Start a lesson with a music video — from byrdseed.com by Ian Byrd
Excerpt:
I love collecting intriguing images and videos – things that stop me in my tracks and pique my curiosity. I always figure that if it fascinates me, students would probably be interested also. Often, these visuals work as wonderful hooks for a lesson you need to teach.
In that vein, here’s OK Go’s music video, The Writing’s On The Wall (YouTube link in case you don’t see it below)
Hum a tune and it becomes an instrument – NAMM2015 — from usatoday
Published on Jan 24, 2015
Imitone is new software, introduced at NAMM 2015, which turns vocal hums into computer generated instruments. The $25 program for Mac and Windows is previewed at NAMM.
For another innovation involving music, see Open Orchestra
Meet the Keyboard Family Infographic – A Great Overview for Pianists! — from
Music IO: MIDI Over USB – the second such app all in the same weekend! — from ipadmusiced.wordpress.com by Paul Shimmons
Excerpt:
Music IO: MIDI Over USB by Secret Base Design is the second app released this weekend that allows for MIDI to be sent over the charging cable of your iPad when connected to your Mac! Such an amazing new possibility! Actually , this is how things should have worked from the start!
Professional Harmony: The 6 Rules of Songwriting Collaboration — from lynda.com by Cliff Goldmacher
I love the idea of incorporating music into my teaching lectures. I like to start the class as students are coming in with a song that relates to the topic of the day.
I like the app where you can sing and it converts it to an instrument… wow!!
Creative ideas.
Kate
Very sharp Kate! Nice work. You’re already doing this! Thanks for passing along the idea.