Work Smarter, not Harder!

ATSSB & SmartMusic Presents an innovative use of technology in the classroom

Presented by Stephen HenryIndustrial High School Golden Cobra Band

Welcome!

Sponsored by the Association of Texas Small School Bands.

How to make use of SmartMusic and Finale all year. It isn’t just for solos.

Assuming you have a knowledge of:SmartMusicFinale

Agenda

SmartMusic in the year-round curriculum Marching Season All Region Audition preparation Solo & Ensemble Concert Sightreading

Chair tests through the year (documentation) Private Lessons SmartMusic at home with the kids

Marching Season

The search for Music: MIDI Files (Silverado) Converted MIDI Files (Silverado) Scanned Finale Files (Pirates of the Caribbean) Scanned SmartScore File (Pirates) Finale converted files from scanned music (Pirates) SmartMusic from scanned music (Pirates) Composed original music Finale Notepad and cadences…..

All Region Auditions

Scan Music University sponsored camps (Sam

Houston State University) Assessment and tools Tuner, Metronome, variable speed, etc

Solo & Ensemble

Website (www.smartmusic.com) Available Music Purchasing new sheet music, off of the SM list.

SM has the Texas list, btw…. Scanning existing music The power of preparation BEFORE the

accompanist arrives. No accompanist, no problem. Finale Notepad – Students can create parts!

Concert Season

MIDI files or scanned music (like marching)

Chair Tests on the actual music 4th horn part…..

Sightreading

TONS of scales and etudes that can be assigned

MAKE-YOUR-OWN etude sheet using the Finale exercise wizard

Testing Assessment

Chair Tests

Documentation (it actually documents the mistakes in red and grades it)

MP3 Email

Private Lesson

Small Schools vs. Large schools. Only 1 director vs. 5 directors and a private lessons program

Be the small school with the SmartMusic advantage. Industrial has it.

Use WITH a lesson while teaching Use in another room when lessons are not

available Kids LOVE computer and will learn at their own

pace…. This enables them to do just that.

SmartMusic at home with the kids

Affordable home subscriptions with EVERYTHING they would have at school

Testing Ear Training Region music via my website Marching and Concert music via my

website

Software

SmartMusic Finale SmartScore Notepad Intonation Trainer (win 98 – soon in SM) New in Finale

Finale Performance Assessment Coming soon in Smart music

Total Assessment

Summary

SmartMusic will provide a clinician for a workshop at your school district, region meeting, or wherever there is a gathering of your peers. Just contact them.

SmartMusic will provide you a contact to help you get started.

SmartMusic REALLY makes a difference when you are the only director in the school district.

Are you interested?

To arrange a workshop in your area:Fill out a cardStop by the boothHandouts

Free CD ROM with NotepadAlso available as a free download

THANK YOU!!!!

SmartMusic and Dave Hawley ATSSB - Kenneth Griffin Wayne McBee – Scanning and Finale Joe Clark – Scanning and Finale Texas Bandmasters Association

Contact Information

Stephen Henry Industrial High Schoolwww.iisd1.org/ihs_bandsrhenry@tisd.net

advocates@makemusic.com www.makemusic.com