Learning about music with the new tools!

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Permalink Reply by Dan Erbacher on July 11, 2008 at 7:41am

I teach in a rural district, and we have FINALLY gotten access to a computer lab for our elementary students. I'm looking for good, safe activities to use with my elementary general music classes.

Permalink Reply by Chris Chater on August 24, 2008 at 2:51am

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Bonjour from the American School of Paris, France!

You'll find the list of free tools we use at my site: http://chrischater.org under the audio tools blog - in my music classroom everything we do is shown on screen via a beamer and a second wireless keyboard is in the hands of a student. Main keyboard is a Roland FP-5 connected to a 1) PC running Emagic Logic Soundtrack and Logic Fun; Vanbasco for Karaoke, rehearsal etc. 2) OSX Mac running Logic Studio 8; Sibelius; Audacity

Still looking for an online collaborative tool to replace Rocket Networks that was closed down several years ago - having participated in CIER (Composers in Electronic Residence) and other composing projects in the past we are now looking for a simple platform for online musical collaboration between schools worldwide... Any ideas?

Chris Chater
cchater@gmail.com

Permalink Reply by Chris Chater on October 5, 2008 at 9:50am

I recently found the ideal collaborative workspace at http://kompoz.com and have started a collaborative project at http://www.kompoz.com/compose-collaborate/home.project?projectId=6157
Looking forward to hearing from anyone interested in this type of composition!

Cheers,
Chris

Permalink Reply by Chris Chater on June 1, 2009 at 7:33am

With my elementary students I've been using noteflight (I import musicXML midi files created by the students playing live into a sequencer) - see results in our Moodle at http://www.asparis.fr:83/poodle/course/view.php?id=207

There is also a link to my Ning where you can see 5th graders using Jamstudio (recording into Audacity in the background to make their own backing tracks for rap, pop etc)

Feedback would be most welcome

Permalink Reply by Jeannine Berube on July 17, 2010 at 5:01pm

Hi, I'm new here. I have been a member of Classroom 2.0 for a few months, but only now found you. I am an K-5 elementary music teacher in NYS. I am looking for ways to integrate technology into my lesson plans. It seems that the groups that would benefit from the technology most (music teachers) are always the last to get the tools they need. If you're an elementary level music teacher it's even worse. Any suggestions from anyone on how to get support to put these excellent tools into practice?

I have a teacher web page through my district using moodle. However, it is not being used to its fullest potential. But that's a different discussion. Anyway, just wanted to check in and see the news. Glad I found you!

Permalink Reply by Sandy Holland on March 11, 2012 at 12:45pm

Hi

Yes I agree that technology and online resources are an excellent means of supplementing live teaching in music. I am co-director of E-MusicMaestro, the online resource offering aural training for music students and professional development for piano teachers and piano students at  http://www.e-musicmaestro.com

Please share your ideas too.

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