Make your own CD Accompaniment with a Superscope CD Recorder

By Kathy Maskell, NCTM

"From a teaching perspective I can think of no better way to chart a student's progress than to record musical achievements throughout the school year."

The Superscope PSD300 CD Recording System is an awesome recording tool with many practical applications. 

My first use of the PSD300 was to record the choir at the Old Cambridge Baptist Church in Harvard Square. This massive stone edifice reverberated with full organ, brass choir and tympani on Easter morning. From the vantage point of the rear balcony we were able to clearly record the entire service and make copies available for the choristers. In a much smaller space with drop ceilings and much poorer acoustics we recorded our young voice, piano and guitar students in recital. We made a lot of proud parents happy knowing that they would have a commemorative recording of their child's progress in music.

From a teaching perspective I can think of no better way to chart a student's progress than to record musical achievements throughout the school year. Students preparing for competitions and auditions are able to critique their performances enabling them to make improvements. The Superscope PSD300 is extremely user-friendly in making this a possibility in even the busiest of teaching schedules. 

This year the Massachusetts Music Teachers Association used the Superscope PSD300 to record the winners in their annual state contest. These recordings were placed on the state website for parents, teachers, and friends to enjoy (www.mmta.net).

Kathy is the owner and director of MusicWorks Studio in Tewksbury, MA. She attended New England Conservatory of Music and received a Bachelor of Music degree from the Berklee College of Music, Boston. She is currently President for the Massachusetts Music Teachers Association and has been selected as their 2002 Commissioned Composer.

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