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Professional Development
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These sessions have been presented
at various school districts as either half or full day sessions,
customized to address the
specific
needs
of music educators,
and
current trends
in
music technology use in education with connections to State Frameworks
and National Music Standards. Perfect for staff in-services, our
training experiences are
available in either lecture/demonstration or hands-on
format. In addition to these sessions we can arrange to create and
customize presentations on specific topics to meet the needs of
your music educators in the areas of instructional software, notation,
music
production, assessment or digital recording.
Sessions are available on either Macintosh or Windows
platforms.
for specific pricing options.
In addition to these workshops, we can
also provide private one-on-one instruction at either your
school or home to help you become more
familiar with the various software titles and hardware configurations
associated with music technology. for hourly rates. |
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Most requested introductory session! Teaching Music With Technology
An overview of technology for the K-12 music
classroom with hands-on possibilities for
participants. Presentation of a variety of
instructional, notation, music production, and interactive
software. Current trends in music
technology use in education with connections to
State Curricular Frameworks and National
Music Standards. (Full or half day session
available)
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NEW! SmartMusic:
Practice, Assessment, Recordings and Fun!
SmartMusic includes 30,000 vocal, string and wind accompaniments,
most beginning band & string methods, assessment and CD quality
recording. For beginners: SmartMusic has virtually all the band
and orchestra methods – with assessment. For the more advanced:
A full-featured practice system with 30,000 accompaniments, 50,000
skill-building exercises - with assessment, digital recording,
complete Band arrangements and now the capability of creating your
own accompaniments.
In this workshop you will:
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explore the various options of SmartMusic and how it can be used
in the classroom and for individual student practice
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learn how to use the assessment tools
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create custom practice settings
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create audio accompaniments and record audio performances
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manage student records using Impact and more……….! |
Teaching Music With
Garage Band (Macintosh)
This One Hour to Full Day Session explores the new iLife
application from Apple called Garage Band. Loop-based music creation
has revolutionized the way people record, compose
and make
music.
We'll teach you how to use the application, give you ideas on how
one can incorporate Garage Band into all facets of your music
program.
Example of work by students will be presented and participants
will leave the session with a CD-R recording of their work. |
Teaching Music With
Acid (Windows)
Not a Macintosh user? This One Hour to Full Day Session
explores the use of Sony's Acid family of software.
Before GarageBand, this loop-based
music
creation revolutionized the way Windows users record, compose
and make music for many years. We'll teach you how to use the application,
give you ideas on how one can incorporate Garage Band into all facets
of your
music
program. Example of work by students will be presented and participants
will leave the session with a CD-R recording of their work. |
Teaching in the One Computer Music
Classroom
Participants will learn creative strategies for
integrating technology into the music curriculum. Explore the development
of lessons that maximize students learning
and integrate the available resources in your classroom – creatively and
affordably. Adaptable to a “one computer classroom”, multiple stations,
or no computer classrooms, participants are encouraged to bring their favorite
lesson and see how you might be able to make it a technology – integrated
lesson. These techniques are compatible with both Mac and Windows and will be
demonstrated on both platforms. Concepts learned in this workshop can be applied
to all K-12 music levels. Connections to State Frameworks and National Music
Standards will be addressed during the session. |
Music and the Web
Connect, Collect, Collaborate and Communicate! The
Web offers a content rich environment for use in the
music curriculum. Learn how to tap into these vast
resources and visit student friendly websites that can
be integrated into your teaching. Participants will
leave with a large bookmark list of music sites for
future reference and use. Concepts learned in this
workshop can be applied to all K-12 music content
levels. (Full or half day session available)
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Music Educators Guide to Band
in a Box
Band In A Box is one of the most versatile pieces of
software for use in music education. Create exercises
for classroom listening, movement, improvisation, study popular
styles, form, teach chord
progressions and composition. Learn many ways that BIAB
can be applied in K-12 teaching. (Full or half day
session available)
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Creating Multimedia Music Lessons
Learn how powerful, but easy to use, multimedia
programs can be employed to create lessons that
incorporate text, graphics and interactivity that
support your curriculum. Explore the use of audio
conversion programs that provide you with digital
access to audio CD's in your library that can be
isolated into smaller sections, helping focus student
listening on the elements of music. (Full day session
recommended)
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MP3's and CD-R's for Music
Educators
New audio music formats provide the music educator
with powerful tools for use in their classrooms and
rehearsals. This workshop will teach participants how
to use iTunes(Mac & Windows) to "rip", "encode" MP3's
and "burn" audio CD's. Organizing
listening lists and integrating this technology into
teaching by using student-based projects will be a
focus of this workshop. (Full or half day session available)
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Addressing Standards for Composition with Technology
Address Arts Frameworks Standard #4 in your music
curriculum and teach your students to think like
composers with the use of computer-based software to
create opportunities for students to create music in
new ways! See how your students can create rhythm songs
from patterns, use looped based programs to create "sophisticated" music in a variety of styles and
transfer these "kreations" to real notation for
additional composition. These programs provide unique
opportunities for exploration of style, form, and chord
progression. (Full day session recommended)
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Finale and PrintMusic for Music Educators
This session is designed to explore inputting music
using mouse or a music keyboard in both step-time and
real-time recording techniques using the latest
versions of Finale and PrintMusic software. A series of
in-class assignments are given, each designed to learn
a specific aspect of the program and to get you up and
running quickly. Bring your questions, solve your
notation problems, and learn more about the advanced
features of these programs that can save you time.
(Full day session recommended)
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Sibelius for Music Educators
This session is designed to explore inputting music
using mouse or a music keyboard in both step-time and
real-time recording techniques using the latest
versions of Sibelius. A series of in-class assignments
are given, each designed to learn a specific aspect of
the program and to get you up and running quickly.
Bring your questions, solve your notation problems, and
learn more about the advanced features of Sibelius that
can save you time. (Full day session recommended)
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Additional Sessions Available
Recording Digital Audio Using Your Computer
Desktop Music Production
Exploring Creativity With Music Production Software
Loop – Based Music Composition, New Tools for Music
Educators
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