IPS PRACTICING & RECORDING

When you see the speaker icon in your IPS ebook, it means there is audio that can be played to enhance learning. Clicking a flashing speaker in an ebook page changes the gray toolbar at the bottom of the window so you can control playback to fit your needs.

PLAYING AUDIO

• options to hear a play-along accompaniment only, a demonstration recording only, or both

combined (varies depending on the exercise); tap to mute the track

• play , pause

, and stop (not shown)

• looping to allow uninterrupted repeated

practice or listening until

you press or ; tap to disable looping

• tempo control to slow down audio; tap to cycle between three settings:

, , or

• tap to return to the Navigation and

Activity Menu toolbar.

Audio can also be played directly from the Media List found in the Activity Menu, which can be opened while viewing an ebook’s Table of Contents or from any page within the book when no other tools are being used.

1) tap 2) Choose “Media List” 3) Choose “Audio — All” 4) select the track you wish to play

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• slider to move forward or back in the audio

If you prefer to listen to audio on an external media player, files for download are also included in the Media List.

1) tap 2) Choose “Media List” 3) choose “Audio for

iTunes and Windows Media Player”

4) choose the format best suited for your device to download the audio files

5) once audio files are downloaded, install them on your device as you normally do any other audio files

PLAYING VIDEO

When you see the video camera icon in your IPS ebook, it means there is video that a can be played to enhance learning. Clicking a flashing video camera in an ebook page opens the playback window and automatically starts the

video. Play , Pause , and Stop buttons and a timeline slider allow you to control the video. Volume level is determined by your computer’s audio

controls. To close the video, tap . The first time you play a video, it takes a few seconds to download. After that, it will be stored in cashe for immediate playback.

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When you see the microphone icon in your IPS ebook, it means that you can record an exercise for self-assessment or for sharing with your teacher, family, and friends. Clicking a flashing microphone in an ebook page changes the gray toolbar at the bottom of the window so you can control recording and sharing features to fit your needs.

Video can also be played directly from the Media List found in the Activity Menu, which can be opened while viewing an ebook’s Table of Contents or from any page within the book when no other tools are being used.

1) tap 2) Choose “Media List”

3) Choose “Video — All” 4) select the video you wish to play

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• slider to move

forward or back in

the audio

• record and stop

record (not shown)

• tempo control to slow down audio; tap to cycle between three settings:

, , or

• play recording and stop playing recording

(not shown).

• sliders to adjust relative volumes of your recording and the play-along accompaniment

(shown after selected)

• email recording; click here for details

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opic/email-recording

• save recording; click here for details

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• tap to return to the Navigation

and Activity Menu toolbar.

TUNER/METRONOME

The IPS includes a convenient built-in combination metronome and instrument-specific tuner with automatic pitch-recognition.

The tuner can be accessed from the Main Menu…

…or from the Activity Menu, which can be opened while viewing an ebook’s Table of Contents or from any page within the book when no other tools are being used.

1) tap 2) Choose “Media List”

3) To use the metronome, adjustthe tempo then tap ; to use the tuner, choose your instrument from the drop-down menu, them sing or play a pitch.

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