music+theory

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SWOT

Strengths - This program in user friendly - Great source to use in any performing arts class (choir, band, strings, guitar and piano) - Has clear directions - Has multiple examples in all areas - Provides lessons for many areas of music theory to aid students of all levels. - Provides immediate feedback through "graded" exercises. - Exercises are customizable to fit strengths and weaknesses. - Tools give students ability to create chords or scales. - Provides tuner and manuscript function. - Program provides lessons/ practice for basic theory all the way up to atonal theory.

Weaknesses - Lessons are not interactive. - Exercises are only interactive from a computer not mobile devices. - Exercises do not have set number of questions. - Can be difficult to navigate backwards through the site.

Opportunities - Can view examples on youtube to help navigate through the website - Having the students becoming the teacher and assisting their classmates - Learn theory through self paced mini lessons. - Activity choices

Threats - It could take too much of the class time in a performing arts class - Most of the functions are open ended and have no stopping point. - Tools difficult to use.

Ideas for the classroom - Can use the lessons to explain major and minor scales - Have the students break up into groups of two and they can quiz each other on the notes that are on the staff - Can be a great lesson for when the teacher has a substitute covering their class - Provides another explanation of basic functions of music theory. - Homework, an extension of the classroom.