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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Hi Tim,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>There was a lot of discussion about this topic at the recent
ATMI/CMS conference in Minneapolis, and the concerns were coming from faculty
members teaching in all kinds of academic situations—from the smallest to the
largest schools, from tiny music departments to large music conservatories. You
are definitely not alone.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'> If you haven’t seen it yet, you might check out the info about Elizabeth
Sayrs’ new Music Fundamentals e-Textbook for both Windows and Macintosh
computers (<a href="http://www.macgamut.com/mfun.html">http://www.macgamut.com/mfun.html</a>).
You can try out a beta version of this software at the MacGAMUT booth (look
for the balloons!) at the upcoming AMS/SMT conference in Indianapolis. Elizabeth
will be there to answer any questions you might have, but the short version is
that her software was originally designed to meet the very need you’re
describing. Keeping in mind the concerns of the budget-conscious student, we
expect the cost to be around $40 per copy. A demo disk isn’t available yet,
but there’s a link to request one on our website so that we can send the demo
to you as soon as it’s ready.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>All the best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Ann<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Ann K. Blombach<br>
<a href="mailto:ann@macgamut.com"><span style='color:blue'>ann@macgamut.com</span></a><br>
MacGAMUT Music Software, Inc.<br>
<br>
Visit us on the web at <a href="http://www.macgamut.com/" target="_blank"><span
style='color:blue'>www.macgamut.com<br>
</span></a>Toll-free Phone (US and Canada): 1-800-305-8731<br>
Toll-free Fax (US and Canada): 1-877-370-1074<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>On Oct 10, 2010, at 2:22 PM,
Timothy Cutler wrote:<br>
<br>
As the years go by, here at the Cleveland Institute of Music we find ourselves
placing more and more incoming freshman into remedial theory classes. Our
expectations for Theory 101 are not outrageous—a decent knowledge of major and
minor scales, key signatures, intervals, and minimal (and I stress minimal)
aural and keyboard skills are all we expect. Yet, a growing number of freshmen
enter their first year with no clue of these basic concepts and skills. Is this
a growing trend nationally? Are other schools experiencing the same issues? We
are seeking suggestions for ways to help more freshmen place into Theory 101
rather than remedial courses. We have made a pedagogical video accessible to
all incoming freshmen as soon as they are accepted at CIM, but so far it has
had little impact. We are also considering online tutorials, theory workshops
during orientation week, and attaching scholarship bonuses/penalties to theory
placement. What other ideas should we consider? Thanks very much!<br>
<br>
Dr. Tim Cutler<br>
Professor of Music Theory<br>
Cleveland Institute of Music<br>
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