Untitled. Playing for Change Foundation. Cell phone etiquette poster for your school or classroom. Dig.ccmixter. International music education conference and trade exhibition in Singapore - Home. 9 Fun Tools To Make Your Own Songs And Audio Recordings. As the movement to get moving continues, look for more students asking for innovative ways to deliver presentations, share their thoughts, or just create.
If your students are about to present or share in front of the class, they may want to try out a few of these sound recording / song creation tools. This could be great for project-based learning, shy students, or a flipped classroom. Best of all, you only need a standard computer. No fancy iPad or smartphones required. Look for an in-depth look into this in the upcoming September issue of the Edudemic Magazine for iPad . Evoca An online audio recording and hosting site, Evoca allows users to create audio recordings from a computer microphone, phone, or Skype.
Looplabs Specifically made for music , Looplabs has an easy to use interface that allows users to remix music, add voice over and/or video, and create mp3s. We’re also big fans of Soundation , UJAM , Incredibox , Beat Lab , and Sound Cloud . Old Spice Campaign Lets You Make Music With Terry Crews’ Muscles. Will Common Core Curriculum Clear The Way for Arts In Schools? By Katie Euphrat Above: Critics of using standardized test scores to judge schools say its focus on basic reading and math skills has crowded subjects like art and science out of many schools.
KPBS education reporter Kyla Calvert tells us California is starting to roll out new curriculum standards this year that some hope will bring arts back to the classroom. SAN DIEGO — About 20 teachers from school districts across San Diego County sit at tables in a rehearsal studio at the La Jolla Playhouse. Half of them face the back of the room and the rest can see a picture projected onto a screen at the front. Aired 8/22/12 on KPBS News. Critics of using standardized test scores to judge schools say its focus on basic reading and math skills has crowded subjects like art and science out of many schools.
Enlarge this image Photo by Katie Schoolov Terry Miller is doing her best to describe what she sees so her partner can sketch a replica of what looks like the remnants of a mining operation. Aisha's Musings. How Headphones Changed the World - Derek Thompson. A short philosophical history of personal music Adapted from flickr/Matthew Hickey If you are reading this on a computer, there is an excellent chance that you are wearing, or within arm's reach of, a pair of headphones or earbuds.
To visit a modern office place is to walk into a room with a dozen songs playing simultaneously but to hear none of them. Up to half of younger workers listen to music on their headphones, and the vast majority thinks it makes us better at our jobs. In survey after survey, we report with confidence that music makes us happier, better at concentrating, and more productive. The triumph of headphones is that they create, in a public space, an oasis of privacy Science says we're full of it. If headphones are so bad for productivity, why do so many people at work have headphones? That brings us finally to our final cultural answer: Headphones give us absolute control over our audio-environment, allowing us to privatize our public spaces. Library of Congress Dr. 5 Tools For Online Music Collaboration. Collaborating and recording with musicians from anywhere in the world is now a reality. For some, it’s actually a necessity. As recording gear becomes more affordable, musicians are recording from home more than ever before.
You don’t have to live in Music City, USA to meet other musicians and create great music. In fact, I whole heartily believe that some of the best musicians are the ones that you haven’t heard of yet. That being said, building a community and meeting other musicians isn’t always easy. Whether you’re wanting to make money from your home studio, meet other musicians or just have fun creating music, here’s a list of 5 tools that every musician should sign up for and use: 1. Dropbox is currently what I personally use the most. 2. The great thing about gobbler is that it’s a collaboration tool AND an audio back up service.
Get a free 5GB Gobbler account right here. 3. SoundCloud is well on its way to becoming a leader in the social network of music. 4. 5. Like This? The Publishing Process in GIF Form. At first you're thinking of writing a novel and you're all...
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