FACES in the Music Staff

I am on a mission to find technology that I can incorporate within my music classroom. It needs to be easily accessible, appropriate and specifically incorporate music fundamentals that I share with students throughout the school year regarding to the music staff.


Students need to be able to identify the letters names within the lines and spaces of music staff. Students who are able to quickly identify the musical alphabet can then read music, compose their own music, which moves them closer to singing and or playing a wide range of instruments. Within my classroom my students are able to manipulate pitched percussion instruments such as the

• resonator bells

• xylophones

• and piano

I understand the value of being aware of the different learners
within the classroom, therefore I would like to incorporate technology that gives attention
to visual, auditor, and tactile/ kinesthetic learners.

Through the help of a very wonderful musician and friend, Mrs. Geraldine Tyrance, I have been introduced to an awesome tool that will captivate, engage and help my various students learn the bass clef as well as the treble clef. Mrs. Tyrance has completely come upon a wonderful unique way to understand and read the Grand staff. This is for anyone who is desiring to learn how to read music accurately and quickly. It's not magic and it is definitely not a quick fix. "According to Mrs. Tyrance, the psychologists and the linguists, have done extensive research to support "chucking" information together in bite-size pieces so it can be easily understood." This concept is used in Mrs. Tyrance's "FACES" web apps technology.

Okay so I was absolutely excited to know I have a new technology music app to present to my students as well as to my music teacher colleagues.

The NECESSARY TOOLS needed to begin integrating this awesome "FACES"app include the

iPad, , iTouch, iPhone

After having a one-on-one discussion with Mrs. Geraldine Tyrance regarding her awesome innovative music break through, I discovered that I can only access "FACES" through the above mentioned tools. So being slightly aware of some of the hardware available and lack of funds within the elementary level, I wanted to know if I could get by with using my iTouch while allowing students to watch how the apps are manipulated through the ELMO. Students would need to take turns.

http://www.facesinthemusicfamily.com/
(The cost for this app is $4.99 and it is well worth every penny and more.)

The word document gives a brief look at what you will find when opening the app. Is doesn't come close the the real thing, so please do not hesitate to purchase the under priced innovative grand music staff app.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/59392937/Final-506

The following is an attachment of a Power Point for the kinesthect learners to experience after viewing the innovative app.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/59395789