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Curated list of the Best Programs and Portable Equipment for virtual programming or socially distanced solutions.
Virtual Programming Starter Resources
Customizable templates for recommended Zoom settings, staff guidelines, parent waivers/permission forms, sample email communications and participant guidelines.
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• Recommended Zoom Settings and Staff Guidelines
9 Steps to Set up your Zoom account and helpful staff guidelines
• Sample Staff Guidelines for Virtual Programming
Simple Staff Guidelines when conducting Virtual Programming on Zoom
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• Sample Parent Consent Using Google Forms
Customize your own parent consent form using Google Forms
• Sample Email Templates for Virtual Programming
Email Templates to efficiently communicate with Parents/Guardians
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• Participant Guide for Zoom Meetings
Practical help for your participants who are new to Virtual Programming
• 4 Virtual Programming Ideas
Members of the music staff at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston describe their approach for:
- Group Instrument Lessons on Zoom
- Virtual Music Production Sessions
- Virtual Jam “Round Robin” Session
- Instagram Live “Takeover” Concert
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Recommendations on how to properly clean and disinfect your program area and music instruments:
Virtual Programming Ideas and Resources
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↓ Virtual Programming Ideas↓
• Virtual Group Lessons (Zoom, etc)
Tutorial on how to set up virtual group lessons for any instrument
• Instrument Loaner Program
Resources (Recommended Equipment list and sample parent permission form) to help you set up an instrument Loaner Program.
↓At Home Resources↓
Advanced
• Berklee Pulse
• Berklee Online
Beginner
• Yousician
• Curated Youtube Lessons (ie. Guitar, Ukulele, Piano, Drum pad, Vocals)
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↓ Virtual Programming Ideas↓
• Virtual Beat making/recording sessions (via Zoom, etc) Thanks BuildingBeats.org
Free beat making tutorials and examples of virtual music production projects/sessions
• 4 “Masked” Music Production Ideas
Is social distancing limiting your studio collabs? Encourage youth to make beats with anonymous producers adding an element of mystery
• Rhythm Roulette (Using Splice)
Challenge your participants to a weekly beat making challenge using predetermined samples
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↓ Virtual Programming Ideas↓
• Virtual Group Lessons (Zoom, etc)
Tutorial on how to set up virtual group lessons or songwriting sessions for vocalists
• Cover Song Challenge
Set up a weekly Cover Song competition to encourage virtual collaboration and music making
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↓ Virtual Programming Ideas↓
• Household Foley
Zoom session icebreaker – the participant with the most realistic sound effect wins!
• Zoom Concert Watch Party
Schedule a regular time to meet up with participants to watch a virtual concert (using “screen share”) Examples: Beyoncé Homecoming, HipHop Evolution, or favorite artists on YouTube.
• Virtual Karaoke Party
Tutorial on how to set up a virtual Karaoke party with your participants (complete with a Google Doc best practice)
↓At Home Resources↓
Advanced & Beginner
• New York Vocal Coaching
• Chrome Music Lab
• Sampulator
• You DJ
Music Making Resources
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• Ableton (Free 90 day trial) – Professional level beat making software
• ProTools First – Free version of Industry standard software
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IOS and Android compatible:
• Zenbeats – Make beats with classic Roland Sounds like 808’s
• BlocsWave – Loop-based app to explore, create and record your music
• LaunchPad – Instantly create and remix music
• Acapella – Connect, collaborate and create music with friends who love to sing and play instruments.
IOS only:
• Beatmaker 3 – Professional DAW powered by a mobile device
• Garageband – Turn your iPad, and iPhone into a collection of Touch Instruments and a full-featured recording studio
• Reason Compact – Your pocket music studio
• Reason Take – Record your ideas anywhere… just Sing, hum, rap, or strum.
• “Drop a Beat” Apple App Story – Collection of other popular music making Apps for IOS
Android only:
• Best Music Making Apps – Collection of other popular music making Apps for IOS
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• Mobile Permission – Send Permission Slips to Parents’ cell phones
• Bloomz – The #1 App for All Your Classroom Communication
• Remind – Communication for the school, home, and everywhere in between.
• Crew – The connected frontline workplace
Professional Development Resources
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• Music Impact Network – Free program resources for after school music programs
• Groove3 – Pro-quality Recording studio video tutorials
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• Henny Tha Bizness – Professional iPad music Producer
• Genius Deconstructed – How to make a hit with the industry’s top producers
• Pensado’s Place “Into the Lair” – Engineering and Mixing Tutorials with Dave Pensado
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Lyndia:
• Music Production
Coursera:
• Teaching Popular Music
• Music Production
Skillshare:
• Music Production
• Video Production
EdX.org:
• Music Technology
• Music Theory
• Creativity & Entrepreneurship
Berklee Online:
• Free Resources
Please send resource recommendations to info@musicimpactnetwork.org
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