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"This is a great resource for any studio teacher or classroom teacher. It will add a dynamic element to your teaching and ensure students are highly engaged with what for many can be otherwise very dry." (click to read the rest of this review).
- Barry Walmsley, Past President and current Vice-President of MTA of NSW Just at this I discovered your Course - geronimo!!!!!! perfect timing and perfect content!!!!!! I spent four hours on it last night immediately and it is completely brilliant. The guitar and drum sections are a complete gift. Thank you so much. But it is all explained so clearly and simply. The best thing is the boost finding your course has given me and I am moving from the fear into the enjoyment which I have been searching for. Kris Yarborough, (student - U.K.) "this is an appealing, comprehensive multi-level programme which sits well with current learning objectives - and affordable also." Stephanie Lees, Teacher and Education Manager - NZ Music Commission. I love the way you've explained some of your theory - very clear and concise.
Working my way through your material. Thanks for taking the time - it's an amazing resource.
I'm using the course with Year 10 students. It works well from a personal learning point of view and is a great reference for them. It's like having several teachers in the room at the same time - which is a good thing. I use a lot of technology with them (Sibelius, Pro Tools, Reason etc) so your approach being it bite-sized chunks allows them to experiment with putting the theory into practice using technology. Their knowledge and skills vary greatly so having you there has been great as I can use your material as extension activities whenever necessary. Jon Bowen, Assistant Principal HOD Performing Arts and Music St Peters College, Palmerston North. Your teaching resource is a fantastic way of breathing life into literacy skills . . . it’s changed my life. Students can work at their own pace and they WANT to work on theory! Greg Crayford, HOD Music, Rongotai College, Wellington. I think that this website is a very useful resource for Music teachers and supports the secondary Music – Sound Arts curriculum. The explanations are clear and sequential, the examples are from a variety of popular and contemporary music pieces. I can also see the value of senior music students subscribing themselves to The Writing Musician to help their preparation for the Music Materials and Analysis external exams, or for composition and arrangement tasks. - Shane Morrow - Arts Online Community Facilitator - Musicnet http://artsonline.tki.org.nz . . . it's going well and proving to be very useful.John Dodd, Logan Park High School, Dunedin . . . . once again thanks so much! My senior students are loving the course. I will definitely rave about it to anyone who'll listen. You've made what was a very, very difficult term a lot more manageable; I'm finally starting to feel a little sane! I would like to thank you for access to your wonderful site and resources. It is a brilliantly put together series and you obviously have been a working musician as the material is all crafted from a very real, practical point of view. Jim Wallace, HOD Kamo HS, Whangarei
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