes a video memo with award winning Jazz guitarist, Oliver Gannon. Watch these videos over and over as Oliver describes and shows you exactly how he is playing each phrase. It's like having your guitar teacher always on-call. Band-in-a-Box files each include a song memo describing the phrase and since they are Band-in-a-Box files you can open the notation window to view the chord symbols, notation and guitar tablature, adjust the tempo to match your skill level and quickly change the key signature to learn the phrases in all twelve keys. Open the Guitar Fretboard Window to see exactly how the phrases are being played. These files were recorded with a MIDI Guitar controller so the displayed fingerings on the Guitar Fretboard Window will be exactly how they were originally played.

Essential Jazz Guitar Vol. 2: 101 Phrases "Low Comping" Phrases. Complete with Video Memos and Band-in-a-Box files, this package has everything you need to learn to play great Jazz guitar comping phrases in the style of Freddy Green and other comping masters. Each phrase includes a video memo with award winning Jazz guitarist, Oliver Gannon. Watch these videos over and over as Oliver describes and shows you exactly how he is playing each phrase. It's like having your guitar teacher always on-call. Band-in-a-Box files each include a song memo describing the phrase and since they are Band-in-a-Box files, you can open the notation window to view the chord symbols, notation and guitar tablature, adjust the tempo to match your skill level and quickly change the key signature to learn the phrases in all twelve keys. Open the Guitar Fretboard Window to see exactly how the phrases are being played. These files were recorded with a MIDI Guitar controller so the displayed fingerings on the Guitar Fretboard Window will be exactly how they were originally played.

Essential Jazz Guitar Vol. 3: 20 Tunes (Comping). Essential Jazz Guitar Volume 3 contains 20 complete Jazz Guitar tunes featuring Jazz Guitar comping ("chording") by Jazz Guitar master Oliver Gannon. Each video is 4-6 minutes long and shows the guitar fretboard with right and left hand action as well as on-screen notation and tablature, synced to the music. This is a great way to master the finer points of Jazz Guitar comping. As the video plays, the notation scrolls along, so you can see the tab in sync with the video. Stereo separation puts guitar on the left side and bass/drums on the right, so you can isolate the instruments.

Essential Rock Guitar Vol. 1: 101 Riffs… only $19. The Essential Rock Guitar Volume 1 contains 101 Lessons with over 5 hours of video guitar lessons with Rock Guitar master Harris Van Berkel. Each of the 101 Riffs is a full 3-4 minute video lesson, with the riff transcribed in notation and TAB. Watch the notation and TAB on screen or printout for further study. The notation and tab scrolls along in sync with the video, so you can analyze them together. Includes Band-in-a-Box files so that you can practice the riff chorus with a rhythm section.

Essential Rock Guitar Vol. 2: 20 Tunes. This program features 20 complete Rock Guitar tunes. Each song is 4-5 minutes in duration with great Rock Guitar soloing by Rock Guitar master Harris Van Berkel. Watch the videos, on-screen notation, and guitar tab as they display in sync with the audio. Stereo separation puts guitar on the left side and bass/drums on the right, so you can isolate the instruments. This is a "must-have" addition to the "Essential Rock Guitar Volume 1: 101 Riffs." Also included are the Band-in-a-Box files for these tunes, so that you can practice at your own speed, or transpose them to new keys.

The Pianist Performance Series - Live "Pro" Performance Programs and More!

Note Zapper. This arcade-style game makes sight-reading fun! Notes (or ducks) move across a grand staff, and you ZAP them by pressing the correct note on the on-screen keyboard or an attached MIDI keyboard. Keep track of your score progress inside the program. Choose from grand staff, treble or bass clef. Plays generated tracks, included songs, or any MIDI file.

CopyScat. With CopyScat you can remove the vocals from an audio track, then record yourself singing overtop. Loop sections of a song together to compare your singing with that of the original recording.

SlowBlast! Transcription Tool. SlowBlast! slows music down. Play along or transcribe your favorite riffs and tunes at your own speed instead of trying to catch everything at full pace. You can master difficult phrases with ease.

• Master any solo.
• Learn the chords to any song.
• Learn the lyrics to any song.
• Play along with any recording at the speed of your choice.
• Works with any audio CD or Wave file.

RolandED's VSC-MP1 Virtual Sound Canvas. Roland's groundbreaking VSC-MP1 software synth will supercharge your MIDI sounds and provide you with the famous Roland "Sound Canvas" sound. This synth has the GM2 instrument support that adds 128 new instruments to Band-in-a-Box. Installs as a MIDI Driver and a DXi synth.

NOW with Direct-to-Disk Rendering at the touch of a button. RolandED's software synthesizer just got better, with its expanded sound set, and the ability to turn MIDI files into a stereo wave file with the touch of a button. *$20 with the purchase of any PG Music Inc. software title of $29 or more. PG Music programs "sound spectacular" with the Roland Virtual Sound Canvas!

SC-PRO Editor. This program provides mixing/editing/storage of EVERY feature on the Sound Canvas and other Roland GS and GM modules. (Sound Canvas,SCC1,SC-55,SC-155,CM-300,JV-30,SC-7,E-70 etc.) You'll never need to touch your Sound Canvas front panel or open the manual again ! Edit/design new sounds, new scales, tunings... YOU CAN EDIT EVERYTHING !!! Also plays MIDI files so you can hear changes as you make them.