Presentation of resources, notes and references to assist in staff INSET training based on 'Composition in Music at KS1-2'

1. USING ICT TO SUPPORT
CLASSROOM MUSIC
- Free software and applications for classroom and teachers
- Introduction to Garageband (and iLife)
- Using ICT to support cross-curricular music making
Anthony Lees
www.worldbeat-media.com

2. FREE SOFTWARE AND APPS FOR TEACHERS
- Coverage Concerns...
- OFSTED Observations...
- What we actually want to be able to do...
PC Software Mac Software iOS Applications Internet

3. For my pupils...
- To enable pupils to work in ways not possible
without using technology;
- To produce ‘better quality’ results;
- To have greater ownership of the work;
- To be scaffolded, supported (or challenged) more effectively;
For me...To enable me to teach better, by...
- Supporting & Scaffolding the learning more effectively;
- Preparing in less time;
- Helping me be clearer in my thinking
(and therefore my explaining!)
- Allow me to guide application of the learning
across other curriculum areas;

4. FREE SOFTWARE AND APPS FOR TEACHERS
Software
Task PC Mac Internet iOS
Recording Audio Audacity Audacity -
iTunes iTunes
Ripping CDs
dBpowerAMP dBpowerAMP - -
Playing Music VLC Media Player VLC Media Player - iTunes (iOS)
VanBasco Karaoke
Playing MIDI - - GarageBand (iOS)
Player
Notating Music Crescendo - noteflight.com
sheetmusiceditor.com
Organising Ideas SMART Notebook SMART Notebook - -
Sequencing Ejay GarageBand GarageBand (iOS)

6. INTRODUCTION TO GARAGEBAND
- What is GarageBand? - What does it ‘do’?
- Why should I want to know about it? - Relevance?
- Key skills / features;
- Classroom applications...

7. INTRODUCTION TO GARAGEBAND
‘...to capture, change and combine sounds...’
NC

8. INTRODUCTION TO GARAGEBAND
GarageBand is...
- a Digital Audio Workstation ‘DAW’ (It records and manipulates
real sounds);
- a Sequencer (It produces and manipulates different sounds /
instruments artificially);
- an extensive library of artificial sounds and samples (loops!);
- a fair MIDI notator/piano roll tool;

10. USING ICT TO SUPPORT MUSIC MAKING
ACROSS THE CURRICULUM
Why?
- Emersion in one theme / topic / project...
- Excitement and enthusiasm...
- Efficiency of learning...
- Joined up thinking...

11. How can ICT assist in the creative process?
Presenting
Support /
Emersion Stimulus Creating / or Sharing
for Scaffold for
in Theme Composing the
creativity planning
Product
Recording
Video clip
narration,
Video clips
singing,
Images for
playing
photo storyboard
Recording
diagrams images for
playing by
brainstorm
sequencing
Audio
software
recording graphic
scoring

12. How can ICT assist in the creative process?
Emersion
in Theme
For example...
- Ocean Life
- Caring For Our Planet
- Ancient Egypt
- A Lifetime of Learning
- Villains and Heroes
- Ancient Greece

13. How can ICT assist in the creative process?
Stimulus for Support /
creativity Scaffold for
Choices... or...
Plan and make Prepare a task, and then
resources for a cross make supporting
curricular composition resources that
task, using the differentiate up / down
programmes we have for scaffold and
examined. challenge groups.

14. Anthony Lees
www.worldbeat-media.com