Getting Started & Resource Center:

Tools, guides, and tips to help you be more effective

New Tools to Launch SmartMusic

• Parent Communications Kit – Parent Night or via Email
• Tips for Using SmartMusic in the Classroom

Additional SmartMusic Tools

Getting Started
Educator’s Kit: Communicating to Parents about SmartMusic
Presenting SmartMusic to Administrators
Technical Resources for Network Administrators
Curriculum Resources
Research and Grants

Getting Started

• Exploring SmartMusic
  – a guide for exploring SmartMusic, from updating your computer to exploring all the repertoire that exists to help you plan your curriculum.
• QuickStart Videos – short videos to guide you through SmartMusic.
• Student QuickStart Guide
  – a comprehensive step-by-step guide about purchasing and activating a subscription.
• Educator QuickStart Guide
  – a comprehensive step-by-step guide that covers installing and activating SmartMusic, setting up the gradebook features and sending assignments, and student use of SmartMusic.
• Educator Order Form
  – ordering by fax? Include this order form with your PO or credit card payment.
• Teacher Video
  – share this video to explain SmartMusic to other educators.

Enrolling Students in the Gradebook

• Individual students
   
• Groups of students
   

Educator’s Kit: Communicating to Parents about SmartMusic

You’ve told us that one of your biggest challenges is communicating with parents about the value of SmartMusic. Here are some presentation tools for parent’ s night and e-mail tools to help.

• Full Parent Night PowerPoint Presentation
  (with video link requiring Internet connection)
• Parent Night PowerPoint Presentation
  (without video link)
• The SmartMusic Experience Video
  : The value of music education and the role SmartMusic plays is described by a student, a parent, and a teacher.

Here are some additional materials:

• Parent Flyer
  – helps parents understand the benefits of providing their child with SmartMusic at home
• Parent Letter and E-mail Templates
  – invite parents to attend a demonstration and to purchase a home subscription
• Student Order Form
  – share this with student and parents after your presentation
• Poster Template
  – use this to promote your presentation

Presenting SmartMusic to Administrators

• Administrator Video
  – share this short video with school administrators so they can see and hear what SmartMusic offers your district, school, and students
• Letter to School Administrators
  – this letter communicates to school administrators how SmartMusic can help comply with assessment standards

Technical Resources for Network Administrators

• School Network Requirements – Details to ensure a smooth installation or update of SmartMusic on your school network
• System Requirements – view our system requirements online

Other Curriculum Resources

• SmartMusic Blog
• Create SmartMusic Accompaniments Using Finale
• Tips for Choral Directors
  – explore the depth of what SmartMusic offers your choral students
• Percussion Section Tips
  – with SmartMusic, you can help your percussion students become well-rounded musicians
• Skill Building Ideas
• SmartMusic and the National Standards
• Contest Preparation Tips
• SmartMusic Sight-Reading Exercises
   

Research and Grants

• Research Articles
• SmartMusic Research Grants
• Top Ten Tips
  for Writing SmartMusic Grants
• Grants and Funding Resources