This blog provides information specifically related to the use of iPad's and other apple products to enhance the music education experience. The blog author reviews apps in great detail, and often showcase screenshots and step by step instructions/demonstrations for how to use the app and its relation to educational outcomes.
This blog provides information specifically related to the use of iPad's and other apple products to enhance the music education experience. The blog author reviews apps in great detail, and often showcase screenshots and step by step instructions/demonstrations for how to use the app and its relation to educational outcomes.
GarageBand for Mac has everything you need to learn, play, record, mix, and share great-sounding music, even if you've never played a note.
Garageband is a program for apple products. It allows users to compose their own music using loops and recorded segments.
GarageBand for Mac has everything you need to learn, play, record, mix, and share great-sounding music, even if you've never played a note.
Garageband is a program for apple products. It allows users to compose their own music using loops and recorded segments.
Tempo is the bestselling and most accurate metronome on the App Store. Featured as "New and Noteworthy" and "Staff Favorite" by Apple on the main iTunes landing page. Same price as upgrading a free alternative. If you're going to demo free apps, why not give Tempo Lite a try?
Home of Apple's digital audio workstation: Logic Pro X. (also known as GarageBand's older sibling). The site has numerous videos, reviews, links, and demos of the software. The digital audio workstation has become a mainstay for music production because of both the software's accessible, yet ultra-powerful interface, which can be used by both novices, all the way to studio professionals.
This software is a big production, and is something that i use a lot personally. This software will give you the ability to do anything you may need to do. The purpose of this resource would be to show more advanced student more features on how to create, record, mix, and master. This is a more in depth software for more professional users. This would be a software that i would use to implement with more advanced students, who have used other software's.
This is the website for the popular Tonal Energy tuner and metronome application for Android and Apple devices. The tuner has a variety of features and settings for different instruments and ensembles. It is particularly useful for tracking sustained pitch accuracy using a variety of graphing options and its distinctive growing smiley face. The website also has a section of educational resources for brass, woodwind, and orchestral instruments.
The Music Ed Mentor Podcast is hosted by Elisa Jones, a form public school music teacher. This is a link to the iTunes podcasts for the Professional Music Educator.
These TED Talks focused on Education are an excellent resource for any educator, including Music Educators. These podcasts are an efficient way to learn new information while commuting, doing chores around the house, and even dutifully listening while taking notes. These podcasts range in topics, and cover anything from specific concepts to worldwide educational trends.
This is a podcast for elementary music teachers. It focus on teaching philosophies and how to effectively use a variety of teaching styles in the classroom.
This is a regular podcast that is a great resource for staying up to date with music pedagogy and instrument specific concerns. The podcasts address topics such as rehearsing beginning bands, choosing literature, classroom management and marching band.
This article provides alternatives to Garageband. Garageband, exclusively for Apple products, is limited because it cannot be used on other operating systems. This article provides alternatives to Garageband. Some of the alternatives are free or of little cost; others are more costly alternatives.
Kevin Lynch is a first-year band director in Stafford County, VA. He started a podcast that features interviews with both younger and experienced educators as a way to share different perspectives on music education. A wide variety of topics are discussed, depending on that week's guest.
This online magazine is now available as an app for the iPad and iPhone. It contains technical advice, reviews of recordings, artist profiles, and general coverage of issues relevant to string players.
Technology in Music Education is a blog dedicated to musicians, educators, and researchers sharing multiple ways in which technology is used to enhances music education.
This is a blog by Christopher J. Russell, an author and music educator. This blog includes a lot of resources for iPads and use in choral rehearsals. It also has an extensive list of other great music blogs the author recommends.
This is a blog by Christopher J. Russell, an author and music educator. This blog includes a lot of resources for iPads and use in choral rehearsals. It also has an extensive list of other great music blogs the author recommends.
Technology in Music Education is an excellent resource created by Dr. Christopher Russell. The blog shares information on integrating technology into the classroom & school music program. The blog also shares helpful reviews of apps for the iPad, music software, choral warm-ups using technology, downloadable pdf resources and more.
Technology in Music Education is an excellent resource created by Dr. Christopher Russell. The blog shares information on integrating technology into the classroom & school music program. The blog also shares helpful reviews of apps for the iPad, music software, choral warm-ups using technology, downloadable pdf resources and more.
Podcast for learning about jazz artists, specific albums and genres of jazz. There are currently 269 podcasts that are free and describe many different artists such as: Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Clifford Brown, Louis Armstrong, BIll Evans, Duke Ellington, plus many, many more. THe podcasts are created by Dr. Gordon Vernick, Associate Professor of Music at Georgia State. This is fantastic resource for students as well as educators.
Compiled by the Library of Congress, Music and the Brain is a Podcast that has lectures, conversations and symposia about the connection between neuroscience and music. Kay Redfield Jamison is the project chair compiles scholars, composers, performers, theorists, physicians, psychologists and other experts to discuss topics such as: the future of music; music and grief; the mind of the artist and others. There are 20 podcasts and they are all free!
An app for the iPad that provides complete mastering for recordings. This app uses pre and post EQ as well as effects for making recordings sound polished and professional. Great to use for the band classroom when making recordings.
Great website that describes apps for different educational subjects. Additionally, the website has links for how to use apps for teaching. The website is easily maneuverable and is organized by genre and each app lists the cost, description as well as the iOS platform. Excellent website for educators learning about using iOS in their classrooms.
As a composer and arranger I often find that I often have ideas at inconvenient times - driving, some place where staff paper is not available. This would seem to offer a quick way to record the idea and preserve that moment of inspiration for later development.
This is an itunes preview of Vic Firth Marching Percussion Video Podcasts. Each of these videos are free to view in itunes and many are from drum corps and other percussion professionals. These videos have interviews, lessons and performances. This is a great resource for percussion students for inspiration as well as showing them about DCI.