Strings

Strings
1. CITATION AND GENERAL INFORMATION • Title: Strings • Author: Craig Gonci • Publisher - [|The Music Interactive] • Copyright Date: 2008 • Platform: Macintosh, Windows • Peripherals (keyboards, microphones, etc.): microphone • Grade/Age: Grades 4 - 6 • Type of Class: Beginning strings

2. TEACHER SUPPORT • Documentation: On Internet, Instructional Manual) • Objectives: Students will have basic concepts reinforced through this program. • Lesson plans: Not included • Sample screens: Yes • Reproducible student pages: No • Student booklets: No

3. INSTRUCTIONAL CONTENT • Specific Musical Content: In this program the student hears what the open strings sound like for violin, viola and cello. The parts of the instruments can be highlighted and the parts are listed in a contrasting color. Fingerings are shown as well and fingers spacings are indicated by tape on the fingerboard.

• National Music Standards that could be addressed through this software:
 * 1) 5 - Listening to, analyzing and describing music.

4. INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN AND PEDAGOGICAL SOUNDNESS

• Teaching strategy appropriate for student level and is based on best-known methods? Yes • Presentation on screen contains nothing that misleads or confuses students?: Yes • Readability and difficulty at an appropriate level for students who will use it? It is simple to follow for grades 4 - 6. • Graphics fulfill important purpose (motivation, information) and not distracting to learners? Yes • User normally has some control of movement within the program (can go from screen to screen at desired rate; can read text at desired rate; can exit program when desired)?: Yes

• Program Structure? Tutorial

• Sequence of Materials - Good • Pace of Instruction - Good • Quality of Interaction - Good • Motivation for Students - Excellent

5. RECORD KEEPING • Hall of Fame?: No • Student Records?: No

6. OVERALL EVALUATION

• Rating -- *** (Good)

7. REVIEWERS NAME AND DATE OF REVIEW: Nancy Hoss - 06/14/2011