MAKE THE BORING STUFF FUN! using tech to engage & inspire students Katie Wardrobe Midnight Music Katie Wardrobe • online courses • music tech lesson plans • workshops • conference presentaons MUSIC TECH TEACHER PODCAST • weekly episodes • p, lesson ideas, tutorials • interviews with educators 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 me • Easy access to devices • Varies the approach to teaching WHICH DEVICES? • Opons for most devices • Use what you have • Mac, PC, Chromebooks, iOS, Android • A note about Android devices FREE OR PAID APPS & SOFTWARE? • Opons for all budgets • Benefits of paid opons • Spend wisely :) MY APPROACH… • Start small • Pracce! • 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 me ways to transform SCALES, TECHNICAL WORK & MORE 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 Set up a cool drum pa\ern instead of using a metronome • Groove Pizza (online - all) • Loop library in your fav so[ware (all) • Incredibox (all) 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 secons • Excellent for transcripon Amazing Slow Downer (all) Anytune Pro (iOS & Mac) BACKING TRACKS • Record your own • Use in-built rhythmic & melodic pa\erns • Ulise copy and paste • Use apps that generate backings based on chord progressions • GarageBand iPad • GarageBand Mac • Soundtrap • Any other DAW • iRealPro Amazing Slow Downer (all) Anytune Pro (iOS & Mac) RESEARCH: PADLET • Padlet - digital bullen board • Gather composer facts • Video performances of works • Interviews with arst • 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 • Socrave • Plickers • Playposit WHAT NEXT? where to find more info THANKYOU! www.midnightmusic.com.au .