2013 - 2014 Summer Workshops Featuring Four TI:ME Workshops &
Six Non-TI:ME Workshops

Mastering Music & Its Courseware

 Automatic Accompaniment Software
Sibelius or Finale: Entry-Intermediate Levels General Music
Web Designing with Blogging & Podcasting! Private Lessons





Contact John Kuzmich, Jr.
for application, fees and registration info
 Taught by John Kuzmich, Jr., Ph.D. & Paul Lukasiewicz
TI:ME Certified Institutional Member-Instructors


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Workshop Descriptions

  1. Beginning Mastering Music

    What is Mastering Music? For a comprehensive summary of this first true music suite application of seven different music programs with only one interface to learn use with 400+ seamless music lessons ready to use inside the product right out-of-the-box. Also available for 24/7 web-based instruction at home. Click here for detailed info.

    COURSE DESCRIPTION:  The workshop is designed as a hands-on course to learn and use Mastering Music in the areas of notation, MIDI sequencing, digital audio, film scoring, performing, aural training and music theory, all in one true music suite application.

    In-Service Training Level 1

    Outcomes

    Confidently operate the Mastering Music?software

    Use Mastering Music?to structure a set of tasks for students

    Be able to compose and arrange songs

    Instruct students in the use of the software

    Training Overview

    Mastering Music?Overview

    Lesson Navigation and Layout

    Changing Instruments Lesson Topic

    Writing Manuscript Lesson Topic

    Chords (Aural & Written) Lesson Topic

    Quantizing Lesson Topic

    Lyrics Lesson Topic

    Rhythmic Dictation Lesson Topic

    Composition and Publishing Outside Lesson Environment

    Pre-requisites

    Correct Installation of Mastering Music?/p>

    • Lessons
    • Video Tutorials
    • Music Master Professional?

    A basic level of knowledge of how to use a computer including the computer keyboard and mouse

    A basic understanding of the Microsoft Windows?Operating System in terms of starting applications and opening, minimising, maximising and closing windows within the Microsoft Windows?environment

    A reasonable understanding of music

    COURSE OBJECTIVES:  During the interactive sessions, participants will

    ?Bar and note selection
    ?Creating a score
    ?Note and text entry
    ?Basic editing
    " Hands-on mastering of the seven editors for further score editing and enhancements

    The training will consist of both directed modules and self-paced projects and is designed for music teachers, music students, composers/ arrangers, and music copyists appropriate for any version of Mastering Music. Eight lessons are designed to be taught over two days with reference to their unique musicianship concepts taught. Areas of instruction include:

    All of these eight lessons link directly with the hands-on tutorials found in Mastering Music.

  2. Beginning / Intermediate Sibelius and Finale

    COURSE DESCRIPTION:  The workshop is designed as a hands-on method book for how to learn and use Sibelius or Finale utilizing beginning and intermediate techniques.  The workshop is designed for those desiring to transfer their previous experiences with other competitive notation products.   This workshop covers Sibelius versions for both Mac OS and Windows.  Throughout the workshop, there are references to both Mac and Windows versions of Sibelius.  Both Mac and Windows screen shots are included in the 148 Sibelius Certification manual taught in 13 lessons. Textbooks are either: Tom Rudolph's Finale An Easy Guide to Music Notation or Sibelius: A comprehensive guide -2nd Edition published by Hal Leonardthat will be used. There is a companion web site at www.sibeliusbook.com to the required textbook that includes files and templates that can be used with this book.  The files can be downloaded and used with Macintosh or Windows versions of Sibelius.  To get the most out of this workshop, it is suggested that the workshop participant has Sibelius version 3.0 or higher.

    COURSE OBJECTIVES:  During the interactive sessions, participants will

    The training will consist of both directed modules and self-paced projects and is designed for music teachers, music students, composers/ arrangers, and music copyists appropriate for any version of Sibelius.

    Thirteen lessons will be incorporated from a special Sibelius Training Manual that I can use since I am an official Sibelius Ambassador Trainer.  This training manual will be photo copied and shared with the enrollees.

    Table of Contents of Sibelius Training Manual


    Lesson 1:

       Getting Started
    Quick Start
    Opening a File
    First Look
    Screen Layout
    The Way Things Work
    Playing Your Score
    Adjusting the Sounds with The Mixer

    2
    2
    3
    4
    8
    9
    10

    1

    Lesson 2:

    Creating a Score

     

    13

     

    Manuscript ?Made to Order

    14

     

     

    Building Your Own Manuscript

    15

     

     

    Choosing the House Style

    17

     

     

    Adding a Time Signature and Tempo

    18

     

     

    Adding a Key Signature

    19

     

     

    Adding Score Information

    20

     

     

    Adding Bars

    21

     

    Lesson 3:

    Basic Note Entry

     

    24

     

    Mouse Input

    25

     

     

    Alphabetic Input

    28

     

     

    Step-time Input

    29

     

     

    Flexi-timeTM Input

    29

     

    Lesson 4:

    Basic Editing

     

    34

     

    Magic Keys: Undo & Redo

    35

     

     

    Selecting

    36

     

     

    Moving, Copying, and Pasting

    39

     

     

    Repitching

    42

     

    Lesson 5:

    Marking Up Your Score

     

    45

     

    Adding Text

    46

     

     

    Adding a New Metronome Mark

    50

     

     

    The Lines Menu

    51

     

    Lesson 6:

    House Style

     

    55

     

    House Style Defined

    56

     

     

    Engraving Rules

    56

     

     

    Edit Text Styles

    58

     

     

    Edit Lines

    63

     

     

    Edit Noteheads

    64

     

     

    Edit Staff Types

    65

     

    Lesson 7:

    Plug-ins and Filters

     

    69

     

    Using Plug-ins

    70

     

     

    Filters

    77

     

    Lesson 8:

    Formatting, Layout, and Part Extraction

     

    82

     

    Formatting

    83

     

     

    Final Touches

    90

     

     

    The Finish Line!

    93

     

    Lesson 9:

    Using Scorch Technology

     

    97

     

    What is Scorchl?

    98

     

     

    The Web View

    101

     

     

    Web Publishing

    103

     

    Lesson 10:

    Arranging

     

    106

     

    The Basic Operation

    107

     

     

    Editing the Arrange Styles

    109

     

     

    Arranging Tips

    113

     

    Lesson 11:

    PhotoScoreTM

     

    116

     

    Let the Scanning Begin

    118

     

     

    Reading

    119

     

     

    Editing

    121

     

     

    Saving

    125

     

    Lesson 12:

    Creating Tests, Exams, and Worksheets

     

    129

     

    Scales and Arpeggios Example

    130

     

     

    Rhythm Exercises Example

    136

     

     

    Extra Goodies

    140

     

    Lesson 13:

    Percussion Notation

     

    147

     

    Writing Percussion Notation

    148

     

     

    About Staff Types

    158

     

     

    Turning Live Playing
    into Percussion Notation

    164

     


  3. Beginning Level Automatic Play-Along Options with SmartMusic, BAMtracks, Music + One, Elevation and Band-In-A-Box Mastery: Artificial Intelligence and others.

    COURSE DESCRIPTION:  Covers a host of auotmatic play-along software options including SmartMusic, BAMtracks, Music +One, Elevation and Band-In-A-Box. Here's a sample of one of these software applications.

    Band-In-A-Box by PG Music (www.pgmusic.com) is an intelligent automatic accompaniment program for your multimedia computer.  You can hear and play along to many song ideas and go from  nothing?to  something?in a very short period of time.  It s your on-call band, ready to make music wherever you are.  It is also a powerful and native music composition tool.    The program lends itself to experimentation, exploration and rapid development of musical ideas with near-instantaneous feedback.  Emphasis will focus on the music education tools and attributes of the application particularly important for educators and their students.

    COURSE OBJECTIVES:  During the interactive sessions, participants will

    • Become proficient in creating compositions using: Band-In-A-Box.
    • Be able to demonstrate the prominent features found in the software applications.
    • Demonstrate ability to save and print from the software application.
    • Getting around the interface

      • Bar and note selection
      • Creating a score
      • Note and text entry
      • Basic editing

    The training will consist of both directed modules and self-paced projects and is
    designed for music teachers, music students, composers/ arrangers, and music
    copyists appropriate for any version of Band-In-A-Box.

    16 hours of instruction.

    Topics covered include:

    • Installing the Program
    • Loading and Playing Songs    
    • Add a melody - MIDI or Audio    
    • Add a solo - An improvised solo    
    • View and print notation.    
    • Leadsheet Notation Window    
    • Play the Jukebox    
    • Import a MIDI File    
    • Automatic songs: the Melodist    
    • Make your own songs    
    • Making a new Song    
    • Record a vocal or any live instrument    
    • Saving your work    
    • Burn your own audio CD    
    • Keystroke command - hot keys.    

    (Additional features may be covered as time and student interests dictate.)

  4. Everything You Wanted to Know About General Music Software Applications!

    COURSE DESCRIPTION:  The course will cover the software application most appropriate for the general music teacher in successfully implementing music technology into the classroom for their particular teaching situation.  Basic skills n music notation, MIDI sequencing, and electronic keyboards in K-12 education will be taught. Participants will explore many ways to incorporate these tools into the individual s curriculum. The course will be taught in a hands-on environment. Satisfactory participation in class activities and successful completion of several projects will be required. Students will produce a final project that customizes their choice of available software applications with a detailed lesson plan that emphasizes coverage of three MENC National Teaching Standards.

    PREREQUISITE: This course requires basic facility on a computer, including using a mouse, opening applications, and saving files. If you are a beginning computer user, you are required to attend the orientation session on (date) to gain the basic computer skills you will need to successfully complete this course.

    COURSE OBJECTIVES:  To become familiar with the major available market of general music software and in designing a final project of how they can budget, structure instruction and develop an overall plan of how the music technology selected can be implemented in their individual teaching situation. The core products covered include:

    But there will be many other products incorporated in the workshop going beyond those core products above.

    Tools for Designing/Building Web Pages for Educators With Podcasting and Blogging Options

    COURSE DESCRIPTION: Courseware for Educators deals with the topics of designing and implementing/posting web pages for music educators. The course contents will provide insights as to what ingredients can make a web page more dynamic.  But the courseware goes much further because it covers two area of web page development specifically for educators:  the basics of HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) construction via HTML Editors and GUI (Graphical User Interface) applications that allows educators to create web pages via an interface.  It is possible to expand the basics of web pages with the fundamentals of blogging and podcasting. Although the courseware is predominantly focused for web apps specifically designed for music educators, educators outside of music can find the contents of this course very appropriate because multimedia web applications are pertinent for all web-oriented educators. 

    For extensive tutorials to expand ones HTML web sites, suggest that podcasting and blogging techniques be learned. 

    PREREQUISITE: This course requires basic facility on a computer, including using a mouse, opening applications, and saving files. If you are a beginning computer user, you are required to attend the orientation session on (date) to gain the basic computer skills you will need to successfully complete this course.

    Enrollees with some basic knowledge of HTML coding is beneficial but not required since Adobe Dreamweaver will be used as the web development software of creating HTML web pages.  Page Breeze, a freeware HTML Editor, is alternative software for creating web pages.  It can be downloaded for free at:  http://www.pagebreeze.com/

    Adobe Dreamweaver is the preferred HTML program for creating web pages.  See http://www.adobe.com/products/dreamweaver/ for more details.

    COURSE OBJECTIVES:  To become familiar with HTML coding along with optional podcasting and blogging techniques specifically all designed for music educators. 

    Examples of Previous Web Site Projects Exhibiting Many Pertinent Characteristics Beneficial for Music Educators.

    Sample Web Pages, Podcasting and Blogging Sites by John Kuzmich, Jr.