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New video looking at speech writing. Can be used for GCSE or Functional Skills. Full PowerPoint available as a link on the video.#functionalskills #englishteacher https://lnkd.in/edwGqrP5

Lesson 44 - Preliminary Grade Tech Work - Harder Than You'd Think! This lesson might be for folks just starting out on the guitar but I bet that some really experienced players will have trouble with it! Why? Because playing slowly and accurately is actually really hard! And so, players of all skills will benefit from working on this stuff. Beginners, you'll spend a lot of time just getting your fingers to hit the correct frets and right hands targeting the correct strings with the pick. Experienced players, you, like myself, will find it hard to slow down, listen and be accurate. Either way, you'll benefit from have a good play with it :-) All of the files are downloadable for free at my Patreon Page - (Audio, PDF, Guitar Pro & Click Tracks) https://lnkd.in/dpPrCSpP #guitar #guitarist #guitarlesson #musiceducation #musicindustry

I've been reflecting on a recent #WSJ article about #Duolingo and its ingenious use of streaks and notifications. It's a fascinating example of the marriage of science and design. Duolingo continuously tests and learns from user interactions, making incremental improvements that significantly enhance our learning experiences. There's a lot we can learn from their iterative approach and commitment to user-centric design! On the flip side, I have mixed feelings about how modern apps relentlessly compete for and manipulate our attention. While these features can be engaging, they can also fragment our focus and productivity. Personally, I have turned off almost all notifications. I don't get any alerts about Slack, email, Instagram, etc. I need to minimize digital distractions to create space for deep, uninterrupted work. Duolingo is my intriguing exception: I use Duolingo and rely on its notifications to stay on track with my language learning goals. I wonder if the difference is that I'm intentionally engaging in a habit I care about? These techniques have broader implications beyond language learning. They remind us of the importance of ethical design in educational apps and other productivity tools. By enabling user agency and focusing on meaningful engagement, we can harness these methods to enhance our learning and productivity without compromising our well-being. So, when is the right time to leverage these engagement techniques? Could it be that fostering learner or user agency is the key to their appropriate and effective application? I'd love to hear your thoughts on how we can balance these elements to enhance our learning and productivity. Read the WSJ article here: https://lnkd.in/grD5MSEE #design #edtech #learninganddevelopment #fosteringengagement #learningdesign #ethicaldesign

Quick tips: teaching pitch dictation at KS3 & 4

Writing a level 6 theory exam. Here’s one of the questions #transposing https://lnkd.in/gN48YmpV

New tutorial on How to write K-Pop: KIM WOOJIN - 'On My Way' Watch to see my approach to writing the song inside Cubase. The video is focused on guitar arrangement, MIDI and production since its a Pop Punk / Rock track, with Drums and Bass covered towards the second half of the video. If you found it interesting or helpful let me know. #musicproduction #kpop #tutorial

“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I’ll remember. Involve me, and I’ll learn.” The musician doesn’t learn by listening. The musician learns, by playing. It’s how the mind, in its ever plastic state, adapts. It responds to application. In the “Cone of Learning” (Edgar Dale), we learn: 10% of what we read. 20% of what we hear. 30% of what we see. 50% of what we hear and see. 70% of what we say and write. 90% of what we actually participate in. Information without application, is knowledge. Information with application, is wisdom.

1/4. Still learning, definitely a lot of areas where I need to improve. Using books from library and combining that with the lessons obtained in the first course was very helpful. One of my favorite things to learn was the basics of songwriting. The importance and different components to write a song.

More content for the NYCGS page! Let me know if there's a song you'd like to see a tutorial for! https://lnkd.in/enc49QmR

Upskill yourself with the new course titled 'Sound for Music Technology: An Introduction' on https://scuoler.com platform. Browse more courses at https://lnkd.in/eVF_zwe8 and start your learning experience.