Students read about composers and create interactive multiple choice quizzes. (See Lesson 013)
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Books and Software
The students are using the Alfred Basic Piano Library
music books to learn to read and play beginning piano
(keyboard). MIDI disks are used as background accompaniment
to the songs from the books. The MIDI disks also can slow
down or speed up the tempo of the piece, helping the students
to play music with a steady beat.
The
students use music notation programs (Sibelius)
to learn to compose and print music notes.
The students are learning how to sequence music - entering
one musical part into the computer at a time, then
changing the sounds to different instruments, such
as the flute, clarinet, or drums. We use Scorch (Sibelius)
to post student compositions on the website for viewing
and playing.
Hi-tech
Tunes
Besides learning to read, compose, and print their
music, some of the students will begin to produce their own MIDI
and Wave music files to be recorded on CD's this
year. Our first CD with 18 original student compositions
was produced by Ms. Garrett and her students in
January, 2002. Each student received a copy of the
CD to show their family and friends the results of their
hard work. We continue to create CD's each year with student compositions and video clips of their work to post in a multimedia portfolio.
Another project involves learning how to complete
the official copyright forms and submit their compositions
to the National Copyright Offices in Washington, D.C.
TI:ME
For MIDI
Students are learning about MIDI (Musical Instrument
Digital Interface) and how MIDI works with different
electronic musical instruments to communicate with other
instruments and computers. The students have seen ways
in which various electronic wind and percussion instruments
can be played along with the computer accompaniments.
There
are many different areas of exploration and instruction
in Music Technology. The Technology Institute for Music
Educators (TI:ME) Strategies for Teaching includes
the following areas of study: electronic musical instruments,
MIDI sequencing, music notation software, computer-assisted
instruction, multimedia and digitized media, Internet
and telecommunications, information processing, computer
systems, and lab management.
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TI:ME
Music Technology Benchmarks
1. To become a lifelong adopter of music technology
for personal expression
2. To create multimedia productions
3. To collaborate with music peers and experts on the Internet as a resource
4. To create, manipulate, and graphically represent music with a computer-based
music device
5. To collaborate in the performance of technology-based music in solo or ensemble
6. To capture and edit digital audio
7. To capture and sequence music with a MIDI controller
8. To communicate with music peers, experts and resources on the Internet
9. To understand how a music technology device captures, stores, and manipulates
sound and performance
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