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Teaching Basic Piano Skills in the MIDI Lab

Teaching Basic Piano Skills in the MIDI Lab. Thomas Rudolph, Ed. D. School District of Haverford Township 1801 Darby Road Havertown, Pennsylvania 19083 (6 0) 853-5900, extension 5452 email: terudolph@aol.com Sponsored by SoundTree www.soundtree.com 800-963-8733. Piano Instruction.

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Teaching Basic Piano Skills in the MIDI Lab

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  1. Teaching Basic Piano Skills in the MIDI Lab Thomas Rudolph, Ed. D. School District of Haverford Township 1801 Darby Road Havertown, Pennsylvania 19083 (6 0) 853-5900, extension 5452 email: terudolph@aol.com Sponsored by SoundTree www.soundtree.com 800-963-8733

  2. Piano Instruction • Use a Piano Method (a group piano or adult method) • Play Piano Now by Palmer (Alfred) • Designed for Middle School & High School levels • Electronic Keyboards by Palmer (Alfred) • Designed for keyboards with auto accompaniment • Group Piano for Adults by Lancaster (Alfred) • Bastian Adult Method (Kjos) • Purchase or create MIDI files • Use for group instruction • Individual student practice

  3. Piano Instruction Practices • Learn songs in a whole-group manner using accompaniments. • MIDI or Audio files that come with the method (MIDI is best) or create your own. • MIDI Sequencing Software • Band-in-a-Box • Create accompaniments • Student composition tool • Notation Software • Finale or Sibelius

  4. Lab Teaching Techniques • Whole Group activities (imitate an ensemble rehearsal) • Vary the tempo • Feature soloists • Provide 10% practice time • Use student assistants

  5. Enrichment • Offer enrichment options • Play an Alberti bass part • Teach students to realize chord symbols • Play a percussion accompaniment • Teacher composes a part using notation software

  6. Enrichment Activities • Percussion performance • SoundTree Curriculum lesson 7 • Group performance - Duets and Quartets • Melody • Accompaniment • Percussion

  7. Projects and Improv • Theme and Variations • Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star • 12 Bar Blues progression • Perform and improvise • SoundTree General Music Curriculum • Improvise the Blues (lesson 11) • Standard of Excellence Jazz Ensemble Method - piano book.

  8. Funding a Keyboard Lab • SoundTree’s publication: Finding Funds for Music Technology • Write a proposal • Focus on cost per pupil • School technology goals • Grants - state, federal, local • Vendors: flexible purchase terms; training • Budget (contact SoundTree) • Keyboards; headphones; teacher controller; amplification; furniture; cables

  9. Further Study Join TI:ME (Technology Institute for Music Educators) 30 day free trial form www.ti-me.org/trial.html • Take a Summer TI:ME Workshop • www.ti-me.org/summer Book: • Teaching Music With Technology 2nd Edition by Tom Rudolph (GIA Publications)

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