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1. What are the stages of learning to play
a song and how are they organized within the course?
The first stage of learning a song is to practice
the parts for each hand separately. The next stage then, is
to practice the parts hands together. The Tritone Music Series
has carefully organized each stage through out the module
so that each student can learn more than one song at different
stages. Once the student can play a song hands together, they
will go to the Creative Room where they will learn some arranging
ideas for their song. Once they have mastered the arranging
ideas, they will go to the recording Studio where they will
record their arrangement for their virtual CD
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2. How does each student create his or
her own virtual CD?
A student creates their virtual CD by performing
and recording, in the Recording Studio, the song arrangement
they learned in the Creative Room. They will get three chances
to record their song and Egg Head (the computer) will select
the best performance for their virtual CD.
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3. How is the course structurally organized?
The course consists of a series of learning
modules and an exam module. Each learning module is divided
into units and a quiz. The topics in each unit are divided
into chapters that consist of lessons and activities as well
as a review, summary and work sheet. Throughout the units
of each module, great care has been placed on providing continuous
reinforcement of the concepts taught. As a student progresses
through each unit, they are introduced to songs in the appropriate
learning stages. As an overall motivational goal, each student
has the opportunity to create their own virtual CD by recording
the arranged songs they have learned to play.
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4. What does the student learn in each
room?
The Music Room
The Music Room is where Freddy Forte has prepared a series
of lessons and activities that will teach you the fundamentals
of music (ie. theory, terms and definitions, etc.)
The Practice Room
Once you have learned all the things you need to know from
Freddy Forte, you can go to the Practice Room where Major
Metronome will coach you on how to play a song. Using the
specially designed Javatrax. sequencer, you will be able to
play, practice and record each hand of a song separately or
together, select a few measures at a time or the entire song,
change sounds, mute parts, print out your music, plus much
more! And the coolest part about Javatrax is that it will
send your performanceto Egg Head, the Music Master, to evaluate
so you'll know what areas you have mastered and what areas
still need work.
The Creative Room
Once you have mastered playing a song hands together, Jazmyn
will teach you how to create some musical arranging ideas
for your song in the Creative Room. You will be able to open
up Javatrax in the Creative Room so that you can practice,
record and master your new ideas for Head Egg, the Music Master.
The Recording Studio
Once you have mastered your song with the creative arranging
ideas Jazmyn has taught you, then you are ready to make a
cut on your CD and record your song for Jack and Patch in
the Recording Studio. You will get three tries to make a cut
and they will pick your best performance for your CD.
If you go to My CD when you login in, you'll
be able to listen to your CD.
Agent Giggy
Agent Giggy wants to make you famous! She is always very busy
at work promoting you and your CD. She appears once in a while
to let you know that she has booked you to play at some special
event somewhere in the world.
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5. How does the teacher monitor the progress
of their class or of an individual student?
By entering CourseWatch with your teacher
login number and password, you will be able to view your individual
class statistics and the progress of each student within your
class. And because CourseWatch is web-based, you'll be able
to monitor your students anytime, anywhere.
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6. How does the teacher control what areas
of the course the student has access to?
During the process of setting up your classes
and assigning your students in CourseWatch, you can select
which part of the course you would like a student to have
access to. They can have access to the entire course, to one
module, or to an individual unit(s).
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7. What types of learning are addresses
in the Tritone Music Series?
The Tritone Music Series was designed to address
all types of learning: aural (voice over instruction), visual
(text instruction) and kinetic (hands-on interactive learning
with a music instrument)
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8. What musical elements are taught in
the Tritone Music Series?
The Tritone Music Series is a well-rounded,
comprehensive, and applied music education system that teaches
you the fundamentals of music and performance. Based on proven
popular music teaching method, students are taught music theory,
ear training, sight reading, technique, improvisation, music
appreciation, singing, arranging, and history.
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9. Does this program have to be taught
in a music lab?
No. The internet has now become the music
lab meaning that students can connect a keyboard to any computer
in the school.
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10. How long should it take a student to
complete Beginner Music 1?
There is approximately 30 hours of instruction
time in Beginner Music 1. Each unit takes approximately 1
hour to complete. This does not factor in time spent repeating
lessons and activities or practice time.
11. Is the Tritone Music Series available
in other languages?
Yes. The Tritone Music Series is available
in French and English.
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