-The 6th grade band explored a new computer program aimed at making them better musicians. If you'd like to learn more about Smart Music, or purchase it at a discounted price, visit www.smartmusic.com. The school has a subscription, so the students would only need to pay $25 for the program and $19.95 for the microphone. Let me know if you are interested!
-For all of my drummers out there. One of the greatest websites around is the Vic Firth home page. Vic Firth may sound familiar, and it should. Check your sticks, his name is probably on there! When you get to www.vicfirth.com, click on 'education', then 'student center', then click on what you want to learn more about! You will need Apple's Quicktime to run the videos. You can get the free version at www.apple.com/quicktime/download/. (Check with your parents to make sure it is ok to download this program!) There are THOUSANDS of free videos on the website! So check them all out!
-HOW TO PRACTICE....AND GET BETTER! 12 tips for making a practice session productive! Practicetips.doc
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