SmartMusic includes many top jazz method books and more than 500 jazz ensemble charts, from beginning to advanced levels. But great repertoire is just part of what SmartMusic has to offer, in terms of jazz and improvisation, to your students and program.
When your students become strong sight readers, every aspect of their musicianship improves. Of course, developing strong sight readers requires practice – and great sight-reading exercises.
SmartMusic not only transforms home practice, it’s also a powerful classroom teaching tool.
In this archived webinar, Giovanna Cruz shares tips for using SmartMusic in class, including how to:
Display individual parts on-screen to demonstrate musical concepts Use SmartMusic as an accompanist during choir and other rehearsals Teach the rhythm of the day Play recordings to model exemplary performancesDiscover new ways you can use SmartMusic as a classroom teaching tool in this video:
As an added bonus, you can see Giovanna’s trusted associate (and music education services superstar) Leigh Kallestad, participating in the webinar from his seat on a commercial airline.
This month we feature Frank Ticheli’s Joy Revisited. While sharing the same uplifting inspiration as Joy, which we featured last December, Joy Revisited was created with more advanced students in mind (J.W.
Just like your students, the new SmartMusic has seen a lot of improvement this school year. In this archived webinar, you’ll learn about those improvements from two of MakeMusic’s finest: Ryan Sargent, manager for content and education, and Ashley Litwack, product lead for the new SmartMusic.
Last month we talked about the SmartMusic carousel. This musical “lazy susan,” found on SmartMusic’s homepage, makes it easy for both you and your students to explore the SmartMusic repertoire library.
One of the trickiest tasks a jazz director faces is teaching students to perform swing. Not only must educators handle the changes to notation that come with jazz charts, but they also teach students to accent and feel the syncopations native to swing styles.
The shortest path to mastery – in any subject – requires expert instruction. This is as true for us as educators as it is for our students.
This month we feature Frank Ticheli’s San Antonio Dances. This is a beautiful, evocative, and powerful grade 4 piece in two movements.
Next Friday, July 27, 2018, is likely already marked on your calendar as the release date of the film Teen Titans Go!