APPI MEETING
JANUARY 10, 2014
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1st EFT tonight – 4 hand piano recital – 35 APPI students/parents signed up
Composition Festival – Wynn-Ann. She has been judging MTNA composition entries
and has discovered that composition training needs to start at the beginning. She feels it is
very important to apply theory in formal composition. Use “Creative Composition
Toolbox”. Begin NOW – early - to be ready for April Festival. Wynn-Anne gifted each
attendee with one of her CDs!
Schmitt workshop postcards are available with upcoming workshop information
Vicky Mackerman announced a new recital venue – 1744 Walnut Street, Lauderdale –
Peace Lutheran Church - $50/recital. Yamaha C1, seats 125.
Next EFT – February 23, 3:00 – Stepping Stone Theater – Black Snowman – African
drumming and dancing. Registration Deadline is 14 - $9/person
Laurie Sanderson announced that many volunteers are needed for the April Spring
Festival. Please be prepared to help out!
SHARING SESSION - USING TECHNOLOGY IN YOUR STUDIO:
(the following are each member’s contributions)
Laurie S. – Uses her iphone for metronome and recordings
Jeremy H uses the following Apps for his Ipad :“Explain Everything” – smart board for
the ipad . “ APPS Gone Free”- will notify you of APPS that are now free for a day;
“Flash Note Derby” – note reading game; “Drum Beats Plus” – use instead of metronome
or play as an accompaniment; “Piano Notes” – sight reading using intervals; “Note
Works” – note reading – can connect to midi keyboard; “Notion” – music notation
($14.99); Musescore – music notation (free)
Cathy S. – Logitech keyboard (Ultraslim) - $89 on Amazon for Ipad. Apps: “Evernote”
– assignment sheets; “Garage Band” – background track to improvise along with.
(“Evernote” is also available for PC)
Andrea O. – Computer software: “Perfect Ear (or Pitch) 2” – Ear training. “Sight Read
4 Piano” – Sightplaying Exam materials. “Home Concert Extreme” – accompaniment
track; “Staff Wars” (note reading) (not as many apps are available for android systems)
Wynn-Anne R. – Offers a computer lab component to private lessons: Computer
software: “Tonic Tutor” subscription – fee after 7 students (music theory games),
“Music Learning Community”, “Theta”, also made accompaniment discs for PC or Mac
computers. She is able to track student’s progress with this program.
Discussion on the question: Do you use “Computer Lab” as part of lesson. Not as many
teachers are offering that.
Discussion on the question: Does using computer games, etc. make better students?
How to track?
Additional ideas:
Program to adjust tempi and pitch of CD or disk recordings. “Tempo Slow” – app.
There is a computer program for this also.
“Music Teacher’s Helper” – First 5 students are free. After that, a monthly subscription
fee applies. This program provides organizes scheduling, billing, taxes, expenses, etc. –
available for computer and Ipad.
Individual studio Facebook page – may be more applicable for parents than for students
A few teachers have tried cataloging their music libraries using Xcel .
Andrea O – is considering developing a music method for the Ipad. She asked the group
of their interest in using something like this.
NEXT MEETING:
February 14, 2014 – A Valentine for Teachers – Jane Peck and Scott Miller, Certified
Massage Therapist. Topic: Dancing with Bach