Using Technology in Music Education

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Using Technology in Music Education

• Tips and Resources

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FINALE vs. SIBELIUS
THE SHOWDOWN
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Why do we use Finale anyway?

• Less expensive
• Most labs/schools already own Finale
• Difficult to convince administration to buy
  notation software when you already own a program.
  
• Stubborn musicians

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The Benefits of the Omnipresent Finale

• Less expensive
• Familiarity
• Most labs already own them

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Finale Resources

• Finale Guitar Notation and TAB software
• Allegro MIDI Notation
• PrintMusic! Music notation software
• Notepad Plus - turn any standard MIDI file into
  great looking sheet music.
• Notepad Basic version of Finale
• Intonation Trainer Intonation charts and
  tutorials
• SmartMusic Computer accompaniment
• SmartMusic is revolutionizing music
  education."- Wynton Marsalis

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Why we should be using Sibelius!

• USER FRIENDLY!
• "I consider the two months I spent trying to
  learn Finale as among the most frustrating in my
  whole life. Sibelius is written for people like
  me, who think like musicians, not like geeks. -
  Mary Lycan(Treble Clef Music Press)
• Professional Looking Scores
• Sibelius was the very first major music program
  to be released for Mac OS X - and its still the
  only serious Mac OS X notation software.
• Sibelius 3s friendly manual explains all the
  main features in just 50 pages, so you wont
  waste months learning a whole new program all
  over again.
• Includes all the main new features of Finale 2004
  
• Opens Finale files in seconds
• 20,000 Finale users have already switched
• Jobs that used to take a day in Finale can be
  done in a couple of hours in Sibelius

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More great Sibelius features!!!

• Clear, elegant design. Even choose different
  background colors and textures for your music.
• Easy-to-use key strokes
• Sibelius includes PhotoScore Professional which
  allows you to scan music into your computer, then
  edit.
• Sibelius helps position lyrics under notes!
• Arrange Helps students with orchestration
• Transposition Sibelius considers instrument
  range when transposing
• Mistakes Sibelius spots mistakes such as
  parallel 5ths and helps add in cautionary
  accidentals.
• SoundStage Provides 3-D playback of your score
• Formatting Sibelius formats your music to look
  professional
• Part Extraction less than 1 second per part
• Timecode enables users to time music with video
• Find and Filters
• Scorch allows user to post scores on the
  internet for vistors to download, regardless if
  they own Sibelius!
• Avant garde notation Sibelius allows for even
  the most inexperienced user to notate uncommon
  rhythms and meters

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Sibelius Resources

• Kontakt Player Gold - adds high-quality playback
  to Sibelius 3 using 64 pitched 100 unpitched
  percussion sounds.
• G7 Guitar notation software. Capable of turning
  tab notation into lead sheets
• Auralia - Ear training aural testing. Suitable
  for all ages levels.
• Musition - Music theory training testing. For
  all ages ability levels
• Sibelius Starclass - Complete lesson plans and
  resources to help you teach music at elementary
  and primary school.
• Sibelius Instruments - It includes complete
  information on every orchestral and band
  instrument, with full details of their
  characteristics, how to write for them, and
  hundreds of high-quality recordings.
• Sibelius Compass - It includes lessons,
  worksheets and self-tests covering a wide range
  of topics, leading on to complete composition
  projects.
• Sibelius Notes - ready-to-use exercises and
  worksheets on everything from notation to
  composing, plus dozens of music files on CD-ROM
  and other useful resources.
• PhotoScore MIDI -It turns printed music notation
  straight into MIDI files for you to play and edit
  in your sequencer.

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Pricing
Educational Pricing!
For PC or MAC
Finale 2004 (single version) - 240.00
Sibelius 3 (Single Version) - 260.00
Finale 2004 (5 - user lab pack) - 525.00
Sibelius 3 (5 - user lab pack) - 800.00
Finale 2004 (10 - user lab pack) - 675.00
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Pricing
UPGRADES!!!
Finale 2004 (single version) - 90.00
Sibelius 3 (Single Version) - 120.00 150.00
Sibelius 3 (5 - user lab pack) - 420.00 450.00
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Pricing
Site Licenses
What is a Site License?
Enables computer labs to purchase one CD for use
on 16 computer terminals.
Finale 2004 (16 users) - 75.00
Sibelius 3 (16 users) - 150.00
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LINKS

• Finale - http//www.finalemusic.com/index.asp
• Sibelius - http//www.sibelius.com/

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Band-in-a-Box
What is it? Band-in-a-Box is an intelligent
automatic accompaniment program for a multimedia
computer. You can hear and play along to many
song ideas and go from nothing to something
in a short period of time. It is easy to use.
Just type in the chords to any song, pick a
musical style from hundreds available, and click
the Play button. It automatically generates a
full backing arrangement of piano, bass, drums,
guitar, and strings.
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What are the practical applications?

• Band-in-a-Box can be used as a compositional tool
• It can be used to help students practice
  improvisation when a rhythm section is not
  readily available
• It can be used for ear training
• It can be used to study style. There are 161
  styles of accompaniment available from basic jazz
  swing to country to hip-hop, but it will also
  generate a solo in the style of musicians from
  John Coltrane to Earl Scruggs!

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More features

• Melody- can be generated, recorded, or inserted
  by the user via MIDI-controlled keyboard or
  notation feature. There is also an option to
  jazz up any notated melody.
• Accompaniment can also be jazzed up by allowing
  chord substitutions.
• Other parts (bass, drums, etc.) can be edited by
  the user if the automatically generated part is
  unsatisfactory

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Features (cont.)

• Guitar tutor will display a virtual fretboard
  showing fingerings for chords! Helpful for
  molding the Metallica junkie to fit into a jazz
  band
• You can burn a CD after recording a solo with the
  accompaniment. May be useful for all-state jazz
  auditions?
• And many more!

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Hmm sounds intriguing how do I get it?

• Band-in-a-box is available for both Mac and PC
  users from PG Music Inc. (http//www.pgmusic.com)
• Prices
• Band-in-a-Box Pro 88
• Band-in-a-Box megapak (all available styles and
  soloists, video tutorial and more) 249
• Does not require the CD to run

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Recording Equipment
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Uses for Recording

• Students
• Portfolio Material
• Record Songs
• Evaluate Performances
• Audition/College Info
• Sense of Pride

• Teachers
• Portfolio Material
• New Opportunities for Students
• Assessment
• Rehearsal Use
• Evaluate Performances

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Recording Devices

• Mini Disc Recorders
• Live Performance Recordings
• Rehearsal Recordings (Items for Improvement)
• Multi-track Recorders
• More General Music
• Students can Record Songs
• Digital vs. Analog
• Computer Recording
• Record Songs
• Manipulate Sounds

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Mini Disc Recorders

• Sony MZ-B100
• 399.95
• Sony MZN10K
• 349.95
• Sony MZNF810K
• 249.95
• Sony One Point Stereo Mic
• 99.95

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Multi-track Recorders

• TASCAM Porta 02 mkII w/ starter pack
• 189.00 (List 239.00)
• TASCAM Portastudio 414 mkII
• 249.00 (List 375.00)
• Boss BR 864
• 495.00 (List 595.00)
• Boss BR 532
• 239.00 (List 495.00)

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Computer Recording

• Cool Edit Pro- Now is Adobe Audition
• 299.95
• Pro Tools
• Way too Expensive
• Movie Editing Software

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Recordings

• Open up Teaching Opportunities
• Open up Learning Opportunities
• Student Motivation
• They are Fun

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Online Lessons

• Web Quests
• and
• Unit Plans

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Web Quests

• WebQuest?
• A A teaching Model
• An inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all
  of the information used by learners is drawn from
  the Web. WebQuests are designed to use learners'
  time well, to focus on using information rather
  than looking for it, and to support learners'
  thinking at the levels of analysis, synthesis and
  evaluation. The model was developed in early 1995
  at San Diego State University by Bernie Dodge
  with Tom March, and was outlined in "Some
  Thoughts About WebQuests".
• What are the parts?
• Introduction Orient the learner, Raise
  interest, Motivate
• Task Description of what the learners will
  need to do to complete the Quest
• Process Steps for learners to do in order to
  complete the task
• Resources Web pages and other resources the
  students will use to complete the task
  (pre-selected)
• Evaluation how will the students be
  measured
• Conclusion Summarize, reflect, discuss.

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Classroom Uses

• Flexibility
• Interaction and Incorporation
• Convenience
• Curricular
• Developmental
• Assessment

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Actual Web Quests About Web Quests

• http//www.bsu.edu/web/eamiller3/portfolio -
  fantasia
• http//www.bsu.edu/web/bjboyer/portfolio/frameset.
  html - Jazz
• http//bsu.edu/web/dahaag/webquest - conducting
• http//bsu.edu/web/tnrogers/portfolio/webquest.htm
  l - Asian music
• http//bsu.edu/web/tklcheney/webquest1.html -
  Chord Progressions
• http//bsu.edu/web/tklcheney/webquest1.html -
  aesthetics
• http//bsu.edu/web/rlhenry/portfolio/webquest.html
  -civil war band
• http//bsu.edu/web/ksbriel/portfolio/webquest.html
  - musical expression
• http//bsu.edu/web/cssnyder/portfolio/home2.html
  - musicals
• http//bsu.edu/web/jjcleveland/portfolio/webquest.
  html - Duke Ellington

• http//edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest
• http//kiko.com/wqst
• http//school.discovery.com/schrockguide/
• http//www.bsu.edu/CTT/webquest.html

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Unit Studies

• The purpose of the unit studies is to enhance
  musical learning through performance.
• The Unit Studies give a visual representation to
  supplement the lessons that can be taught through
  quality music.
• Many good unit studies can be found at the
  following website
• http//www.bsu.edu/web/fwburrack/webpage/unitstud
  ies.html

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Games and Websites
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Auralia

• Ear Training
• Intervals
• Chords
• Rhythm
• Pitch/Melody
• Input and output

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Dolphin Dons Music School

• Notation and Ear Training for Beginners
• Includes Learn Mode for first timers.

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Music Ace 1 and 2

• Teaching tool and game
• Doodle Pad
• Lessons in pitch, note reading, and clefs
• Game that goes with the lessons
• Version 2 includes more advanced concepts
  appropriate for high school students.

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Website

• Multiple sites available for help with creating a
  website.
• Choose a domain name.
• Choose a web host.
• Build your site.

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When building your site

• Keep it simple.
• Make it eye pleasing.
• Dont use Flash introduction.
• Dont use slow loading graphics
• Visitors should easily be able to tell what your
  site is about.
• http//www.4creatingawebsite.com/index.htm

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Professional Development on the Web

• IMEA
• http//www.imeamusic.org/
• MENC
• http//www.menc.org/
• ISSMA
• http//www.issma.net/
• Links to 12 other music organizations.
• Links to 11 universities in Indiana.

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Professional Development through the Internet
The Internet is full of many sites and links that
have training modules, possible lesson plans,
links to corporations who sell products necessary
for classroom teaching, and post boards full of
experienced teachers views on many of the
problems we deal with everyday.
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Helpful Sites

• Index of many sites for use in the band
  classroom http//www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/s
  taffpages/shirk/k12.music.html
• The Technology Institute for Music Educators
  http//www.ti-me.org/
• American Music Conference. Updates on possible
  television programs and lesson plans to use in
  the classroom http//www.amc-music.com/

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Helpful Sites (continued)

• American Orff-Schulwerk Association. Teacher
  training modules and guidelines
  http//www.aosa.org/
• Student-based lesson plans and professional
  resource lists http//artsedge.kennedy-center.or
  g
• Music Educators National Conference website
  http//www.menc.org