Get Plugged In

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Get Plugged In !

• Enhance Your Music Classroom with technology!

Presented by Gincy Moon
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Why Do I Need to Use Technology in Music?

• New Literacies
• Prepare Students
• Enhance Creativity
• Rewarding

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How do I integrate technology into what I already
teach?

• Internet
• Software
• Digital Music
• PowerPoint
• Digital Photography

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Internet

• Resources for Teachers
• Resources for Students

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Software

• Finale Notepad (Upgrade Print Music)
• Music Ace
• Midisaurus
• Super Dooper Music Looper

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Digital Music

• MP3s
• MIDI

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MP3s Explained

• Reduces file size, with quality sound.
• NO MORE CDs!!

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iPod

• Only one brand of Mp3 player.
• User Friendly.
• Ability to make playlists, easily burn CDs, and
  have your music at your fingertips.
  
• Record your students!

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iTunes

• Media Player
• (Similar to Windows Media Player)
• Listen to CDs
• Buy music online
• Import Music
• Create Playlists
• Burn CDs
• Sync with iPod
• Listen to Internet Radio
• Podcasts
• Visualize your music.

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MIDI

• Musical Instrument Digital Interface
• Creative Prodikey

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Teacher Created Powerpoints

• What you need
• Presenter Box
• Projector
• Powerpoint
• What can I use these for?
• Lyrics
• Composer Backgrounds
• Rhythmic Parts
• Use your Imagination!

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Boomwhackers
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Boomwhacker Rules

• No excessive force to be used when playing.
• No hitting anything other than self or other
  objects as directed.
  
• No contact with mouth, eyes, ears, or nose.
• You bend/break, you replace.
• No horseplay whatsoever.
• Tubes are to be seen and not heard until
  permission to play is given. Rest Position

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What Makes Each Tube Different?

• The longer tubes have a _______ sound.
• The shorter tubes have a _______ sound.

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Practice

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Write Your Own!

• Write your own 2 measure composition with a group
  of 3 or 4 people.
  
• Your paper should look similar to our examples
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Powerpoint and Research Projects
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Miles Davis

• By Kati Kitchens and Kaitlin Lents

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Basic Information

• Born 1926 and died 1965.
• He was born in New York.
• He played the trumpet.

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Popular Songs

• At Last
• Aura
• Autumn leaves

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Interesting facts

• He joined Charlie Parker
• At 13 he started to play the trumpet

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Thanks

• We would like to give a shout out
• Thanks to Mrs. Moon for giving the information
  websites and also for supporting us!

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The End

• THE END!!!! NO,REALLY,
• ITS THE END!

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The Nutcracker Ballet

• Music by Peter Tchaikovsky

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ComposerPeter Tchaikovsky

• 1840-1893
• Studied Law before music.
• Completed the music for Nutcracker Suite one year
  before he died.

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The Story of the Nutcracker

• The Silberhaus family is preparing to welcome
  their neighbors to a Christmas Eve party. Clara's
  Nanny helps her get ready in her new dress. Her
  brother Franz is excited. The great Christmas
  tree is lit up, and the guests arrive.

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• Of special interest is Uncle Drosselmeyer,
  Clara's godfather, a peculiar gentleman who
  always has something on hand to entertain the
  children. This Christmas he has three wonderful
  mechanical dolls to show off, a lovely ballerina,
  a little dancing doll that blows kisses, and a
  fine marching soldier. But these are fragile and
  must be taken away. He gives Nanny a bouquet of
  flowers, Franz a toy sword and Clara a nutcracker
  doll.

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• She loves this funny-looking fellow but--Franz
  breaks the nutcracker almost right away.
  Drosselmeyer introduces the children to his
  nephew, a young officer in the army, who repairs
  the doll for Clara. After a final round of
  dancing, the guests depart and the Silberhauses
  prepare for bed.

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• Clara can't quite get to sleep because she is
  thinking about her nutcracker. She goes to check
  on him but then strange things begin to happen
  the tall clock turns into Uncle Drosselmeyer, and
  mice start creeping in all over the room, and
  either the mice are very big or she is very small
  all of a sudden. The mice are coming to attack
  the Nutcracker, who is very much alive and leads
  Franz's toy soldiers in a spirited defense. But
  the mice are very large and fierce, and their
  king appears to duel with the Nutcracker.

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• It looks like the mice will win, until Clara
  throws her slipper at the Mouse King. This
  surprises him just enough to give Nutcracker an
  advantage, and he kills the Mouse King. Now the
  ugly Nutcracker turns into a very handsome young
  man, a prince in fact....

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• The Nutcracker Prince and Clara travel through a
  truly magical winter landscape. They arrive at
  the Kingdom of Sweets, where the Sugar Plum Fairy
  rules. She invites them to enjoy a parade of good
  things to eat from around the world. There is
  chocolate from Spain, coffee from Arabia, tea
  from China, and so many other delightful goodies.
  Then Sugar Plum herself  dances with her cavalier
  in Clara's honor

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• Finally everyone is dancing, and it is all so
  beautiful you would think it was a dream. But
  Clara, back home under the Christmas tree with
  her Nutcracker, knows it was no dream. 

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The End!
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Trepak

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Digital Photography

• Sound Stories
• Composition Unit

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Mrs. Johnsons Class Story
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• The End!

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Plants

• By Mrs. Wheelers 1st Grade Class

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Plants(A Section)

• Plants are growing everywhere.
• Roses, violets, sunflowers too.
• We water them and watch them grow.

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(B Section)
Pansy, dandelion, daffodil, cherry tree
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Plants(A Section)

• Plants are growing everywhere.
• Roses, violets, sunflowers too.
• We water them and watch them grow.

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(C Section)
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Plants(A Section)

• Plants are growing everywhere.
• Roses, violets, sunflowers too.
• We water them and watch them grow.

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Composition Unit

• This unit will combine the use of digital
  photography, Mp3s, MIDI Keyboards, as well as
  music notation software!
  

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Composition Unit

• Lesson 1
• Group students into groups of 3-5
• Have students look through various poetry books
  to find a short poem or have students write their
  own. Copy to paper and dictate rhythm of words.
  
• Lesson 2
• Using keyboards, give students notation
  parameters and allow them to decide on a melody
  for the poem.I gave my students the parameter of
  only notes C-G.

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• Lesson 3 Transfer the written melody and poem
  (They have simply written note names on top of
  rhythms) to staff paper.
  
• Lesson 4 Transfer written melody and poem to
  computer notation software (Finale Notepad is
  available online for free, I use PrintMusic or
  Notepad).
• Students who dont have computer access can work
  on the cover for their groups CD. If
  students would like and you have the resources,
  record them singing their new composition while
  playing it through Notepad. This can then be
  saved as an MP3 file, and transferred to CD.
• Between these lessons you will need to scan any
  artwork and create copies of CDs of the students
  work.
  
• Lesson 5 Share CDs and songs with the group and
  discuss the composition process.
  

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Technology Integration Tips!

• Be open to change.
• Have a Plan 2!
• Use your imagination and creativity.

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Now Go Get Plugged In !

• Workshop Notes are available at

Presented by Gincy Moon