All Entries Tagged With: "Composing"
Whole class composing with GarageBand – option 1
I recently ran a course (just a small part of a day for local music educators) for which the suggested title was Whole class composing with garageBand. In fact the first draft of the schedule read “Whole class composing with GarageBand (Phil Kirkman) is this possible?”. I’m not’t sure whether this was asking if I [...]
Garageband for windows?
I am often asked if I know of any programs for windows that are similar to Garageband. Well, if you have the luxury of a small budget then I would recommend mixcraft at the moment. The screen feels just as streamlined as Garageband. They have taken out a lot of the ‘clutter’ of other sequencers [...]
How good are your sounds?
A while ago I came across this video and stored it away as I thought it would come in useful at some point. At the time I thought it was pretty neat but not much more… I revisited this by chance the other day after running a seminar on using new technologies for music teaching [...]
iPhone Music: Trope
Came across this follow up to Bloom today – the iPod/iPhone application by Brian Eno. Very cool – check it here.
Jamstudio 2.0
Jamstudio is a flash based ‘online music factory’ (according to the homepage). In fact it feels a bit like a cross between ejay and ‘band in a box’. Several recent articles havehighlighted the benefits of these technologies and their usefulness in classroom situations (For e-jay see Dillon 2004; 2007; Gall & Breeze, 2008). So I’m [...]





