Hi Federica……my Grandfather also came from the region where you are living so I do know how lovely it is.

About to start teaching but

teach them both names…….all my kids know  minim or half note, crotchet or quarter note so it would be no different with note names …letters and solfegg….say the letter names , sing the solfegg…kids…[Read more]

Hi again,

I discovered that the “Preview” app of Mac OS X provides an annotation functionality. It is not as convenient as foreScore but better than nothing. Unfortunately you can’t make different layers for different students. But its a start.

Thanks @markfitton

Most of the pupils just tip their head a bit to the left for a while when I rotate the music from vertical to horizontal and that’s it. For some pupils I have to rotate the music slowly while they are playing and then I alternate between vertical and horizontal reading for a short period of 2 to 3 lessons. In 15 years of using…[Read more]

Thanks everyone for your thoughts and input. @markuskreischer-2, I have checked out the link you included, and am very impressed.  I wondered, how do you help pupils handle the change from vertical to horizontal?  Do they adapt automatically?

Thanks Tim and Nicola for your thoughts. I did actually say I may not be able to run the program and they are willing to talk- so that’s a good sign. Will try to talk to them about planning time.

Is there a video for this one?