CBT
Chordal Block Technique
DFA
Degree of freedom in articulation
ECM
Edition of Contemporary Music
IAJE
International Association for Jazz Education
JALC
Jazz at Lincoln Center
JJA
Jazz Journalists Association
MOT
Modes of Tonality
MVS
Modal Voicing System
NAJE
National Association of Jazz Educators
NYJC
National Youth Jazz Collective
OTC
On-Time Clarity
PTF
Phrasing Through Fourths
R&B
Rhythm & Blues
VDL
Vertical Diminution in Line
VFM
Voicing for Maximum Effect