[Smt-talk] Keyboards for theory classes?

[Deborah Stein]

Hi all,

We've also been contemplating this at NEC, and I think it's a great idea.
We don't require a text, so the students should be able to spend the money
to have such a great resource.  We have a keyboard component for our core
harmony courses and this would help the students practice.  In addition ‹
and equally important -- they can actually play their progressions before
turning them in!

I'm hoping we can implement this soon.

Deborah

Deborah Stein
Music Theory Department
New England Conservatory
290 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115

(617) 469-2490 


From:  Jonathan Santore <jsantore at mail.plymouth.edu>
Date:  Sunday, May 4, 2014 3:11 PM
To:  Seth Monahan <seth.monahan at rochester.rr.com>
Cc:  <smt-talk at lists.societymusictheory.org>
Subject:  Re: [Smt-talk] Keyboards for theory classes?

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)



> Dear friends,
> 
> While revising my Freshman theory course more to make it more explicitly
> piano-centered, I¹ve 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, I¹d be equally keen to know of institutions
> that provide *any* complementary technology for their music students. I¹ve
> 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 <http://www.sethmonahan.com>
> 
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