Music Library
Having the music library as an online source is a great opportunity to be able to easily access and share repertoire. I think it encourages students to look at the music more often because of its convenience level. It also gives a chance for teachers to better organize their music and print it out for a class. When a piece is chosen, there are recordings to go with the music as a point of reference. Having the music at home and a recording all on one website, it gives students more motivation to practice and learn. There are a variety of music with different playing levels. Each selection requires different level of technique and knowledge of the guitar. Students can, at home, select the music and try out different pieces in order to test what level they are able to play at or even experience different genre of guitar music. This idea also applies to the teachers when they have a class with students with different playing levels. When this problem occurs, this websites resources allows the teacher to assign students different parts in one song as they are most often different levels.
Having access to mass amounts of music online for free as PDF’s allows for different possibilities within the classroom but also outside. Whether you are a private teacher or a school music teacher, these PDF’s can be utilized in the same ways. It is an efficient process for both the students and teachers. Whether the students print out parts for themselves, or the teacher prints them out for the class, this allows everyone to have 24 hour access to even look at their parts on their phone as they travel somewhere. It also motivates students to look at different pieces without it being assigned as a past time which would also build on their playing abilities.
Video Tutorials
Many guitar beginner players these days learn to play on their own via youtube or online websites. They are able to learn basics of playing the guitar and when they need to learn a piece of music, they are prepared to learn the music without having much fundamental difficulties. Having the videos on the website is a familiar learning setting for students. It is an instant way to have accurate review or a quick lesson to learn the fundamentals of guitar. The videos offer easy to follow lessons which leads students to success in playing basic melodies. Also the length of the videos allow students to stay focused and engaged. Instead of an hour long class learning one concept, it is a condensed video containing all the information you need. Teachers could also watch these videos as a perspective videos. Observing different teaching methods that other teachers use and maybe picking up a thing or two. When a student is having trouble with a part, the videos are a great way to quickly catch their mistakes whether that is on technique or just basic note or positioning issues. Whichever part you have in the piece, there are the videos to look for as they address specific parts and trouble areas in the pieces.
Dr. Robert Duke’s perspective and philosophy on the music education curriculum is enlightening to future music educators. He allows young educators to have an opinion about music education and opens their mind to aspects of being a teacher. Having a great understanding of the fundamentals is very important. Without it, you are just skimming the surface of what you are trying to understand.
Having the music library as an online source is a great opportunity to be able to easily access and share repertoire. I think it encourages students to look at the music more often because of its convenience level. It also gives a chance for teachers to better organize their music and print it out for a class. When a piece is chosen, there are recordings to go with the music as a point of reference. Having the music at home and a recording all on one website, it gives students more motivation to practice and learn. There are a variety of music with different playing levels. Each selection requires different level of technique and knowledge of the guitar. Students can, at home, select the music and try out different pieces in order to test what level they are able to play at or even experience different genre of guitar music. This idea also applies to the teachers when they have a class with students with different playing levels. When this problem occurs, this websites resources allows the teacher to assign students different parts in one song as they are most often different levels.
Having access to mass amounts of music online for free as PDF’s allows for different possibilities within the classroom but also outside. Whether you are a private teacher or a school music teacher, these PDF’s can be utilized in the same ways. It is an efficient process for both the students and teachers. Whether the students print out parts for themselves, or the teacher prints them out for the class, this allows everyone to have 24 hour access to even look at their parts on their phone as they travel somewhere. It also motivates students to look at different pieces without it being assigned as a past time which would also build on their playing abilities.
Video Tutorials
Many guitar beginner players these days learn to play on their own via youtube or online websites. They are able to learn basics of playing the guitar and when they need to learn a piece of music, they are prepared to learn the music without having much fundamental difficulties. Having the videos on the website is a familiar learning setting for students. It is an instant way to have accurate review or a quick lesson to learn the fundamentals of guitar. The videos offer easy to follow lessons which leads students to success in playing basic melodies. Also the length of the videos allow students to stay focused and engaged. Instead of an hour long class learning one concept, it is a condensed video containing all the information you need. Teachers could also watch these videos as a perspective videos. Observing different teaching methods that other teachers use and maybe picking up a thing or two. When a student is having trouble with a part, the videos are a great way to quickly catch their mistakes whether that is on technique or just basic note or positioning issues. Whichever part you have in the piece, there are the videos to look for as they address specific parts and trouble areas in the pieces.
Dr. Robert Duke’s perspective and philosophy on the music education curriculum is enlightening to future music educators. He allows young educators to have an opinion about music education and opens their mind to aspects of being a teacher. Having a great understanding of the fundamentals is very important. Without it, you are just skimming the surface of what you are trying to understand.