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Mastering Music Online for Education

The story of the development of Mastering Music Online started in 2000 when Datasonics was approached by school teachers who were struggling to implement music technology in their classrooms. These teachers were already using Music Master (our powerful sequencing, notation and audio tool) because of the unique tight coupling of the MIDI events to the notation symbols for fast and accurate song composition. This provided the best experience to students leading to only one version of the song to both play and print. However, these teachers faced several challenges, including limited time for lesson preparation, the need to meet individual student needs, and a requirement for user-friendly tools that aligned to the curriculum.

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At that time, most music software products were installed tools (including our own Music Master). Even though these tools can be useful, without music lessons to guide their use they are limited in their ability to teach and learn music. Therefore, Datasonics solved this issue by developing a set of browser-based music lessons that cover the curriculum and interfaced directly with Music Master to provide the best framework for increased musical knowledge and the freedom to generate creative ideas. Mastering Music resulted and was embraced by hundreds of schools who were using it in their computer labs showing Datasonics as a leading-edge innovative company.

As technology and the internet advanced, the computer labs were replaced with laptops and a school policy of 'Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)'. With a BYOD policy, the use of installed music software became a nightmare for music teachers as not all music software is compatible with all platforms and Chromebooks in schools do not allow easy installation of software. Datasonics realised this and started re-developing Mastering Music to totally work in the browser so that it could work on all devices with nothing to install. This resulted in Mastering Music Online being released in mid 2020 during the start of the COVID pandemic.

Mastering Music Online is Datasonics' commitment to addressing the needs of music teachers and students by providing comprehensive, user-friendly, and innovative music education solutions.

Music Lessons

aligned to the curriculum for Years K-12
self-paced lessons for personalized learning
over 400 lessons categorized by year level & activity type
covers theory, ear-training and creative activities

Teacher Operation and Access

assign lessons using Google Classroom or other LMS
online Professional Development Courses for Teachers
admin interface to view, monitor and mark student work
complete freedom with custom lesson plans

Recording Studio

compose, arrange, mix and print music
powerful editing tools across 6 editors
import and export MIDI files and Music XML
in-built virtual keyboard and synthesizer
record from external keyboard in real-time

Easy Operation and Access

single login from Google or Microsoft Education Account
nothing to install
works on all devices any where, any time
all work stored in the cloud for privacy and security
narrated text, instructional and video help on all lessons

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Online Music Lessons

The music lessons have been categorized by year level and activity type for easy reference and selection.

Performing

Beginner to advanced songs in all styles and instruments

Composing

Composing, Arranging, Mixing, Film Scoring and much more!

Publishing

Reading and Writing Notation for parts and conductor scores

Musicianship

Ear training, music theory plus rhythmic & melodic dictation

Each lesson topic is color-coded to indicate its primary activity type and shows the musical concepts covered.

Lesson Topic	Lessons	Musical Concepts
Lesson Topic	Lessons	Rhythm	Pitch	Dyn/Exp	Form	Timbre	Texture
Musical Stories	1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Instrument Families	1		✔	✔		✔	✔
Instruments Aural	18		✔			✔
Staff, Clef and Notes	10		✔
Note Durations	9	✔
Rest Durations	6	✔
Beginner Songs	3	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Changing Instruments	6					✔
Correcting Instruments	4					✔
Easy Songs	3	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Tempo Marks	2	✔
Tempo	2	✔		✔
Identifying Instruments	3					✔
Play-along Songs	4	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Musical Forms	9				✔
Folk Songs	4	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Adding Lyrics	3				✔
Drum Grooves	4	✔			✔
Intervals Aural	17		✔
Intervals Written	16		✔
Note Recognition	5	✔	✔
Bar and Time Signature	5	✔
Time Signatures	2	✔			✔
Writing Manuscript	5	✔	✔	✔
Writing Counts	6	✔
Rock Songs	3	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Clefs	4		✔
Dynamics	2			✔
Using Dynamics	3			✔
Writing Dynamics	2			✔
Accidentals	8		✔

Lesson Topic	Lessons	Musical Concepts
Lesson Topic	Lessons	Rhythm	Pitch	Dyn/Exp	Form	Timbre	Texture
Editing Notes	1		✔
Selecting Instruments	2					✔
Orchestral Songs	4	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Accent Marks	2			✔
Staccato Marks	2			✔
Arranging	4	✔	✔			✔	✔
Compose in Keyboard	2	✔	✔
Christmas Solos	4	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Semitones and Tones	2		✔
Ties and Slurs	3	✔
Ensemble Arranging	4	✔	✔			✔	✔
Enharmonic Notes	2		✔
Major Scales	5		✔
Minor Scales	2		✔
Major Key Signatures	4		✔
Quantizing	2	✔
Folk Advanced	3	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Ensemble Balance	3		✔	✔		✔	✔
Solfa and Transposition	4		✔
Syncopation	2	✔
Performance	1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Chords Aural	13		✔				✔
Chords Written	13		✔				✔
Adding Chords	3		✔
Chord Symbols	3		✔
Creating Chords	1		✔				✔
Chord Inversions	4		✔				✔
Choir Songs	3	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Major Key Harmony	6		✔				✔
Minor Key Harmony	2		✔				✔
Film Scoring	3	✔		✔	✔	✔	✔

Lesson Topic	Lessons	Musical Concepts
Lesson Topic	Lessons	Rhythm	Pitch	Dyn/Exp	Form	Timbre	Texture
Rhythmic Exercises	6	✔
Rhythmic Dictation	6	✔
Melodic Exercises	6	✔	✔		✔
Melodic Dictation	6	✔	✔		✔
Jazz Songs	6	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Scales Aural	17		✔
Pentatonic Scales	2		✔
Blues Scales	2		✔
Whole Tone Scales	2		✔
Instrument Ranges	8		✔			✔
Mixing	4			✔	✔	✔	✔
Anacrusis	8	✔			✔
Repeats	3				✔
1st and 2nd Endings	3				✔
Advanced Performance	1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Changing Tonality	2		✔			✔
Christmas Ensembles	3	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
DC al Fine	3				✔
DS al Fine	3				✔
DC al Coda	2				✔
DS al Coda	2				✔
Radio Remix	2			✔	✔	✔	✔
Composing Parts	3	✔	✔			✔	✔
Note Comparison	10	✔	✔
Publishing Layout	3				✔		✔
Improvisation	3	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Cadences Aural	7		✔				✔
Cadences Written	19		✔				✔
Modes	2		✔
4Part Writing	4		✔		✔		✔
Sight Singing	12	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔

Mastering Music Testimonials

"Mastering Music has been developed by experienced musicians and music educators to place the power and the pleasure of digital music-making in the hands of students, taking them from musical rudiments to advanced skills in performance, composition and listening. It embeds the foundational skills of aural discernment, notation and arrangement within interactive learning experiences that allow students to develop their ability to compose, perform and record their own music using the power of a DAW, but all running from your web browser with nothing to install. Mastering Music is a comprehensive learning package that can enhance any school music program and is supported by an informative professional development course and a highly experienced production team."
Dr Philip Cooney, Wycliffe Christian School, NSW, Australia

Excerpts from Mastering Music Workshop in USA

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