The Synthesis Midi Workshop provides a variety of music technology in-services for school districts. These are available all year long and can be held at either the Mike Klinger Music Technology Retreat in Carson, WA ( 50 miles east of Portland, OR) or on site at the school district's facility. A portable computer lab makes it easy for a hands on workshop at the school district's facility. The lab is a 11 station lab and can accommodate up to 22 students with students doubled up.
In-services held at the Mike Klinger Music Technology Retreat (pictured here) will host a 11 station computer lab loaded with all available music software's. Each computer station is equipped with "state of the art" midi and digital audio software/hardware. Lunch is provided on site for the 1 day in-services. Enrollment is limited to 11 students only. Lodging can be obtained at local area hotels if needed. Please contact us for a complete list with special rates.
In-Services held at the school district facility will be provided with the same 11 station portable computer lab system that is in the Mike Klinger Music Technology Retreat. Students are usually doubled up with a maximum of 22 allowed. Two special custom cases make moving the entire lab a snap. The school district needs simply to provide the classroom, tables and chairs, and of course help in setting things up and tearing things down.
For more information or booking of an in-service for your school district please call us at (800) 248-9699 or email us.
"Using Technology to Complete the CBPA's"
Washington state music teachers are required by law to implement Classroom Based Performance Assessments (CBPA's) to all 5, 8, and 10th grade music students beginning in January 2008. The focus of this 1 day in-service is to demonstrate ways of using music technology to complete this task. Teachers will input an original composition into a computer (provided) using Sibelius software, printout the piece, perform it "live" and have that performance video taped. The video is then imported back into Sibelius so that both the original composition and the video of the performance may be viewed (assessed) at the same time. A master copy of the course text is mailed to the district and copies are made for each attending participant.
"Teaching Composition Using Technology"
This 1 day in-service is designed to teach music teachers beginning concepts in music composition using music technology. The in-service is written in Powerpoint and given to the district on DVD. The district can then distribute it to their teachers. Teachers can modify it to fit their particular grade level, definitions, and teaching style thus leaving it totally open ended in concept. The morning content presents compositional concepts and is followed up with movie presentation tutorials (using Sibelius).The afternoon content departs on the study of units of structure in music (form). The technology being used can be adopted to use Sibelius, Finale, Encore, Noteflight or any other music notation software as it is generic in nature. Designed to align with the Washington State CBPA's.
"Composing Music with a Computer"
This 1 day in-service explores the workings of either Sibelius or Finale music composing software's and is based on the district's choice. A series of in class assignments are given, each designed to learn a specific aspect of the program (ie. lead sheet, SATB, instrumental score with extracted parts, transposing, vocal with lyrics, etc). This is an extremely popular workshop with educators and is designed to accommodate the requirements of the K-12 National Standards. A master copy of the course text is mailed to the district and copies are made for each attending participant.
"Digital Audio Recording Using Pro Tools"
This 1 day hand on workshop focus's on how to record your band/choir, or individual student works using Pro Tools software. Learn how to: record, edit, mix, add effects like reverb, normalize, and burn the finished product to CD. The workshop is designed to accommodate the requirements of the K-12 National Standards. Optional college credit or clock hours are available. A master copy of the course text is mailed to the district and copies are made for each attending participant.
"Music Technology in the Classroom"
This 1 day in-service explores and demonstrates several music technologies available in music education. Students will preview various music software's and technologies in: music sequencing, notation, theory and ear training, digital audio, improvisation, and others. This is a great workshop to be able to preview various software's and evaluate for curriculum adoption purposes. All software previewed meets the requirements of the K-12 National Standards. A master copy of the course text is mailed to the district and copies are made for each attending participant.
