Rhythmic dictation is a section of the VCE exam that is done poorly by many students. These session notes aim to provide students and teachers with tools to improve dictation skills using the iPad app "Rhythm Expert".
This document provides steps to create harmonisation on an iPad with the use of Garageband, there's information about adding your harmonies, saving the pieces and extension activities.
Enhance your teaching and learning, planning and student data collection. iDoceo is great for every music classroom as it is an electronic mark book and roll, calendar, lesson planner, resource centre and timetable – all in one place! Search this document for more information about this extremely beneficial application.
iPad's as an IWB, relmotely control your laptop, display iPad screen via Airplay, Dropbox & Airdrop, using pages as a tool for your teaching, pages and QR codes: interactive posters, book creator, signature ringtones ipad unit are some of the topics dicussed in this document in order to help students work Read more →
This summary document explores the possibility of using the software as a tool for learning basic musical elements such as rhythm, harmony, melody, texture and structure in greater depth. This approach, therefore, aims to encourage critical listening and original composition.
In the first half of the presentation, Dr Nelson Wu focusses Read more →
This document provides a brief overview of what is involved in podcasting, what you need to do it, and some examples of how it can be incorporated into various aspects of the music and broader curriculum.
This extensive document contains a range of diverse projects designed by Antony Hubmayer for effective music creation using Garage Band in the Classroom. It covers the musical and technical focus and assessment of projects, and is a step by step guide, including many screen captures to assist.
Music Creation Using Garage Band is designed to guide upper primary and secondary school learners through engaging tasks that focus upon developing musical understanding and creativity while introducing software specific music technology skills. They are designed for people with fundamental music technology skills and are suitable for individual instruction or Read more →
This document demonstrates how to use GarageBand, an easy-to use, yet very powerful program, in the general music classroom to teach many musical skills and concepts along with providing basic skills in using music software. The key to working with music technology programs is the design of the curriculum. Most students Read more →
Make your life easier, for no cost. So you want to cut down on the time you spend at your desk and more time working with your students. Cloud computing and Web 2.0 technology to the rescue. This document outlines a number of ways to build these practices into your Read more →