This is a guest post by Katherine Miller. It was not until I was teaching completely online that I realized how important digital content design was to my students’ success. When I was not with them to help complete work I noticed students asking a lot of questions about the way I was presenting and
Sibelius tutorials for educators (continued) This is the fifth part in a series of posts that feature Sibelius tutorial videos that I created especially for educators. You can links to the other parts at the bottom of this post. Part 5: The Digital Notation Scrapbook The fifth episode covers the Sibelius Ideas feature in which
Sibelius tutorials for educators (continued) This is the fourth part in a series of posts that feature Sibelius tutorial videos that I created especially for educators. You can links to the other parts at the bottom of this post. Part 4: All About Graphics In this fourth episode, we focus on how to create musical
Sibelius tutorials for educators (continued) This is the third part in a series of posts that feature Sibelius tutorial videos that I created especially for educators. You can links to the other parts at the bottom of this post. Part 3: Creating Quality Audio Files and Backing Tracks In this third episode, we focus on
Sibelius tutorials for educators (continued) This is the second part in a series of posts that feature Sibelius tutorial videos that I created especially for educators. You can links to the other parts at the bottom of this post. Part 2: The Automatic Compositional Diary The second video in the series looks at how you
“Hidden” features and ninja tricks Last year I was asked by Avid - the company behind Sibelius notation - to create a series of videos for educators. Educators and their students have specific needs which are at times different to those of the composers and arrangers that use the software. The video series delves into
Graphic Notation Apps Graphic notation - a visual representation of what you hear - can be an excellent stepping stone to more traditional notation methods. Naturally, graphic notation exercises can be done simply with pencil and paper, but there are a number of iPad apps which can help you take graphic notation to the next
What is the best notation app for me and my students? One of the most common questions I have from teachers with iPads is: "what is the best notation app for me and my students?". There isn't a straightforward answer because the three main notation options each have different benefits and features. And one
App of the Week This week's app is NotateMe. A free version with limited features - called NotateMe Now - is also available. About NotateMe allows you to handwrite notation on the iPad or iPhone using your finger or a stylus and see it transformed to "printed" notation in as you write. The notes also
This is the first in a series of tutorial videos I'm calling Speedy PD and it shows you how to create intervals-type questions in Sibelius. Each video will be 5 minutes or less and
