[Smt-talk] Keyboards for theory classes?

[Jonathan Santore]

Seth, I've contemplated it, but have never gone ahead and DONE it. I think it's a marvelous idea, personally, and the costs now compare favorably with those for most textbooks. 

Jonathan Santore 
Plymouth State University (NH) 

----- Original Message -----

> Dear friends,

> While revising my Freshman theory course more to make it more explicitly
> piano-centered, I’ve had to contend with the possibility that the resulting
> spike in usage might well strain our campus resources.

> This led me to wonder: has anyone in this community either (a) advised—or
> even required—students to acquire/purchase an inexpensive (<$100) electronic
> keyboard as part of their curricular requirements; or (b) sought to make
> such instruments available to music students through their institution—maybe
> as a rental, or even gratis, as part of their tuition or housing contract?

> (Broadening the question a bit, I’d be equally keen to know of institutions
> that provide *any* complementary technology for their music students. I’ve
> heard grapevine stories, e.g., of newly-enrolled students receiving iPods
> from their departments, presumably in conjunction with various well-defined
> pedagogical aims.)

> I'd welcome responses either on-list or off.

> Gratefully,

> - Seth

> -----------------------------------------------------------
> Seth Monahan
> Assistant Professor of Music Theory
> Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester
> Reviews Editor, Music Theory Spectrum
> (585) 274-1556
> www.sethmonahan.com

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