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| Teacher Technical Support and Customer Service |
| We understand that teachers have little disposable time on their hands for troubleshooting technical issues, so educators have always enjoyed direct technical support from Steinberg Canada. When you call Steinberg Canada for customer service and support please be sure to let us know you are an educator. Teachers can count on our technical support staff to work out problems efficiently. |
| Cubasis |
The Cubasis editors are very useful for students who are approaching the idea of notation for the first time. Cubasis can have both the Score editor, and the MIDI key editor open at the same time and this easily reveals the grid based logic of basic music notation. With the keyboard situated vertically, and the timeline arranged horizontally, notes are placed as Cartesian coordinates, where pitch, time position, and duration are easily understood. Changes in either editor are reflected by the other editor, and a performance on a MIDI keyboard can be witnessed in real-time through the editors. Students can literally watch music being scored in real time. It's a fantastic teaching tool. Notes seen on the score, or in the key editor can be moved by musical measurements. The pencil tool can place notes in the editors with or without the aid of a MIDI keyboard. Snap values can be set to insure penciled or moved notes land on chosen beats, be it on 8th notes, 16th notes, etc. The vertical bars at the bottom of the MIDI edit window represent MIDI velocity, which is a measure of how hard each key was struck on the MIDI keyboard when the performer originally played the music. The velocity value with which each key was struck by the performer is interpreted and expressed by Cubasis as volume. Thus the dynamics of a piece of music are visually and aurally understood, and subtle nuances of performance can be analyzed in detail. The Language of dynamics can be understood through numeric and graphic representations. Concepts such as crescendo, and accent are easily grasped. Harmony, Texture and Form are particularly well explained when a MIDI download of music is visualized in the Key Editor. A piece of music can be seen as a picture, and chords note clusters, and melody directions are easy to see. Repetition, shape, overlapping notes, rhythmic contour and so many elements of a piece of music can be experienced through the aural and visual senses. Music can be stopped and carefully observed outside the flow of time. Different styles of music will be noted to contain unique shapes, and the concept of form as shape becomes very apparent. MIDI files abound on the internet, and almost any period, or culture of music can be downloaded. Parameters of meter and tempo can be manipulated on the transport bar. Individual bars and beats can be referred to numerically on the transport bar enabling students to jump instantly to certain positions within a piece of music. Traditional musical terms and tempo terminology can be related to simple numeric values to facilitate a greater understanding of tempo and the effects of tempo modulations in music. |
| Teacher Training Institute |
Teachers are now looking to enhance their
own understanding of technologies in multimedia, music and sound
design, and Steinberg Canada offers specialized teacher training
at our Toronto Office. Call us and book an appointment for a
one on one session, or take advantage of our group discounts. Applications: "Cubasis VST has provided a great 'kick start'
to our new MIDI program. Our students have recently been turned
on to the world of sequencing, audio recording, and notation.
The product support and technical help that Steinberg Canada
has provided has been superb. Steinberg has visited our school
and delivered invaluable workshops. My students are 'buzzed'
and I am excited to continue developing new curriculum for them.
Being a composer myself, I can easily see the uses and extensions
of this software as a compositional tool. English literacy is
improved by reading and writing. I feel strongly that we need
to spend more time developing musical literacy by providing
opportunities for students to listen and write. Any tool that
can make composition more interesting, enjoyable, and accessible
is worth it. Cubasis VST fits the bill perfectly. Wouldn't it
be wonderful if schools everywhere were provided with the same
opportunity to experience composition, and increase their musical
literacy, through the use of Cubasis VST." "For the past two years CyberARTS students
have used Steinberg's Cubase to create their own professional
quality sound tracks without relying on sound samplers or copyright
materials. This experience encourages students to really appreciate
the full impact of sound in 3D animation, video and Flash animation
work." "Working with Cubase has allowed me to cover
an enormous amount of education expectations in each of the
curriculum strands - theory creation and analysis. There is
no question that the technological expectations are covered
through the use of the software - that almost goes without saying." "Cubasis VST is an extremely user-friendly
program for students to develop their musical skills. Cubasis
VST has all of the important functions that more complex sequencers
like Cubase SX have, but it is laid out in a way that makes
it very easy for students to get working on right away." "With the use of Steinberg software, we have
experienced and incredible amount of creativity from our students." "Cubase is easy to use and is a worthwhile
program to use in today's music curriculum." |