Lorrina Allred

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3. not alphabetized

When you are exploring, you can't even see pages of titles you have looked at.  Since the titles are not listed in alphabetical order, all you see are forward and backward arrows with a list of a few hundred pieces.  No idea where you are in the list, s...

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3. link to assignments?

It doesn't exist!  I've looked into it.  I don't know if Canvas has to approve it as an external site like they do with Nearpod or Flipgrid, or if it can come from SmartMusic.  It would be great if it were part of Canvas like the other programs mentioned.

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3. Finding Units and Assignments

I just noticed on the Content Manager page, you can both search for your selection by name or date.  In addition, you can reorganize them in order of date made (from old to new or vice versa). You can also reorganize them by name in alphabetical order o...

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3. Student access to their instrument when assigning music

If you're doing SOLOS, each instrument has their own book so you'd have to assign them separately.  If you are doing a band or Jazz Band piece, it will assign them to all instruments at once. 

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3. Faster way to create assignments?

I AGREE!  I'm doing the same thing for Rhythms Exercises.  Wouldn't it be nice if you could up the book or the rhythms and just click the assignments you want to assign then use the same template for all of them and assign them all at once.  I also agre...

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3. Next exercise

YES!  Why does it take so long to go to the next piece in the method book???  I lose students' attention every time, then when you have to re-click all the settings on each number, we are wasting too much valuable class time.  I'd also love it if as a t...

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3. We're paying full price to be beta testers

The curser still is not in time with the accompaniment either.  My students HATE using Smartmusic.

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3. Why do you use Smartmusic?

1.  I like the students to practice the band music at home and be able to hear what it sounds like with all the instruments, especially the percussion students.  My beginning band students are in separate classes so it's good for them to hear the other ...

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3. TIME SAVER...

Too many instrument options to choose from when signing up for an account.  My 7th graders are confused!  They don't know the difference between a Trumpet in C or Bb.  Is it necessary to have all those options?

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3. Validating a Grade Updates

And why does it not show it right away without having to exit out of gradebook then go back into gradebook to see any changes?  It sure is a lot of extra steps, = extra time = wasted time that I don't have.

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