August 25, 2008-Question 9:
From what you have read and seen so far, how can digital audio software like GarageBand be utilized in your music classroom?
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August 25, 2008
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Digital audio software can be used in many different ways in the classroom. By using garageband, if you need instruments to back up your choir during a performance and you don’t have students that can play those parts, you can use garageband to create a very cool sounding part to use such as piano, drums, and bass.
You can also use garageband to import audio files. You can change the key of an entire piece to see what key would fit your singers best, and then use it during rehearsals. You can also record with garageband, and use it in a music appreciation setting to introduce recording software.
Comment by Andrew Lyman — August 25, 2008 @ 6:50 pm
I can definitely see myself recording and playing choral parts with Garageband. Since my attendance is sometimes poor, I can have parts singing with a recording of the sections that are missing. I can also let students hear themselves and how they blend with the other voices in their section. I would probably also use Garageband to spruce up my instrumental arrangements. The loops and general layout make for a fast and professional-sounding background. No more 30 dollar accompaniment CDs!
Comment by Dave Stasiak — August 25, 2008 @ 10:19 pm
I can see some fun vocal warmups with a sound other than me at the piano! That will switch up chorus rehersals! And the time spent inputting the piano part would be worth the savings on CDs. The students can create their own accomp for flutophone. I do a “tone poem” composition after listening to Danse Macabre. There are never enough of the right instruments for it. This would be very cool to compose with especially because they can talk the original poem into the mix.
Comment by Mickey — August 26, 2008 @ 12:02 am
I can use it to record my students’ singing. The love to record and listen to themselves! I’ve always used a tape player but now I can use garage band. I can use it to teach partner songs like Amy did, and also record accompaniments. Students can listen and evaluate what they hear. This would be great to explore different styles of music as well.
If I can get into the lab, I can teach the students to use the program and perhaps use it as an assessment tool. I would give them certain guidelines and criteria to follow.
Comment by HaNa Chang — August 26, 2008 @ 12:28 am
I could see myself using the digital audio software to record what some of my students play, and create additional music for students to play warmups or as a reward for learning something in their lesson books really well. I also see myself possible putting something together for one of the general music teachers who has to do a multiple performances so that she can get out from behind the piano.
Comment by Samuel Constant — August 26, 2008 @ 6:41 am
Digital audio software has many possibilities in the classroom. The teacher can make the back up tracks for problem areas in choral repertoire so that practice can be done repeatedly. This can help rehearsal time where the teacher can travel around the classroom listening closer to individuals in sections. In addition accompaniment parts that are spiced up a little make the performance and student interest better. I love the idea of sending home student performances and progress markers. Students can get practice in audio recording perhaps opening up a new career choice for some. The type of listening needed to makes a multitrack recording, or even a stereo recording for balance and purpose is also a standard that would be met (MENC). Placement of the microphone(s) in relation to the recording apparatus for proper recording levels is a specific task that students can become more aware an adept at.
Vocabulary lessons in digital audio and stereo recording can be addressed. And last but not least, digital evaluations of vocal or instrumental performances can be kept to show progress through their years at school.
Comment by Debra Bono — August 26, 2008 @ 9:23 am