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We strive to give more students access to high-quality music education through the use of technology and our giving structure.

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Dynabuddy

Noun. (dī-nuh-bud-dē)

1. Online play-along videos to help kids learn to play music

2. The cartoon dinosaour friend that helps kids practice

Derived from: "dynamics" (musical term to describe volume) and "buddy" (a close friend or helper)

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No music experience needed. No musical knowledge required.

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Customized Videos

Sequenced play-along videos for all concert band instruments (woodwind, bass, and percussion)

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What parents are saying:

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Dynabuddy has propelled both my sons' reading skills as well as enriched their music making activities. The Dynabuddy instructions are very straight-forward and easy to follow. The videos progress in a fun and didactically sound manner. What I especially like is the integration of passages where the student is asked to once read/play a passage and, on a repeat, to sing the part, and to then play it on their instrument one more time. I also enjoy listening to them playing their part along to a musical piece, arranged for a duet or trio. This helps them distinguish their part from another one that they have to sync up to - it's not just playing random notation to a metronome. They are making music and learning lots in a well-structured system that seems to be fun for them, too.

- Hans

Dynabuddy has been an excellent tool for learning percussion for my middle-school-age daughter. There are hundreds of lesson videos that are easy to follow and repeatable, and this has allowed her to progress at her own pace. In addition, Dynabuddy is so user-friendly that my first grader has been able to navigate the site and is learning to play the xylophone.

- Amy

Dynabuddy has propelled both my sons' reading skills as well as enriched their music making activities. The Dynabuddy instructions are very straight-forward and easy to follow. The videos progress in a fun and didactically sound manner. What I especially like is the integration of passages where the student is asked to once read/play a passage and, on a repeat, to sing the part, and to then play it on their instrument one more time. I also enjoy listening to them playing their part along to a musical piece, arranged for a duet or trio. This helps them distinguish their part from another one that they have to sync up to - it's not just playing random notation to a metronome. They are making music and learning lots in a well-structured system that seems to be fun for them, too.

- Hans

Dynabuddy has been an excellent tool for learning percussion for my middle-school-age daughter. There are hundreds of lesson videos that are easy to follow and repeatable, and this has allowed her to progress at her own pace. In addition, Dynabuddy is so user-friendly that my first grader has been able to navigate the site and is learning to play the xylophone.

- Amy

Dynabuddy has propelled both my sons' reading skills as well as enriched their music making activities. The Dynabuddy instructions are very straight-forward and easy to follow. The videos progress in a fun and didactically sound manner. What I especially like is the integration of passages where the student is asked to once read/play a passage and, on a repeat, to sing the part, and to then play it on their instrument one more time. I also enjoy listening to them playing their part along to a musical piece, arranged for a duet or trio. This helps them distinguish their part from another one that they have to sync up to - it's not just playing random notation to a metronome. They are making music and learning lots in a well-structured system that seems to be fun for them, too.

- Hans

Dynabuddy has been an excellent tool for learning percussion for my middle-school-age daughter. There are hundreds of lesson videos that are easy to follow and repeatable, and this has allowed her to progress at her own pace. In addition, Dynabuddy is so user-friendly that my first grader has been able to navigate the site and is learning to play the xylophone.

- Amy

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