Live Webinars Archive

How to Combine Notation, Text & Graphics to Create Instructional Materials

In the April live webinar, you’ll learn how to create your own professional-looking music tutor books and teaching materials by combining notation, text and graphics in a simple, practical workflow. In this step-by-step webinar, you’ll discover how to design clear, engaging resources using familiar tools like Canva, PowerPoint, Google Slides and MuseScore – no advanced design skills required!

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The Middle School Songwriting Toolkit – tech, tools and teaching tips

In the March live webinar, we explore fresh, tech-powered ways to teach songwriting in Years 5–9. We’ll look at how you can use free tech tools to spark creativity by generating rhythms for bass lines, melodies and chord patterns and randomizing engaging writing prompts. We’ll also look at the tech options students can use for writing, recording and notating their work and along the way, you’ll discover adaptable and practical songwriting project ideas.

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Speedy Arranging and Transcription – tech tools and tips

In the February live webinar, we explore tech tools that can help with every step of the arranging and transcribing process, from the best playback apps, methods for getting notes into your notation software fast, how to utilise MusicXML and MIDI files and AI tools for scanning and stem splitting that are changing the game. You’ll also discover top workflow tips plus notation techniques that will speed things up and let you work more effectively.

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How To Make Your Own Singalong Lyric Videos… for free!

Lyric videos and karaoke-style videos that show the words line-by-line in time to an audio track can be an incredibly useful tool when teaching students songs, facilitating singalongs or when you need to leave something useful for a sub! In the January webinar, we cover the best tips for setting up the lyrics in a musical way so that they’re easy to follow and get the best sound quality for the video. We’ll also look at how you can use the free video editor Clipchamp to create karaoke-style videos with lyrics that light up or change color for easy comprehension.

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From PDF to Editable Notation File

In the August live webinar, you’ll learn how to transform PDF scores into fully editable digital notation files, quickly and easily. We’ll walk through the process step by step using low-cost tools. You’ll learn how to convert a PDF into a MusicXML file (the universal notation file type), open it in a notation program and make your desired edits without needing to enter the notes manually.

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Drum Kit Notation Made Easy

In the May live webinar, we cover how to create a basic drum beat in your notation software and some best practices when it comes to what to include in your score so that your drummer can see what to play at a glance.

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