Orchestra Online Learning Hub
This page includes all of the set-up and login information about any external web services we will use this year in orchestra. Bookmark this page for easy access in the future.
BEFORE sending Ms. Harvey an email saying that you are having trouble logging in to something, please re-check the login instructions very carefully.
1. Go to the SmartMusic Login Screen if you have logged in to SmartMusic before.
2. If you have never logged in before, you should have received an email from "MakeMusic" (the company that owns SmartMusic) with a login link for creating an account.
3. Follow the guidlines you went over in class for creating your account for the first time.
Please use your DISD student email address to begin the login process. PLEASE make sure you spell your email address correctly. Most login issues we have with this process end up being that the student didn't type their own email address in correctly.
On the checkbox that asks if you are 13, if you click No, you will be prompted to have a parent enter their email address and communication through smart music will go to their email address. If your parent feels comfortable doing so, you may click Yes instead or enter your email address in place of a parent address.
During online profile setup, please use your real, full, first and last name with capitalization. For example: Angela Harvey.
Choose a password that you can easily remember, such as your regular DISD student password.
Orchestra students have access to an online resource from the creators of our orchestra book - Essential Elements. The Essential Elements Interactive site features practice recordings of every line in our book, helpful informational videos, worksheets and documents. I hope that you will take the time to register using the following instructions and enjoy all of these helpful and fun resources.
1. Find your copy of our Essential Elements book and have it near you.
2. Go to www.essentialelementsinteractive.com
3. Click “Students”
4. Click “Create an Account”
5. Click “Classroom Student Account”
6. School code = rcmsorch
7. Student ID = your Denton ISD student ID number
· Click “I have my own personal copy of Essential Elements” The newest edition of the book has the activation code listed in the front of the book
· If you have the previous version, you will click “I have and older book” and enter the 10 or 13 digit number above the back barcode on the back of your book.
8. Create a user name and password—I would highly suggest using the guidelines below so you are less likely to forget your information
· User Name - First Name Last Name example: Angela Harvey
· Password - student ID number
9. Enter your DISD email address if asked (example: 123456@g.dentonisd.org)
10. You’re In! Click “learn more” to see video tutorials or click the large “Students” tab to log in and begin using the site.
11. Click the “Music Studio” icon with the microphone to the upper right to open practice recordings of all lines in the essential elements book. You can change the style of background music by clicking “accompaniment.”
12. Practice along at home to any of the lines we work on in class out of our EE book.