Jay C. Batzner (b. 1974) is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Central Florida where he teaches music composition and technology courses as well as coordinates the composition program. In his first year, Jay received two prestigious grants: one to create collaborative works with visual artist Carla Poindexter and the second to initiate electroacoustic music concerts in Orlando. Prior to this position, Jay was an active adjunct professor at several colleges in the Kansas City area while he completed his D.M.A. in Composition at the University of Missouri – Kansas City Conservatory. While at UMKC, Jay received honors including a Distinguished Dissertation Fellowship and a Dean's Doctoral Scholar Fellowship.
Jay's music ranges from instrumental chamber works to electroacoustic compositions. He has participated in numerous national and international festivals including the Wellesley Composers Conference and the International Young Composers' Meeting in the Netherlands. His music is published by Unsafe Bull Music and has been recorded on the Capstone and Vox Novus labels. Jay is a frequent contributor to the new music website Sequenza21.com and a founding member of the composers organization The Collected.
Jay is a sci-fi geek, an amateur banjoist, a home brewer, and juggler.
I just loaded Finale 2008 on my computer and...it is gone. It was there, but now, it is gone.
The Mass Mover.
So now they have this "Selection Tool" and put all the Mass Edit functions in different menus, but that doesn't solve the problem.
THE RED TRUCK IS GONE!
I know that, somewhere around Finale 2002 that they did away with the red truck as their standard icon for the tool, but you could always find it. The Note Mover is still there and you can still see it as the boxcar icon, which is even sadder. It will be a constant reminder that the truck is gone.
I remember the good old days when, while the tool was processing, the wheels of the truck went around. When teaching Finale, I'd even sing "The Wheels on the Bus" while waiting for things to process. Supposedly, on Windows, smoke came out of the smokestack. I actually thought about using Windows when I heard that.
But now, the truck is gone. For 15 years I have relied on the red truck for all my moving/transposing/exploding needs. I always referred to it as "The Best Tool Ever."
Now it is gone. I don't care that you can record audio into Finale now. Give me back my truck.
*sigh* Change can be difficult.
Anyway, go listen to my piece on The Collected Podcast. It will cheer you up.
posted by Jay C. Batzner
