Katie Wardrobe

using tech to engage & inspire studentsMAKE THE BORING STUFF FUN!

• online courses • music tech lesson plans • workshops • conference presenta4ons

Midnight Music Katie Wardrobe

• weekly episodes • 4p, lesson ideas, tutorials • interviews with educators

MUSIC TECH TEACHER PODCAST

SESSION NOTES

midnightmusic.com.au/vmta2017

ABOUT THIS SESSION

WHAT WE’LL COVER

• Ninja ways to tune instruments • Fun scales & technical work (!) • Learning notes of the staff • Create speedy backing tracks • Easy ways to record students • Gamify assessment

BENEFITS OF USING TECH

• Independent learning • Instant feedback • Use pre- & post-lesson Gme • Easy access to devices • Varies the approach to

teaching

WHICH DEVICES?

• OpGons for most devices • Use what you have • Mac, PC, Chromebooks, iOS,

Android • A note about Android devices

FREE OR PAID APPS & SOFTWARE?

• OpGons for all budgets • Benefits of paid opGons • Spend wisely :)

MY APPROACH…• Start small • PracGce! • Tell students you’re trying

something new or having a go • Don’t use tech unless is helps,

enhances or improves • Do one new thing at a Gme

SCALES, TECHNICAL WORK & MOREways to transform

THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVOURITE THINGS…

METRONOME & TUNER

• TonalEnergy Tuner (iOS & Android) • Super Metronome Groovebox (iOS) • Tempo - Metronome with Setlists

(iOS & Android) • Metronome Beats Pro • Cleartune

TonalEnergy (iOS, Android)

Super Metronome Groovebox (iOS)

NOTES OF THE STAFF

• Staff Wars (all) • Staff Wars Live (iOS) • Flashnote Derby (iOS/Android) • musictheory.net (all) • Treble Cat & Bass Cat (iOS/

Android, Mac)

Staff Wars (all)

Flashnote Derby (iOS/Android)

MusicTheory.net (all)

Treble Cat (iOS, Android, Mac)

MAKE SCALES FUN

• Groove Pizza (online - all) • Loop library in your fav

so[ware (all) • Incredibox (all)

Set up a cool drum pa\ern instead of using a metronome

Spinning wheel selector• Decide Now (iOS & Android)

Groove Pizza (all - website)

Incredibox (website & iOS app)

Decide Now! (iOS & Android)

INTERVALS, CHORDS, MORE

• Auralia (all) • Auralbook AMEB (iOS &

Android) • Be\er Ears (iOS & Android) • Perfect Ears (Android) • musictheory.net (all - free) • Tenuto (iOS)

Auralia (all)

Be\er Ears (iOS & Android)

RHYTHM• Auralia (all) • Auralbook AMEB (iOS &

Android) • Rhythm Lab (iOS) • Read Rhythm Sight Reading

Trainer (iOS) • Rhythm Cat (iOS)

Rhythm Lab (iOS)

Read Rhythm - Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer (iOS)

PRACTICE “HELPERS”• Anytune Pro (iOS & Mac) • The Amazing Slow Downer (all)

WHAT DO THEY DO?• Change tempo of audio file • Change key of audio file • Set up loop secGons • Excellent for transcripGon

Amazing Slow Downer (all)

Anytune Pro (iOS & Mac)

BACKING TRACKS

• Record your own • Use in-built rhythmic &

melodic pa\erns • UGlise copy and paste • Use apps that generate

backings based on chord progressions

Amazing Slow Downer (all)

• GarageBand iPad • GarageBand Mac • Soundtrap • Any other DAW • iRealPro

Anytune Pro (iOS & Mac)

RESEARCH: PADLET

• Padlet - digital bulleGn board • Gather composer facts • Video performances of works • Interviews with arGst • Program notes

Padlet (all)

QUIZZES & GAMES for assessing learning

TECH-BASED QUIZZES

• Online • Engaging; game-show; memes • Reuse & share • Media-rich • No marking involved!

SOME OPTIONS

• Kahoot • Quizziz • SocraGve • Plickers • Playposit

where to find more infoWHAT NEXT?

THANKYOU!

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