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Technology: Ear Training
Mike Lawson | August 14, 2014Six ear training programs for classroom and at-home use
"Garbage in, garbage out” is a guiding mantra for building computers and apps. It’s also true for our students’ brains. We are in the business of empowering young minds with healthy, useful information. Thanks to significant new developments, music educators can effectively combine music theory and aural training to empower students with ownership of their music creating experiences.Ear training can cover a broad spectrum of useful music tools. These include pitch recognition, intonation, rhythmic drills, harmonic understanding of how music fits together vertically, better understanding of triads, complex chords, intervals, scale recognition, and how chord progressions are linked together.
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2010 Best Tools for Schools
SBO Staff | May 19, 2010As presented by SBO The 2010 NAMM Show in Anaheim, California offered music educators a unique opportunity to participate in the music industry convention featuring hundreds of instrument, accessory, and software manufacturers, publishers, dealers, and artists. For the first time, School Band Orchestra, CD’s sister magazine, invited educators to walk the NAMM exhibit halls in […] Read More... -
Transcribing
Mike Lawson | March 1, 2001Transcribing can be very tedious, but it can also be one of the most creative and authentic activities you can do: Learning improvisation from the legends of jazz. By transcribing and analyzing solos, you can boost your understanding and proficiency of scales, chords, rhythm patterns, theory, and ear-training. In pre-computer years, transcribing activities were done […] Read More...
