![]() He painted a picture of how music lifts us emotionally, can describe so much with sound, not words, and brings out our true selves. Hepburn gave one of the most brilliant speeches I have ever heard in my life, his oratory skills were incredible. I wrote about it in one of my college essays: Hepburn, Quaver's CCO and co-creator, spoke to us. I did get the privilege to attend NAfME's All-Nationals Honor Ensembles event this past November and Mr. I happen to be a music student, senior in high school. I didn't really get too detailed, but I can if you'd like. If anyone wants to talk more PM me or comment about it. ![]() It's not the best, but its pretty decent. Considering the high amount of both korean and japanese students I have, it made me uncomfortable. One particular video, a woman is speaking korean and he calls her japanese. It's silly, but kind of rubs me the wrong way. Italian guy talking about spaghetti and the like. That's because they go kind of wacky with the settings and stuff.Ĥ) If you care about this sort of thing, they really sort of lean into stereotypes in some of the videos, too. They speak incredibly fast, and I've seen a lot of my low level english speakers really struggling to find out whats going on. I think when producing the videos they sort of left my kids out in the dark. My class is 99% english language learners. They're quirky and they make my kids laugh, but the real value in quaver, I find, is the lessons themselves. Sure, it's great to call on prior knowledge, but I can see students lose interest when it's a song they've done before.ģ) The quaver videos themselves aren't the best. My biggest gripe with the songs is that they re-use a lot of them for different topics and different grade levels. Some are just sort of.there, and I found myself looking for the connections to the lesson from time to time. Some are really well thought out, catchy, and really drive the idea home. It's sort of frustrating to teach a full song sometimes because they don't do a great job breaking up parts.Ģ) These songs are sometimes hit or miss, too. Like, the songs are just sort of put on screen with the words sing-a-long style. I thought that was pretty neat.ġ) While there are a lot of songs that the company has made, they don't really support audiation. Theres a pretty solid recorder section and even a beginner ukulele section for 5th grade. That being said, it was a great resource to cover things that I wasn't sure how to teach, or at least gave me some good ideas for how to create my own lessons which is really great for first year teachers. It's marketed as a curriculum in a box, and I agree a lot with what /u/Idahogirl556 said about my degree being worth more than pushing a button. I'll talk more about this stuff in the cons section, too.Ģ) There are some actually well done lessons. The kids are engaged when we use it, so I guess I'm using technology in my classroom "more" than I normally would. ![]() Sure, I could make many of the games and stuff with the regular SMARTBOARD tech, but this stuff is pretty polished for what it is. Here's my mini review.ġ) As you would imagine, it's great for technology. My school purchased quaver before I started there and it was expected of me to use it once I started there. ![]() SmartMusic (awesome program that allows for self-assessment) The Music Animation Machine - Animations of popular classical songs. KeepVid - Download Youtube Videos for later viewing (Really helpful for classrooms without internet access) Tests your hearing and optimizes your iOS phone International Music Score Library Project Great for teaching theory and ear training A site specifically designed for Music Ed Majors in college Total Choir Resources - A great website full of teaching advice for choir directorsĮdmodo - Teaching Forum and Sharing website A TROVE of information for teachers of all levels and music subjects Teaching Resources / Forums / Lesson Plans: This is a list compiled by another teacher of MANY websites that other teachers from around the country have found useful!įree online orchestration course & jazz arranging course The National Association for Music EducationĪmerican Band School Directors Association
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