Contents:

The Teacher Manual
The Teacher Manual is the core information source the teacher will use to plan and deliver music lessons on a daily basis. Supplied as a durable spirally-bound hard backed book it is intended to be a long-lasting source of reference for the teacher to use both outside the classroom when planning lessons (at home for example) and inside the classroom when delivering lessons. Each of the 11 CRP Projects and their associated Learning Activities are detailed in the Teacher Manual, and a comprehensive Cubase Concept Map identifies how each Project makes use of specific Cubase skills and understanding of Cubase technology. The Teacher Manual is presented in A4 landscape format to provide an optimal viewing layout, and is printed in full-colour on 370 sides of high-quality paper.

The Resource File
Accompanying the printed Teacher Manual in the CRP folder is the Resource File, a range of printed reference sheets. These include examples of generic worksheets and assessment tasks found on the DVD2 (see below) so that teachers are introduced to the style and range of materials provided by the CRP. In addition a table of the entire CRP contents, along with basic set-up recommendations is supplied. And usefully the Resource File contains all of the support materials and worksheets needed to deliver Project 1 – Introduction to Cubase.

The DVD’s
The Classroom Resource Pack contains two DVD’s. Both have been custom made to run using the Director TM environment, which means that there is an easy-to-use graphical interface directing the user to simply and quickly find the files required

• DVD1 – Classroom Project Files
  DVD1 contains all the files that students will use when undertaking the practical tasks within the 11 projects. It is structured with direct correlation to the Projects and Learning Activities themselves, and the graphical interface provided guides the student with a very simple and consistent method to find the Cubase Project file associated with the lesson they are undertaking. Once located the student simply clicks on the link, Cubase is automatically started and the correct Cubase project will be opened along with most of the content files needed to complete the Learning Activity.
  
• DVD2 – Teacher Support Materials
  This DVD also operates via an easy to navigate custom-made Director TM graphical interface. It contains all of the additional information the teacher will need to know, and all the support materials the teacher will need to use, to satisfactorily carry out the Learning Activities. DVD2 includes Student Worksheets, Teacher Support Sheets, Assessment Sheets, Project Learning Records, Cubase Tutorial Videos and other ressources.

The CRP Projects
The CRP’s 11 units of study are called Projects.

• Project 1 provides students with the opportunity to gain an understanding of a range of the fundamental features and working practices of Cubase and/or Cubase Studio.
• Projects 2 – 11 focus on different aspects of music, with each designed to provide about 8-12 hours of classroom study.

Each CRP Project with its own musical theme introduces a unique set of aims. These are clearly identified in the Project Overview at the start of each Project. The Project context is then outlined, allowing the teacher to understand more about how the Projects’ aims and Learning Activities might interact with other themes in a scheme of work. The prior Skills, Knowledge and Understanding required to undertake the Project work is also listed, allowing the teacher, and therefore the students also, to be fully prepared. Learning Outcomes then describes the result intended once all Learning Activities have been undertaken from the Project – an invaluable reference tool for the teacher.

The Learning Activities (LA’s)
Each CRP Project is divided into a number of individual elements called Learning Activities. Most Projects contain between 6 and 8 Learning Activities, most of which are intended to last between 1 and 2 classroom lessons (assuming each lesson has duration of approximately 45-50 minutes). There are 74 Learning Activities in total in the CRP, generating over 100 hours of classroom teaching time.

Cubase Concepts, Features and Skills
Each Project and its associated Learning Activities contain reference to Cubase Concepts. There are specific concepts, features or skills that students will develop or learn in the course of completing the Project. A detailed mapping of such Cubase Concepts is provided in the Teacher Manual, so the teacher can easily refer to it and understand the demands for each Project, and then further investigate the teacher support materials (such as Teacher Support Sheets and the Cubase Concept Tutorial Videos) to acquire the necessary knowledge and/or skills.

Cubase Concept Tutorial Videos
In order to provide a better demonstration of some of the more complex Cubase Concepts, 34 clear and informative video tutorials are included on DVD2 as embedded Quicktime movie files. Finding the tutorial you need and navigating forwards or backwards through the video content is simple – and basic controls including ‘pause’, ‘mute, and ‘full screen’ allow the teacher to even use the videos as part of their lesson if desired.

Student Worksheets
DVD2 contains a very large number of itemised Student Worksheets that can be printed out and given to the students. Each Student Worksheet is named according to Project and Learning Activity, and so they are easily to be found and printed in the correct quantities prior to each class.

These can include:

• Learning Activity instructions
  
• Background explanations of technical or musical processes
  
• Homework tasks
  
• Assessment tasks
  
• Evaluation forms
  
• Cubase screenshots for annotation

Teacher Support Sheets
DVD2 also contains a very large number of Teacher Support Sheets that provide background information about:

• technical processes
  
• music styles and genres
  
• analysis of specific examples of music
  
• These sheets are to be used by the teacher in building up their understanding of the themes introduced by the Projects, and thereby support the teacher in their own activities.

Minimum System Requirements:

CRP

• Cubase 4.1 or Cubase Studio 4.1 (see below)
  
• Display Resolution 1024x768 pixels
  
• 512 MB RAM
  
• Adobe Acrobat 6 or above
  
• Apple Quick Time 7.1.2.4 or above
  
• Microsoft PowerPoint (required for the Quizzes)

Windows

• Windows XP Home or XP Professional (both with Service Pack 1 installed)
  
• Pentium/Athlon 1.4 GHz
  
• 512 MB RAM
  
• Windows DirectX compatible audio hardware (ASIO compatible audio hardware recommended for low latency performance)
  
• Display resolution 1024x768
  
• DVD-ROM drive required for installation
  
• USB port required for Steinberg Key (copy protection device)
  
• Internet connection required for Cubase license activation.
  

Macintosh

• Mac OS X Version 10.4
  
• Power Mac G4 1 GHz or Core Solo 1.5 GHz
  
• 512 MB RAM
  
• Display Resolution 1024x768 pixels
  
• DVD drive required for installation
  
• CoreAudio compatible audio hardware
  
• USB port required for Steinberg Key (copy protection device)
  
• Internet connection required for Cubase license activation
  

Educational Pricing:

• Steinberg Home
• Students & Staff
• Classroom Resource Pack

• Cubase Essential 4
• Cubase Studio 4
• Cubase 4
• HALion 3.1
• Nuendo 4.0
• Nuendo Expansion Kit
• WaveLab 6
• WaveLab Essential 6
• Wavelab Studio 6