Online interactive composition

Are you looking for a way for your students to create, hear and play music? Check out Creating Music. It is an online resources that allows students to crate melodies, hear various instruments and play musical games. Looks very promising, especially if you have younger student musicians.

Movie & Video Game Composition

 These two videos (above and below) are interviews with two gentleman who do composition work in the fields of movies and video games. These are excellent resources for students who are thinking about composition or are looking for some interesting insights.

Teach Music. The Technology Will Follow

Teachers who are searching for lots of good music technology resources should check out: MusicEdTech.com

This website was created by Ms.Barbara Ann Freedman, a teacher at a public high school in Connecticut. While this website appears to be in its infancy, there are already plenty of awesome resources to check out.

 

Mixcraft 5- Audio and Midi Recording Software

This past week I had the opportunity to try out and review Mixcraft 5. Mixcraft 5 is a piece of software that allows the user to easily record audio, manipulate midi files, create loops and a whole lot more. For those of you who are familiar with GarageBand, Mixcraft is the "GarageBand" of the PC. Try out a 14 day demo on Mixcraft's website. This software is released by a company named Acoustica, where their motto is "Software Should Be Easy To Use!"

Podcasting Info

Podcasting Info

If you are looking to learn more about podcasting this is an excellent website. This site includes inofrmation about producing, subscribing and posting podcasts.Chances are, you already own the technology to do it!

12 year old Saxophonist- Georgia On My Mind

Wow, this young saxophonist is only 12 years old in this video. He displays a strong command for the saxophone including the altissimo register, which is impressive for his age. I have heard Gerald Albright's version, and this Korean saxophonist kills it!

Music Technology Podcast

This podcast is produced by CSU-LB faculty member George Wheeler and presents instruction on how to use computer based technology for music composition and audio production. Note: You will need to open iTunes to view the podcast. I have only listened to a portion of these so far. I had never thought of finding this kind of information on iTunes until this popped up in my Google Reader.