CONFERENCE HANDOUTS
Tech It To The Next Level - KMEA Feb 2022
How to Use Your Phone As A Document Camera
Tips For Students Recording Auditions
Tips for Configuring Audio Settings in Zoom for Online Lessons
Improving The Sounds of Your Ensemble Recordings
Kansas Community Bands (Ensembles) Project Directory
Excel Spreadsheet - will download automatically
Electroacoustic Music for Wind Band
Practicing What You Preach
PRACTICING & STAYING MOTIVATED
Tuning Drones (for scale practicing and tuning)
http://www.tuningdrones.com/
Metronome
http://metronomeonline.com
Musician's Way - How to Practice/FREE Resouces
The book is also available for purchase:
http://www.musiciansway.com/downloads.shtml
Gerber, Susan. How To Stay Motivated And Accomplish Anything (2018, February 20). Retrieved from:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2013/07/19/how-to-stay-motivated-and-accomplish-anything/#21e5d92132a5
Mayo Clinic Staff. Fitness: Tips for staying motivated. (2018, February 20). Retrieved from
https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/fitness/in-depth/fitness/art-20047624
DIGITAL RECORDING
Fun video for your students on sound
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ovMh2A3P5k
Shure Inc. – Audio Systems Guide for Educators.
Microphone Techniques for Live Sound & Recording
Great Resources! (scroll to the bottom of their page)
www.shure.com/americas/support/training
Principles of the ORTF Stereo Technique (DPA Microphones)
www.dpamicrophones.com/mic-university/principles-of-the-ortf-stereo-technique
Audio Check – Test your equipment and more!
www.audiocheck.net/index.php
Test Your Speakers – Outlier Studios.
https://youtu.be/2ZrWHtvSog4
How Cables Work – Everything you ever wanted to know!
https://blog.landr.com/audio-cable-types-guide-infographic/
Audio Connector Guide – Learn About Cable Connectors
www.cablestogo.com/learning/connector-guides/audio
Headphones– Learn About the Various Types of Headphones and How They Work
www.headphone.com/pages/headphone-101
Sound on Sound – Great place to read articles and reviews!
https://www.soundonsound.com
Sweetwater Music - Retailer (My go to place!)
www.sweetwater.com
How to PROPERLY wrap cables!
https://youtu.be/uy3axdxDdKs
Music Repo - General Tips and Guides on Using Music Technology! - Great Resource!
http://musicrepo.com
UNDERSTANDING SOUND
Science of Sound – Fun video for your students on sound.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ovMh2A3P5k
Sound Pressure Level, Decibel Table, Loudness Comparison Chart
http://www.sengpielaudio.com/TableOfSoundPressureLevels.htm
Musical Instruments – Waveforms & harmonics of instruments
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/music/musinscon.html#c1
DIGITAL RECORDING–iPad Apps
Microphone Types/History
https://kids.kiddle.co/Microphone
Digital Audio Tools – Bit Depth Calc, Decibel Meter, Tone Generator, Oscilloscope, Metronome ($.99)
http://www.performanceaudio.com/apps
Decibel Meter – Decibel 10th (Free)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/decibel-10th/id448155923?mt=8
Tuner (Equal Temperament & Just Intonation) – Total Energy Tuner ($3.99)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tonalenergy-chromatic-tuner/id497716362?mt=8
Multi-track recording – MultiTrack DAW ($9.99)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/multitrack-daw/id329322101?mt=8
COPYRIGHT
NAfME Copyright Center
https://nafme.org/my-classroom/copyright/
DIGITAL AUDIO BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS
Menasche, Emily. (2011) Your Sound Onstage. Hall Leonard Corporation. ISBN: 97801617742316
https://www.ejazzlines.com/your-sound-onstage-emile-d-menasche
Manzo, V.J. (2016). Foundations of Music Technology. Oxford University Press. ISBN: 978-199368297
http://www.vjmanzo.com/vj/publications.html
FREE - Music Making Apps/Software
Audacity FREE! – Digital Recording & Editing
https://www.audacityteam.org
Garage Band FREE! – Digital Recording/Loops (Mac only)
www.apple.com/mac/garageband/
Musescore FREE! – Music Notation (Write your own music!)
https://musescore.org/en
Aria Maestosa FREE! – MIDI Sequencer/Player/Editor
ariamaestosa.sourceforge.net/index.html
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
7 Habits of Highly Effective People
https://www.stephencovey.com/7habits/7habits.php
FREE Annual Credit Report
https://www.annualcreditreport.com/
The Rule of 72
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/r/ruleof72.asp
Rich Dad, Poor Dad
http://www.richdad.com/Home.aspx
Suze Orman
http://www.suzeorman.com/
Social Security Planner
http://www.ssa.gov/retire2/