Information About Our Music Tech Lab and Teacher

The students use Music Ace and the Sibelius Educational Software products to assist in their music instruction. Some of the students' compositions are Sibelius Music Scorch files posted on our web site. Students also use various software programs such as Alfred's Theory Games and other Alfred software titles, along with taking music quizzes on our web site.

Our equipment is a combination of older Windows 98 computers (repaired or upgraded by Ms. Garrett), Casio MIDI keyboards (10 years old), Yamaha PSR-E403 keyboards, along with music software. Most of our equipment was purchased or obtained through donations. We encourage the students to take care of the equipment so that it will last a long time.

Since 1992, Ms. Garrett has also taught at other Birmingham City Schools including Baker, Elyton, Price and Brown Elementary Schools and A.G. Gaston Middle School. She has taught numerous music technology in-services beginning in 1994 to general music teachers and band directors, as well as beginning digital photography / imaging / computer graphics in-services to general education elementary teachers.

She has attended many in-services related to music technology, including the combined state and national TI:ME Conferences in Nashville, TN, Pasadena, CA, San Antonio, TX, Tampa, FL, Columbus, OH and Grand Rapids, MI. She has also attended the Technological Directions in Music Learning (TDML) Conference in San Antonio, TX, the National Symposium for Music Instructional Technology (NSMIT) Conferences in Auburn, AL and presented a music technology session at the Alabama Music Educators Association (AMEA) Conference. Ms. Garrett completed requirements for TI:ME 1A Certification in 2006.

The website domain purchase, creation, development, pictures, work and maintenance are a free service provided by Ms. Garrett to the students and faculty at Central Park, the music teachers in Birmingham and other schools, and as a resource to the Internet community. Ms. Garrett is a member of the Technology Institute for Music Educators (National Advisory Board Member), Association for Technology in Music Instruction, the National Association for Music Education (MENC) and the Alabama Music Educators Association. To find out more about these organizations, click on 'Links'.