Students, That website with the Lego-like characters is here.
Listen carefully when you move around and you'll notice the sound getting louder or softer depending on where you are in relation to the stage. Also, it will move from right to left (that's called panning) depending on which direction you're facing.
Everyone, This BBC site is a wonderful resource for learning about the elements of music, listening to samples of music, music history, popular music, and world music. It's chat board is changing formats to a blog, so stay tuned. I highly recommend it. Mr. Kozak
Students, Halloween will soon be here, and that means lots of people will be buying chocolate to give out. Unfortunately, most chocolate is not fair trade. Watch this informative video to find out more about what fair trade is and why you should make this year a fair trade Halloween year.
Listen to the melody of the Ghanian instruments. You'll be humming the tune by the end of the video. Mr. Kozak
Students, Learning about classical music can be a little bit scary. There's so much to know about the history of the music, different composers, and sometimes the music can be less exciting than pop music. Take a look at the San Fransisco Symphony Orchestra website for kids. Write in you Music Journal about whether you think it's too childish for you, but see if you can use it to learn something new about the symphony.
If the site seems like it's not your level, then check out their regular site. Make notes in your journal about: - what music they are playing in the future - how many players are in the symphony Mr. Kozak
Grade 6, I love GarageBand for it's flexibility. I really love when my creative ideas are possible with the software. For example, if you wanted to put a sound at the beginning of your project, you have to move all of your tracks to the right. No problem, unless you changed the panning or volume, SO... you have to go to the Control menu and click 'Lock Automation Curves to Regions':
