MakeMusic has released SmartMusic 10 (which I have been beta testing and exhibiting at state MENC conventions) which has the following new features:

• New repertoire for band, jazz band and orchestra
• Standard of Excellence, Book 2
• Over 200 large ensemble titles with on-screen notation for band, jazz band, and orchestra, with professional audio recordings for students to practice.
• Standard of Excellence, Book 2
• Time Pieces for Flute, Volumes 2 & 3
• Baroque titles for all instruments and more
• SmartMusic Impact™—Easily manage, grade, and document assignments for all your students with this effective, web-based grade book, included with all Educator subscriptions.
• Create assignments with audio-quality accompaniment for any concert selection: SmartMusic supports any piece of music you choose! Simply upload the audio file and distribute sheet music; then your band, orchestra, and choir students can practice their part with accompaniment in SmartMusic.
• Educator-approved SmartMusic assignments help all students improve quickly. Now it’s easy for music teachers to give students graded homework assignments. Band, jazz band, and orchestra titles in version 10.0 include pre-authored practice assignments for all parts, so you can guide how, and what, students practice – even at home.
• Compatibility with SmartMusic accompaniments created in Finale® 2007
• Support for Intel-based Macintosh computers
• Percussion assesment in large ensemble titles and Standard of Excellence, Book 2.

Updated System Requirements: SmartMusic 10.0 requires Windows® 2000/XP or Macintosh® 10.3.9 or higher (Mac-Intel and PPC) and 512MB RAM.