music technology for teachers
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The tools to bring your teaching into the 20th century.TRANSCRIPT
Music Technology for Music Technology for TeachersTeachers
Bring your teaching into the 21st Century!
Monet PayneCommunity Manager
TakeLessons.com
Topics to be coveredTopics to be covered
• Why Technology?• YouTube: A tool for students
and teachers• Free Online Resources
(and how to use them)• TakeLessons and Technology• Tech Challenge• T2T: What’s next?
Why Technology?Why Technology?
• Shaping a new generation of musicians – New attitude and ideals
• 90% of students will choose teachers that incorporate technology
Why Technology?Why Technology?
It doesn’t have to be complicated – you may already have all that you need!
• Computer with Internet• Digital audio recorder• Video camera
Tools:
As a teaching tool for students
Reasons to record your students – Pride: celebrating accomplishments
with sight and sound– Progress: ability to literally see and
hear development from year to year– Posterity: capturing a moment in the
studio that will last a lifetime
As a learning tool for yourself
• Watch performances of great works• Get ideas for repertoire and
interpretation• Promote yourself with the TakeLessons
Video Tool– Grow your business by increasing your
student base!
Advice for account settings
1. Privacy: Use first names only when posting videos
2. Comments: Allow others to make comments only with approval
3. Copyright: Avoid removal of video by administrators
ToolsTools
Free online audio editor and recorder• http://audacity.sourceforge.net• Record live audio• Edit sound files• Cut, copy, splice or mix sounds together • Change the speed or pitch of a recording• Mac, PC, Linux• Upload finished products to the media
section of your teacher profile
ToolsTools
ToolsTools
www.weezic.com• Major works
– Scores (free to download and print)
– Accompaniments• Play with “full orchestra”• Remove and add instruments• Change tempo
– Interpretations• Upload and share
ToolsTools
www.kompoz.com• Online music collaboration• Record and upload audio
– Others can submit their own tracks, lending their talents to create a finished original work!
– Add a track a work in progress
• Fun project for students
ToolsTools
www.musicnotes.com• Download and print digital sheet
music• Change keys automatically• Listening tool• Several instruments
– Voice, woodwinds, piano, guitar, brass, strings
Yours Truly, Yours Truly, TakeLessons!TakeLessons!
• Rooted in technology• Tools:
– Craigslist Ad Tool– Lesson Journals– Practice tool– Media
• Profiles• Student videos
Yours Truly, Yours Truly, TakeLessons!TakeLessons!
The future of teaching• Skype Lessons• Social networking for teachers• Technology at “Show What You
Know” Concerts
Technology Challenge!Technology Challenge!• Upload and send me the YouTube link to a
video of at least one student performing a song– Make sure the student/parents approve
• I’ll feature it on the TakeLessonsDotCom YouTube Channel and the TL FaceBook!
• You’ll be entered into a drawing to win $50!– Deadline: April 21– Email links to
Teacher to Teacher 2.0Teacher to Teacher 2.0
• To Be Announced….• New avenues to be explored!
– Teachers as guest speakers on specialized topics
– Could be you!• Contact me:
Q&AQ&A