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Sound recording copyright
AABA
Music: 2 (A) sections, a bridge (B), another (A)
AFM
American Federation of Musicians
ASCAP
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers
BAM
Black American music
BMI
Broadcast Music, Inc.
BPM
Beats per minute
CBT
Chordal Block Technique
CIF
Comping in Fourths
DAW
Digital audio workstation
DFA
Degree of freedom in articulation
ECM
Edition of Contemporary Music
EP
Extended Play (album)
GEMA
German Performing Rights Society
HC
Harmonic Cadence
IAJE
International Association for Jazz Education
JALC
Jazz at Lincoln Center
JJA
Jazz Journalists Association
LP
Long Play (album)
MIDI
Musical instrument digital interface
MOT
Modes of Tonality
MVS
Modal Voicing System
NAJE
National Association of Jazz Educators
NARAS
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
NEA
National Endowment for the Arts
NYJC
National Youth Jazz Collective
OTC
On-Time Clarity
PTF
Phrasing Through Fourths
R&B
Rhythm & Blues
RIAA
Recording Industry Association of America
V7
Dominant Seventh Chord
VCA
Voltage Controlled Amplifier
VDL
Vertical Diminution in Line
VFM
Voicing for Maximum Effect
VOA
Voice Over Arrangement