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Apps for Chromebook and phones
Apps for Chromebook and phones
Waves Tuner - Chromebook
This is an app that will run on your chrome book. It will listen to you play your instrument and identify whether you are "in-tune" relative to "equal temperament."
Tonal Energy - Android and iPhone
This is similar to waves, but much more versatile it is a paid app ($4) but well worth it. Also includes a very robust metronome
Android - http://bit.ly/2Po0fYB
Iphone - https://apple.co/2MLalRi
Metronome - Any Computer
Google has a built in metronome that will keep a steady beat at any tempo 40-218 bpm.
Links
Links
Having trouble remembering note names? Do you want to improve your ear training? Are you interested in writing your own music. Here are some links that can help you grow as a musician.
KITSAP PHILHARMONIC
Our local youth symphony lead be Mr. Michael Woods, band director of Central Kitsap High School. Auditions are held periodically throughout the year.
TED BROWN MUSIC CO.
A great resource for supplies for you instrument as well as sheet music and private instruction.
https://www.tedbrownmusic.com/
THE MUSIC MANSION
This website lists a number of teachers who teach privately on a number of instruments.
http://themusicmansion.org/Instructors.html
ISLAND MUSIC GUILD
This site lists a number of teachers who teach privately on a variety of instruments.
http://islandmusic.org/teachers/
KITSAP MUSIC TEACHER'S ASSOCIATION
This website lists teachers who offer private lessons on a variety of instruments
http://www.kitsapmusicteachers.org/teachers/
INSTRUMENTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
This website has samples of 100 different instruments from around the world, some are in our band and orchestra, some are from other musical traditions.
MUSICTHEORY.NET
This website has a number of lessons and exercizes to help train your ear and your musical mind. Including learning the names of notes on the staff, and finding those notes on a piano keyboard. You can also train your eyes and ears to recognie and name different music intervals.
TREBLE CLEF NOTE NAMES
This is an excerize from musictheory.net that I have customized specifically to prepare you for the note name assessment that we take several times per year. If you want to improve your score or your time on this test, spend some time with this exericize.
ALTO CLEF NOTE NAMES
This is an excerize from musictheory.net that I have customized specifically to prepare you for the note name assessment that we take several times per year. If you want to improve your score or your time on this test, spend some time with this exericize.
BASS CLEF NOTE NAMES
This is an excerize from musictheory.net that I have customized specifically to prepare you for the note name assessment that we take several times per year. If you want to improve your score or your time on this test, spend some time with this exericise.
ON-LINE TUNER APP
Do you need to check whether your isntrument is in tune. The goal is to train our ears so we can hear in and out of tune notes, but sometimes you need an objective measurement of how close your ear is getting. This online app will use your computer's microphone to listen to your instrument and will tell you whether you're flat, sharp, or just right.
BLANK SHEET MUSIC
Writing music notation is a useful skill so that you can communicate your own ideas with other musicians. You will need good music writing paper (called manusrcipt or staff paper) in order to write down your ideas. This website alows you to create customized, printable staff paper. You can make the staves as large or small as you like or have it inlcude clefs for you.
NOTE FLIGHT
This is an online program for creating music notation. It is fairly powerful (even when using the free version) you can also subscribe for more features.
MUSIC FLASH CARDS
This site offers a variety of flash cards to help practice memorizing musical concepts
Article Library
Article Library
THE TRAGIC DECLINE OF MUSIC LITERACY
- Did you know that only 17% of adults in the US say they can read music either "well" or "to a professional standard?" Read on.
- http://bit.ly/2vVjQDh
WHY MUSIC MATTERS - JACK STAMP
- This is an audio recording of composer Jack Stamp discussing why music is so important.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw4vqll9cAM
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN'T MEMORIZE MUSIC?
- Memorizing music such as we have to do for the parade in may can be intimidating. It's all about approaching it in the right way: don't try to memorize the NOTATION, memorize the MUSIC instead. Read this article for some helpful advice.
- https://laurierileymusic.com/2014/06/03/so-you-think-you-cant-memorize/amp/
SCIENCE SAYS MUSIC LESSONS ARE THE BEST THING YOUR PARENTS DID FOR YOU.
- Still on the fence about whether to join the band or orchestra? This article was shared with me by a coleague on facebook.
- https://mic.com/articles/110628/13-scientific-studies-prove-music-lessons-were-the-best-thing-your-parents-did-for-you#.P9bn3G4SM
WHO ACTUALLY QUITS MUSICAL INSTRUCTION, THE KIDS OR THE PARENTS?
- This is an insightful article by Anthony Mazzocchi a trombonist and music teacher about why it is important that parents not give-up on musical instruction and allow their kids to just quit and how we must instead teach our kids to haver grit and resilience.
- http://www.nafme.org/who-actually-quits-musical-instrument-instruction-children-or-their-parents/
KITSAP SUN TEACHER SPOTLIGHT
- The local paper did a quick write up on me. Check it out here.
- http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/local/teacher-spotlight-allan-anderson-3d95218b-597c-754c-e053-0100007fdfcb-395736611.html
WHY STUDENTS REALLY QUIT THEIR INSTRUMENTS
- This article is explores the reasons that cause children to quit playing their instrument. If your child's interest is waning, give this a read. The real reasons they may be frustrated aren't always the same as what they tell you. Knowing the reasons for their frustrations is key to curing them. It's written for music teachres, but is good information for frustrated parents as well.
- http://www.musicparentsguide.com/2015/02/17/students-really-quit-musical-instrument-parents-can-prevent/
GETTING KIDS TO PRACTICE WITHOUT TEARS OR TANTRUMS - FROM NPR
- This is a link to an article from NPR about motivating young people to practice. Some of the ideas are aimed at very young children. I am a huge fan of goal setting, which they discuss in the article.
- http://www.npr.org/sections/deceptivecadence/2012/06/18/155282684/getting-kids-to-practice-music-without-tears-or-tantrums
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