Re: The prognosis for alt.guitar is good
- From: "Wereo_Gogg" <scottamerica@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 20 Jan 2006 11:13:01 -0800
=Guitar Man= wrote:
> Welcome to eMusicTheory!
>
> eMusicTheory.com provides online tools for teachers and students of
> basic music theory, everywhere.
>
> If you're teaching music, as a subscriber to eMusicTheory.com you can
> manage your student list, give out assignments, and check student
> scores, all online. More info....
>
> If you're learning music, you can use free online games to practice
> your skills. More info....
>
> To get started with the games, click "Music practice" (on the left).
>
> NEW: You can now purchase and download software that will let you run
> the drills directly on your computer! More info....
>
>
>
> News
>
> | 15 August, 2005 |
> The changes are mostly MIDI support and features for teachers:
> · MIDI input support: You can now use an attached MIDI keyboard to
> enter your answers for all of the applicable drills in the downloadable
> software.
> · Student groups for teachers: you can now divide your students into
> groups -- plus you have the option of giving assignments to an entire
> group at a time with a single click.
> · Also for teachers: You can now copy an existing assignment into a
> new one (instead of making the new one from scratch every time).
> · Various small changes to the drills to make them easier to use.
>
> | 1 May, 2005 |
> eMusicTheory now has a discussion forum -- students can get help with
> their music theory questions, teachers can discuss instruction methods,
> and anyone can offer suggestions on how to make eMusicTheory a better
> place.
> There are also a few changes to the drills and interactive exercises:
> · The Rhythm drills (Dictation and Performance) now have a "silent"
> mode like the other drills (using flashing lights to replace the
> audible metronome).
> · Two new Interactive Exercises: C-Clef Note Names and Intervals --
> try them out at Interactive learning.
> · All of these updates have been made in the downloadable software as
> well. If you own the software, check your email for a software update
> message with instructions on getting the new version.
>
> | 20 March, 2005 |
> One big update and a couple of smaller ones:
> · Finally, stand-alone software for everyone who wants to run the
> drills offline, on their own computers (or on computers without
> internet access). It's cheap (only $12!), and these purchases will help
> fund further development here.
> · For teachers: added the guitar and rhythm drills to the list for
> building assignments.
> · For teachers and students: now you can see the details of your
> assignment right next to the drill. No more wondering how many you have
> to get right!
> · Updated the audio for the guitar and rhythm drills.
> · Updated the message displayed when a student score wasn't good
> enough to meet the assignment.
> · Other little website changes to keep everything running smoothly.
>
> | 13 February, 2005 |
> Lots of updates:
> · New drills! Guitar Note Reading, Rhythm Dictation, and Rhythm
> Notation. Try them out, and send in feedback if you have ideas for
> improvements. (Note: the long notes in the rhythms sound shaky, and the
> guitar sounds like a piano... these will be fixed soon.)
> · A new feature: interactive learning. There are only a few so far:
> Note Names, Piano, and Guitar. More to come! Click the "Interactive
> learning" link on the left to try them out.
> · Updates to the Key Signature Drill: now it's much easier to see
> what's a "hint" and what's not, plus if you choose the option "Just
> tell me major or minor", now that part of your answer is automatically
> filled in.
> · Teachers: Your student list has a new link next to it -- click on
> "Progress Report" to see a page with that student's list of
> assignments, if a score was reported, and when.
>
> | 15 September, 2004 |
> First, some updates to the teacher's view on the website:
> · On the score list page, now you can delete individual scores. This
> is useful if students submitted multiple scores.
> · Also on the scores page, now you can click a column heading to sort
> the list (by submit date, student name, or assigment completed).
> I also updated the website and the drills to make reporting scores
> safer. A few students were running into problems reporting scores, so
> this will make sure that the score isn't lost: now, if there is any
> problem reporting a score, the drill program will try to report the
> score in a new browser window, and include a web address in the drill's
> error message that can be used to report the score if necessary.
>
> | 29 August, 2004 |
> A few updates (been busy this month moving from New York to Michigan),
> mostly adding website features instead of changing drills (though I
> also fixed a few bugs with score reporting in the Intervals drill):
> · Students can now see on the assignment list if they've sent in a
> score and completed the assignment. The page also shows if they
> submitted a "best effort" score but didn't fulfill the assignment yet.
> · The assignment list for students is now easier to read.
> · Teachers with less than 30 days left on their subscription will now
> see a message in red text when they log in, showing how many days are
> remaining.
>
> | 17 June, 2004 |
> Lots of changes to the practice drills:
> · Smart accidentals (scales): natural signs and cautionary accidentals
> are now automatically shown as needed.
> · New options for note names: Do Re Mi Fa So La Si, and C D E F G A H.
> · Larger, easier-to-click staff for chords and scales.
> · New scale: added the blues scale (the "blue" note only needs to be
> enharmonically correct).
> · Smarter question engine (all drills): now you won't see a repeat
> note/scale/chord until you've done them all.
> Students who are doing assignments will still be using the previous
> stable versions, for a week or so.
>
> | 25 February, 2004 |
> I updated the practice drills, mostly with a lot of changes that you
> won't be able to see but which will hopefully make the drills work
> better with newer browsers (NOTE: I'm not supporting older browsers
> like Netscape 3.0 anymore). So if you've had problems before, make sure
> to try the new versions of the practice drills, and let me know how it
> goes! Students who are doing assignments will still be using the
> previous stable versions, for a week or so.
>
> | 05 February, 2004 |
> I've been working a lot on changes you won't really see (just making
> the site run better), but I've also made a few changes the teachers
> will probably like: the assignments page is easier to read, and lists
> how many scores have been reported so far (and the date of the last
> one). The scores list page itself is also easier to read (same thing
> with the printed version, when you click that "Print" link), plus now
> it lists the students who HAVEN'T submitted a successful score yet,
> instead of just listing the scores you have so far. Try it out! I've
> also made a lot of internal changes to the drills, but I'm still
> testing (I'm hoping to fix the problems some Apple users have run
> into).
>
> | 17 November, 2003 |
> eMusicTheory is accepting the first teacher subscriptions! For this
> first step, we're limiting it to teachers with less than 75 students.
> If you work with more students, you have two options -- you can wait a
> little while for the next phase, or you can run a "pilot" program with
> just one or two classes. This will give you a chance to see how you and
> your students like it, and you can make suggestions for improvements
> you'd like to see before the next stage!
> We are also not yet accepting online payments (check or money order
> only). Online payments need a little more testing, but I'm expecting to
> enable them soon.
>
> | 09 November, 2003 |
> Many of you have been asking when I'll be accepting subscriptions
> (understandably... read the news below where I keep hinting it'll be
> within a week... as weeks pass!). The good news is that all of the
> important changes I needed to make are done, but I've still been
> handling a number of little problems reported by beta testers and
> teachers trying out the test teacher account. I've fixed all of those
> issues, plus added in a few helpful features, like a printable version
> of the scores list, and better handling of the demo account (a number
> of people thought it was safe to use with their students... it's not,
> because that same demo account is shared by anyone who wants a demo!).
> I'm going to wait another week (I'm sorry!) to make sure that I haven't
> introduced any new problems with these changes, then I'll start
> accepting subscribers. Thanks again to everyone who's been sending
> encouraging emails!
>
> | 09 October, 2003 |
> Many of you probably noticed that the site was returning errors
> recently. I made some important changes to the website design to
> address those problems. The good news is the updates have gone
> smoothly, I've ironed out more bugs thanks to the beta testers, and I
> expect to be accepting subscribers in about a week. I apologize for the
> delays... but it's important to postpone taking on paying subscribers
> until the site is stable.
>
> | 14 September, 2003 |
> I made a few fixes and enhancements based on feedback from a beta
> tester teacher (thanks, Sam). I also added a Downloads page (nothing
> really there yet), a page of links to other sites where you can learn
> music theory, and I turned on the help system - try clicking the little
> question mark on the upper right, on any page! There isn't a lot in
> there yet, but the list of questions and answers will grow as more
> people use the site.
>
> | 07 August, 2003 |
> I wrote a new page all about the origins of eMusicTheory.com for anyone
> who's interested (or if you're wondering what happened to the Java
> Music Theory website).
>
> | 24 July, 2003 |
> eMusicTheory.com is born! For those of you coming from the old
> JavaMusic site that was hosted at Hamilton College: make yourself at
> home. This new site will continue to offer everything that the old one
> did, plus much more. A lot of you asked me about running the games
> without being connected to the internet -- that's the next thing I'm
> working on.
>
> If you're a teacher interested in subscribing, you'll have to wait a
> few weeks while I do more testing and add a few more important
> features. If you want to try out some of the features that will be
> available, you can log in as a teacher and wander around:
> username: teacher
> password: music
>
> Also feel free to try out the drills I have so far (use the "Music
> practice" link on the left). For now, don't worry too much if you run
> into any problems on the site -- it's a work in progress, and there are
> a few kinks I need to iron out before it is fully operational.
This looks like Worldwide Headlines to mE, =Guitar Man= I'll check it
out.
Thanks! :-)
.
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