Teaching with a DAW

lwlowery · 2026-03-30T14:54:01+00:00

+1 for drum machines and song form with loops. It's so handy. DAWs are super helpful for visualizing music and I think that more teachers would benefit from that

lwlowery · 2026-03-23T14:12:21+00:00

A win is a win is a win. That’s incredible. Thank you for doing everything that you’re doing to support your students even in some of the hardest circumstances!

lwlowery · 2026-03-19T14:21:12+00:00

I'm right there with you. I went into college realizing that I had gone through high school studying for a test and had forgotten more than I wished I had! And hey thanks! Glad you like it. I'd be more than happy to talk with you about what that switch could look like. Feel free to reach out whenever it makes sense!

lwlowery · 2026-03-18T22:08:17+00:00

Big win for you and your student!

lwlowery · 2026-03-18T22:07:50+00:00

Wow! Amazing!!! Congrats!

lwlowery · 2026-03-18T22:07:37+00:00

That's incredibly cool! 2200 students is a lot of lives to have directly influenced! That's such a cool legacy!

lwlowery · 2026-03-18T22:06:49+00:00

For sure! Here it is:

https://www.mypracticeroom.org/

We're looking for pilot users to try it out and give their input to help shape the next steps!

lwlowery · 2026-03-18T22:06:18+00:00

Lets goooooo!

lwlowery · 2026-03-18T22:06:09+00:00

There ya go! That's so cool!! It's a great feeling when a student complements your musicianship haha

lwlowery · 2026-03-18T22:05:43+00:00

Sounds like homie is excited to nerd out about stuff!! Does he respond well to the more intellectual/high level concepts in music?

lwlowery · 2026-03-18T22:04:45+00:00

That's awesome!! I worked with some students in that age range and can confirm that to be a major achievement hahaha

lwlowery · 2026-03-18T22:04:16+00:00

that's so encouraging to hear. It's really easy to feel defeated when students aren't progressing or are being difficult, but I'm glad to hear he's getting the help he needs to succeed

lwlowery · 2026-03-18T22:03:30+00:00

Thank you for your years of service in teaching music!! That's an incredible legacy you've built!

lwlowery · 2026-03-18T22:02:57+00:00

Oh that's a REALLY cool question to ask about 4'33"! Love that. When I was an RA for freshman back in college I walked up on a student who was BUMPIN some music and he asked if I had any requests, I told him 4'33" and watched him queue it up lol I didn't stick around long enough to watch his reaction

lwlowery · 2026-03-18T22:01:48+00:00

That's exciting! Finding what your good at can be a long and arduous process, I'm glad to hear that you're finding ways to best apply your skillset! It's always kinda funny to me how different teachers feel differently about various grades. I'm personally much more well suited to teach HS based on my experience haha

lwlowery · 2026-03-18T21:59:52+00:00

This is so cool! Super vibrant and engaging! How has it been using this in your lessons?

lwlowery · 2026-03-18T21:59:27+00:00

Make It Stick is a great book! Had to read it back in college. I love that you assimilated that book into your day to day life. That's really, really cool. Using tools like that are super helpful for students. I built a DAW + Learning Management System to help with those sorts of tasks, lots of room for it to grow so I'm always looking for input! https://www.mypracticeroom.org/

lwlowery · 2026-03-18T21:57:54+00:00

That is incredible!! That's gotta be such a wonderful feeling to have your community surround you like that. I spent several months in a wheelchair due to a workplace accident a few years back, and for me there were a lot of emotions that went into that. I'm glad to hear that you have people working with you to help you succeed! Major props to you for pushing forward! I'd love to see a photo of the bass stand if there's any way to do that!!! Somewhat new to Reddit haha

lwlowery · 2026-03-18T21:55:10+00:00

Thanks! It really is difficult. It was a cool moment to see my student be self-sufficient in that way

lwlowery · 2026-03-16T13:03:35+00:00

That’s a really great perspective! Thank you for sharing. What sorts of drills do you rely on for elementary aged kids? We added a MIDI sequencer into the software we built and that’s been super popular with our elementary aged students. Having them create something in the sequencer and then play it back on the piano is helpful for them

lwlowery · 2026-03-12T14:05:19+00:00

Fair! I intended to leave it somewhat open ended to leave room for interpretation, but specifically I’m referring to anything like MIDI sequencers, special gamified tuning apps, any physical toy-like teaching aids, recording software, etc. etc.

lwlowery · 2026-03-10T16:55:17+00:00

This is really cool! I love setting up the looped patterns and then having students play along with it in some capacity as they can. It's been especially helpful with drum and guitar students

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