Notation Software Survey

This is a report of the results from a survey of 4-year college-level music programs in the United States. The outcome is a "snapshot" of the utilization, in academia, of music notation software applications and the computer platforms used to run them. The survey was conducted during the summer months of 2005 by Scott Fessler, Associate Professor in the Composition Department of the Berklee College of Music.

January 11, 2006

7. Region Definitions

Regions are defined according to this Library of Congress website as:

Eastern states: Connecticut, Delaware, D.C., Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin

Mid Atlantic states: Delaware, D.C., Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania

Mid Western states: Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin

New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont

Northeastern states: Connecticut, Delaware, D.C., Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin

Northwestern states: Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, Wyoming

Pacific states: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington

Rocky Mountain region: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming

South Atlantic states: Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia

Southern states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia

Southwest, New: Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah (old Spanish province of New Mexico)

Southwest, Old: Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas (Southwestern U.S. before cessions of land from Mexico following Mexican War)

Southwestern states: Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah

Western states: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming

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