Presentation to School Principals Quaver s K-8 General Music Education Curriculum
Five Things Quaver Can Do For Your School 1. Bring to your school the most advanced K-8 general music education curriculum available anywhere 2. Provide a broad-based music education for all students focused on developing both musicians and non musicians 2
Five Things Quaver Can Do For Your School 3. Significantly strengthen cross curricular connections to other subject areas as well as teach social and life skills 4. Provide a positive classroom experience where students develop a stronger desire and aptitude for learning 5. Improve attendance and classroom behavior fewer disciplinary problems 3
Benefits of an Online Curriculum Content can be added seamlessly from the cloud no downloads or disk uploads Problems with software can be fixed immediately Lessons can be customized and then shared among teachers Apps for mobile devices can be managed more easily through the cloud Assignments can be automatically scored and entered into the teacher s grade book 4
Impact of Quaver Curriculum on Students Independent Survey of Teachers in Paradise Valley Unified School District, AZ 100% 96% 95% 89% Percent of responses ranking Quaver Good, Very Good, or Excellent
Impact of Quaver Curriculum on Teachers Independent Survey of Teachers in Paradise Valley Unified School District, AZ 100% 100% 100% 91% Percent of responses ranking Quaver Good, Very Good, or Excellent
Quaver s Seriously Fun Approach Engaging teacher-led lessons create excitement for both students and teachers 7
Quaver Emphasizes Cross Curricular Connections English/Languages Mathematics Science Social Studies Physical Education Reading, Pronuncia4on, Rhyming Coun4ng, Frac4ons, Abstract Symbols Sound Crea4on and Propaga4on, Human Anatomy, Music Technology Musical History, World Cultures/Other Languages, Geography Rhythm, Movement, Dancing 8
Quaver Emphasizes Development of Life Skills Classroom Behavior Problem Solving Critical Thinking Social Skills Moral Lessons The Quaver Five teachers respect and proper behavior Iden4fy/solve musical problems Evaluate musical pieces and express opinions Sing and play together, teamwork, construc4ve feedback Learn lessons from history s greatest composers 9
Quaver Emphasizes Active Listening Skills Melody Arrangement Instrumentation Dynamics Musical Form Contour, mood, rhythm, tempo Call and answer, duets, swells, fanfares, modula4on Strings, bass, reeds, percussion Piano, forte, crescendos, staccato Primary and secondary melody, bridges, interludes, and more Musical Styles 10 From Classical to Rap and beyond
Special Needs Students Music teachers can impact EVERY student in the school with Quaver Quaver lessons are especially effective for Special Needs students Highlighting, closed captioning, and foreign language glossaries assist English Language Learners Accessible content is designed for both hearing and visually impaired students Visual and technology centric lessons connect strongly with cognitively impaired students 11
Community Impact Quaver Musicals are loaded with everything needed to put on public performances something the whole community will love! Our Kid s Website is FREE to anyone in the community with personalized avatars, music room, and musical creation tools for use at home or at school Quaver himself often communicates directly with schools via the Internet or in person 12
Compliance with Standards Quaver guarantees our curriculum meets national standards In every new adoption, Quaver modifies our curriculum to include 13
Quaver Experience Over 50 staff more than any other publisher dedicated exclusively to online music education More experience creating and supporting an online music curriculum than any other publisher Our curriculum content is optimized for slow Internet speeds and high demand situations Our curriculum comes with backup resources for use when the Internet is down We have a pro-active customer support program we come to you 14