NEW Creating
Composition Projects using Notation and Music Production
Software
Collaborative and creative music composition
can be facilitated
in the classroom using music production and notation software. Ideas
and concepts for individual and group composition projects
will be explored, with an emphasis placed on utilizing
the creative musical abilities of students to acquire core
musical concepts. Software programs such as GarageBand,
Logic, Sibelius, Band-in-a-Box, Groovy Music, and other
freeware/shareware programs, as well as online resources
will be used to create age-appropriate composition activities.
Emphasis will be placed on the creation of materials rather
than being geared toward a specific software program or
platform. However, the features and primary uses of sequencing
and notation programs for composition will be discussed
and the ability to migrate between software types explored.
In addition, special emphasis will be placed on how multimedia
elements such as text, graphics, audio, and video, as well
as web-based tools, can enhance the music composition process.
This course is designed for k-12 music educators. |
NEW New
Technology Tools for Music Educators
New technology
tools are impacting the way music teachers can design
learning experiences
for their
students
- podcasting, blogging, social networking, online collaborative
music-making, alternative performing ensembles, and
music-based video games are shaping new ways teachers
can potentially
communicate and interact with their students. This
hands-on course will examine these tools and assist
music educators
in sorting through the latest advances in music technology – both
software and hardware – to determine what is
most useful for their classroom or rehearsal room.
Emphasis
will be placed on creating and developing pertinent
online teaching resources and lesson activities, and
examples
of tools for both Macs and PCs will be explored. This
course is designed for k-12 music educators.
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NEW Making
Music with GarageBand
GarageBand helps you turn your Mac into
a fully-functional recording studio. This member of the
iLife suite
comes with pre-recorded loops utilizing hundreds of musical
instruments to enable you to sound like a symphony orchestra
or a one-man band. Learn how your students can have fun
composing original music, making arrangements
or create musical underscoring and sound effects to a
video. Learn how you can make quality recordings
of individuals or ensembles,
demonstrate musical concepts such as form, dynamics,
articulation, tempo, and texture, and prepare short
sound clips for use in class presentations or on a webpage.
This course is for general, vocal/choral,
and instrumental music teachers at all levels, even if
you have used the program for a while, this course will
help you look at the program in new
ways. The course will be taught in a Mac lab but
all activities and concepts presented can also be accomplished
with Windows-equivalent software such as MixCraft, Sonar
and Acid |
SmartMusic
and Music Accompaniment Software for Practice, Rehearsal,
and Performance
The focus of this course is to demonstrate
how to use SmartMusic in your music
program and how to create practice and performance accompaniments
for use in the music classroom and rehearsal settings.
Use of a variety of music software applications including
SmartMusic Studio, Band In A Box, music notation and
/ or MIDI sequencing software will be explored as well
as downloading MIDI files from the Internet. The course
will teach participants how to convert a MIDI file so
it can be burned onto an audio CD for teacher and student
use, and / or posted to a school or personal website.
Participants will create a variety of practice and rehearsal
pieces that will be burned to CD, and should bring several
pieces of music to use during the course.
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Music,
Computers & MIDI (TI:ME 1A)
Discover how you can use technology to
enhance your teaching and explore ways to incorporate
these tools into your curriculum whether you have a one-computer
classroom, a multi-station lab or use a computer at home.
This course will cover skills in music notation,
using Finale and/or Sibelius, MIDI sequencing, and electronic
hardware in K-12 education that address both National
Music Standards and State Curriculum Frameworks. Participants
should bring music (piano music, choral accompaniments,
orchestra and band scores, etc.) to use for notation
and sequencing projects. Keyboard skills are helpful
but not necessary. The software used is compatible with
both Macintosh and Windows platforms and course content
is applicable to ALL grade levels. 3 Graduate Credits
(This course fulfills 1/2 of TI:ME level 1 certification) |
Technology
Assisted Learning
and Digital Media (TI:ME
1B)
Transform your teaching by learning how
the use of instructional software, the Internet and digital
media in K-12 education can excite and empower your students.
You will: explore a variety of instructional programs
featuring ,educational websites for students to learn
more about music in school or at home, learn to record
and edit sound, create MP3’s, burn CD’s and
create a multimedia project for use with your students
by utilizing the skills learned in this course. Learn
how to incorporate these tools into your curriculum that
will help to address both the National Music Standards
and State Curriculum Frameworks. This is a hands-on course
with software compatible with both Macintosh and Windows
platforms. Course content is applicable to ALL grade
levels. 3 Graduate Credits. PLEASE NOTE: you do not need
to take 1A before taking 1B. (This course fulfills 1/2
of TI:ME level 1 certification) |
Digital
Audio Recording for the Music Classroom (TI:ME
2B)
Learn how you can affordably record your
students! This is an entry level course will cover techniques
for recording, editing and storing sound. Entry level
and professional recording equipment will be used.to
provide music educators with the basic knowledge required
to record and edit classroom, ensemble, and student concerts
and performances for evaluation and portfolio assessment.
Participants will learn how to use both portable and
computer-based digital audio recording systems and create
several recordings with mixing occurring in analog and
digital realms. The materials developed will be appropriate
for music instruction in the K-12 classroom. Software
to be used in the class will include programs for recording
in one pass, for recording and editing two tracks, for
recording and editing multiple tracks, and for burning
to CD. The proper use of stereo recording devices such
as mini disc, DAT, hard disk recorders and microphones
will be covered. 3 Graduate Credits (This course fulfills
1/3 of TI:ME level 2 certification
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Assessment, Technology and Music Education
This course will examine a variety of
technology based assessment tools for use in both classroom
music and performance group settings. Technology can
play an important role in assessment because much of
what musicians do is multimedia in nature and therefore
cannot be adequately represented on paper. Digital portfolio
assessment can be flexibly applied to a variety of music
programs and ensemble situations, and can be adapted
to meet the various needs of music teachers. A thorough
program of assessment can facilitate learning by aiding
in planning, indicating when to re-teach and when to
move ahead, developing a base of evidence documenting
student achievement, providing tools for student self-assessment
and tools for evaluating overall teaching performance.
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Notation Applications
for Music Educators - Finale and/or Sibelius (TI:ME
2A)
Designed to help instrumental, choral,
and classroom music specialists with previous skills
in using notation software
to notate and print music, this level 2 course will expand
your knowledge with advanced techniques. Participants
will explore new ways to input music using an electronic
keyboard and computer to print
out scores and parts. Topics covered will include, but
not be limited to: transposing/extracting band and orchestra
parts; printing a choral score; music notation problem
solving (bring your questions); incorporation of notation
examples into word processors; advanced page layout / formatting
and using notation software with students. Participants
should bring music (piano music, choral accompaniments,
orchestra and band scores, etc.) to use for projects. Keyboard
skills are helpful but not necessary. 3 Graduate Credits
(This course can also fulfill 1/3 of TI:ME level 2 certification)
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iLife in the Classroom
This is an introductory course designed
for all classroom teachers featuring the richness of
digital media using iLife, an integrated suite of powerful,
yet user friendly applications to harness the creative
visual, musical and writing skills of todays students.
The course will focus on: working with digital photographs
and graphics using iPhoto and OS X’s Preview; the
podcasting phenomenon and how GarageBand and iTunes can
be used to create effective educational podcasts; the
use of digital video in the classroom using iMovie; and
creating educational websites and blogs using iWeb. Throughout
the course a variety of educational strategies using
digital media will be examined for K-12 integration.
Participants will create a final project that incorporates
the iLife applications discussed and is relevance to
each participant’s professional and curricular
needs.
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Integrating the Internet
into the Music Classroom (TI:ME 2B)
Transform your classroom by exploring the educational
advantages of using the Web. This course will cover the
creation of interactive Internet sites for the music classroom.
All participants will learn to create a web-based music
project that they can use in their teaching. Teachers will
create web sites that include interactive lessons that
are appropriate for the K-12 music classroom. Teachers
will incorporate digital multimedia files including text,
graphics, video, sound, and music into their web projects.
Software to be used in the class will include a web-authoring
program which allows the incorporation of interactive elements.
3 Graduate Credits (This course fulfills 1/3 of TI:ME level
2 certification)
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Digital Media in the Music Classroom (TI:ME
2B)
New digital formats provide the music
educator with powerful tools for use in their
classrooms and rehearsals. This course will
focus on how participants can create multimedia
files that can be integrated into Internet and
multimedia projects, computer programs, or
stand alone as educational products
(videos, CDs, audio tapes, etc.).
The software to be used in the class will include programs
for creating and editing text,
graphics, sound, and video. Use of the iLife suite in Mac
labs and MovieMaker, Audacity in Windows labs as well
as PowerPoint will
be used to tie elements
together
to create
powerful
and
effective lessons and presentations for your
music students. Participants should plan to
bring a variety of audio CD's, and other
teaching materials for use in their projects.
Software used is compatible with both Macintosh
and Windows platforms and course content is
applicable to ALL grade levels. Completion of
one TI:ME 2B course meets 1/3 of the
requirements for Level Two TI:ME
Certification.
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Integrating Technology into the Music
Curriculum (TI:ME 2C)
This course will
help teachers integrate technology into
the K-12 music curriculum and is designed for
the teacher who has experience using technology. The
goal is to apply
the use of technology in the instructional setting. Participants
should be familiar with most of the common applications
of music technology
including music notation software, MIDI sequencing, the
Internet, and electronic keyboards. Participants are encouraged
to bring copies of their music curriculum and any other
materials that may be helpful in creating lessons and activities
using technology. The course will be taught in a hands-on
environment. This
course will not teach how to use software. Maximum of 1
person per computer station, maximum 16 students. This
course fulfills 1/3 of the requirements for TI:ME Level
Two certification. PREREQUISITE: TI:ME Level One certification
or equivalent experience.
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Sequencing Applications
for Music Educators (TI:ME 2A)
This hands-on course is designed to make
participants more proficient in the art of sequencing.
Topics to be covered include: techniques for making individual
tracks sound more musical, creating a balanced stereo
image, creating/editing drum parts, using effects devices,
using quantization, adding vocals/acoustic instruments
to sequences and using sequencing software with students
to address the National Music Standards and State Curriculum
Frameworks. The software used is compatible with both
Macintosh and Windows platforms and course content is
applicable to ALL grade levels. Participants should bring
music (piano music, choral accompaniments, orchestra
and band scores, etc.) to use for sequencing projects.
Maximum number of students is 16. Completion of one TI:ME
2A course meets 1/3 of the requirements for Level Two
TI:ME Certification |
( visit the Technology
Institute for Music Educators (TI:ME) www.ti-me.org
for additional information about TI:ME
national music technology certification )
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