Translating the Applied Music Lesson to the Remote Classroom

The applied music teacher’s diagnostic toolbox has three main compartments: look, feel, and sound. In order to translate a lesson into the remote classroom each of these tools needs to be considered. BU College of Arts & Sciences Senior Lecturer Daniel Dona discusses how finding the right cues via language and visual demonstration are vital in teaching an applied music lesson in a remote classroom. He also discusses the importance of camera placement and offers tips to maximize the use of audio technology in the course.

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Daniel Doña

dldona@bu.edu

Daniel Doña has distinguished himself as an active performer and pedagogue. He serves on the viola faculty of the Boston University School of Music alongside his duties as Chair of the Committee for Antiracism & Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access; Assistant Chair of the String…Read More

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Daniel Doña

dldona@bu.edu

Daniel Doña has distinguished himself as an active performer and pedagogue. He serves on the viola faculty of the Boston University School of Music alongside his duties as Chair of the Committee for Antiracism & Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access; Assistant Chair of the String Department; Coordinator of String Chamber Music; and Lecturer of String Pedagogy and String Literature.

Daniel is also Assistant Director of the Boston University Tanglewood Institute String Quartet Workshop and has taught at the Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music and Point CounterPoint. In addition to his teaching at BU, Dr. Doña serves on the faculty of the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra Intensive Community Program. Dr. Doña is an avid chamber musician and is a member of TriChrome and the critically acclaimed Arneis Quartet.