[MASTA] Resources for teaching

[Michael Hopkins]

Dear MASTA members,

I hope you and your families are well. I just got off a Zoom call with 
the state chapter leaders and we were discussing what is happening 
around the country. I am going to share some resources with you. I'm 
sure many of you are already aware of these, but I thought it might be 
helpful to share in case you are not aware of all of them. This is not 
comprehensive, but I've heard many people recommending these sites in 
the past few weeks:

The Massachusetts chapter has started a page with a list of resources:
https://www.massasta.org/covid-19 
<https://www.massasta.org/covid-19?fbclid=IwAR1x5LqeTLtmkVaA6UlwcksneEOxQD__fHBaoVnNzn_Cj1CDZNnheaFmKPw>

SmartMusic is currently free for schools - https://www.smartmusic.com/ 
<https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smartmusic.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0xVh_7zDw_vbpuxXX51B1vptg5wfuTpVML3qIHev2PDYCxFL6se8LcLPk&h=AT2zbby4_nRMxy32MDLemNAbYo0KjWEtjUiMbfhGWMXVQSA6Zqm5iV8U0zShSBv6fGLkeEyRT-9OTpTE0UQqiBuSRWojNX6E9WXk5QtB4PqWxMTKQHJcFHrweMXZOE_cuNY_YujPxmZfKDuHUSG0M_G5kw3RtGymxBsjMzdP>

Sightreading factory - https://www.sightreadingfactory.com/ 
<https://www.sightreadingfactory.com/?fbclid=IwAR1sAbORHxcAkPqRb2l4V5SoSaucsoMo3khgAr035pfgQkKnxydShOpPrAk>

Stringskills.com – Gabe Villasurada’s awesome website

Musictheory.net

Rebecca MacLeod’s pedagogy videos
http://teachingstrings.online/index.html 
<http://teachingstrings.online/index.html?fbclid=IwAR1GPxsvjFzqqITWmeIr3N0LgqO3tCi8CJnjXNmUXG_6a5Jy76tFe1BHuxA>

Charles Laux has been posting podcasts and pedagogy videos:
http://www.orchestrateacher.net/

My YouTube Channel with 100 pedagogy videos 
https://www.youtube.com/user/stringtechnique 
<https://www.youtube.com/user/stringtechnique?fbclid=IwAR3vE0jnqOq2BGGEiTAiVOy7-kgDXuyJI4P9Gy2rP-jeTvWFkYmjYt6Bvt4>

These online platforms are being recommended by some members as being 
better than Zoom for synchronizing online performance.

Jitsi - Jitsi.org

JamKazam - https://www.jamkazam.com/ 
<https://www.jamkazam.com/?fbclid=IwAR140MIFouHYhQ9lCbrMiKUtsWFp11eonBHplNGOMYR4cLDXynRiid0AGdM>

Also, if you are concerned about the cost of renewing your ASTA dues, 
the national office’s new payment system allows you to pay in installments.

Please keep posting your ideas on our MASTA Facebook page. We are all on 
a journey of discovery and need to find what works best for ourselves 
and our students, but I think sharing our experiences will be beneficial 
to all.

Musically yours,
Michael

-- 
Dr. Michael Hopkins
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Music Education
University of Michigan
School of Music, Theatre & Dance
2230 Earl V. Moore Building
1100 Baits Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Phone: (734) 763-7948

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