

One important detail of remote or hybrid learning that we must not lose sight of is creating personal connections with our students and continuing to provide meaningful feedback. Here are some applications you can explore and use with your students:Ĭommunication/Performance Tools: Flock, Zoom, Google Meet, Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Rocket.Chat, Remind, ClassDojo, Adobe Premiere Pro, Wondershare FilmoraPro, Final Cut Pro, iMovie, AcappellaĬlasswork & Training Tools: Edmodo, SeeSaw, Flipgrid, SmartMusic, Spiral, FreshGrade Classic, Tonara, Complete Ear Trainer, Anytune, Flashnote Derby, SproutBeat, Joytunes, The Metronome by Soundbrenner, forScore, Chrome Music LabĬomposition Tools: Finale, SmartMusic Compose, Soundtrap, GarageBand, Symphony Pro, Audiotool, AudioSauna, Chrome Music Maker As a bonus, adopting more technology into our classrooms will make the transition easier if we ever have to pivot to remote learning again. Technology also makes education more accessible for students, and gives them more opportunities to make their own learning choices. There are countless applications and programs designed to make learning more fun, interactive, simpler for both teachers and students. The digital world has been pushing its way into education and performance for a while, and I think it is important that educators embrace technology and welcome it into the music classroom and our performances. Though some find it easier to adapt to change, humans generally have difficulty with the concept. One of the hardest challenges many of us are facing in the Fine Arts community is letting go of traditional models and habits so we can explore new methods of teaching and performance. You may be asking, with events constantly stacking the odds against us, how could we possibly push through? Sometimes, these moments are an opportunity for us to step back, re-evaluate, rebrand, and press the “reset” button so we can begin to move forward again. Despite this frozen tundra that has suddenly snuck upon my state and the events we’ve already witnessed early on this year, in the end, I know that we will get past this.

If 2020 weren’t a challenge enough, the start of 2021 has brought 3-4 inches of snow on the ground, 9* temperatures (Feels like -9*), and we’re experiencing rolling power outages for possibly the next two days.
