|Posted by Thomas J. West on November 21, 2010 at 12:25 PM| This
school year, one of my personal development goals (ala Charlotte
Danielson's Framework for Teaching model) is to build an
instrumental music curriculum that incorporates blended learning
with hybrid lessons. In the first marking period, I created
graduated assessments in tonal literacy using Smart Music, as I
explained in this article. I am also using a combination of
Finale, Smart Music, and Moodle to create customized practice
recordings for students to work with at home. How Model Practice
Recordings Help I create practice recordings that students can
access either as a Smart Music accompaniment or as an mp3
embedded on their class web page in our school's Moodle
platform. They can use their own home Smart Music subscription
to practice the piece at their choice of tempo. For those who do
not have Smart Music at home, they can use the mp3, which is
recorded at the target tempo for concert time. Basically, if
they are able to play their part a