

Video song analysis presentations
I want my students to hear the music and pay attention to the production or composition techniques. So I create a song analysis video...


Hip Hop as Lit Class creating videos
Our Hip Hop as Literature elective is a really fun class. They study the Hip Hop genre as it relates to Literature. Some projects include...


PTA Reflections Composition Contest
Our classes participated in the PTA Reflections composition contest. Its funny that the contest is still asking music composers to submit...


Quicktime, iMovie, iTunes visualiser
Wow! So much to learn! We wanted to make really fancy visuals for our music- that responded in real time to the frequencies and rhythms....


Learning Adobe After-Effects and Screen Recording
My students are preparing for a concert. While they have composed their pieces on their own, the stage effect is lacking. We are creating...


Curating Videos from Youtube for Lessons
Youtube is a tremendous resource for my class, especially as I am playing music for my students. Unfortunately, there is also a lot of...


RoboArts partnership with Paramount Theatre
Super excited that our 6th graders have the opportunity to pair robotics and theater/ music in the RoboArts program.


Creating Templates in Google Draw
I'm creating templates for my students to play along with current pop radio hits. I want them to understand that the songs are created by...


Use iTunes to convert to MP3
In my class we create a lot of different types of music files from .aiff to .wav. Some of these are quite large and will not transfer to...


Using the Shared Drive and Student's Drive
I am finding extremely useful several ways to use the Shared drive and Student Drive in my classroom procedures. First, I have many files...