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CMEA 11

Published on April 9, 2011 By Barbara Freedman

I gave two technology sessions at the CMEA 2011 In Service Conference. Click on the links below to download the handouts. Thursday, April 7, 1:15 PM  TeachMusicHandout2 Friday, April 8, 10:15 AM – 12:15 AM GarageBand Thanks for attending my sessions. Please let me know if I can assist you further. Contact me click HERE. [...]

NYSSMA Handout

Published on December 4, 2010 By Barbara Freedman

On December 3, 2010, I gave a session at the NY State School Music Association Winter Conference in Rochester, NY entitled Teach Music. The Technology Will Follow. The session was about how free or inexpensive entry-level software for Mac (GarageBand) or PC (Mixcraft) can be used to teach music concepts. I ran out of handouts [...]

Classroom Management via the Internet & Intranet

Published on March 18, 2010 By Barbara Freedman

When classroom chaos can’t be helped or controlled via traditional means, enter the Facebook and Apple’s Remote Desktop.

NJMEA/TI:ME 2010 – No Passport Required!

Published on December 20, 2009 By Barbara Freedman

The Technology Institute for Music Educators (TI:ME) National Conference is at the NJMEA Conference in New Brunswick, NJ February 18 – 20, 2010.

Speed Composing

Published on May 2, 2008 By Barbara Freedman

It’s the end of the school year and my most advanced class, Electronic Music 3, is getting a little restless. I made their final exam the submission to MENC Electronic Music Talent Search and that was submitted a few of weeks ago. Yesterday, a couple of students came in and told me they challenged each other to a match. They wanted to see who could compose the best Reggaeton piece in one class. Other students heard this and wanted in. So began our first “Speed Composing” contest.

Teaching Basic Audio Through Podcasting: Part 1, The Speech Project

Published on February 21, 2008 By Barbara Freedman

Podcasting is a great way to introduce students to the basics of recording, editing and mixing audio. By the time my students get to podcasting, year 2 or 3 of my class, they have had a lot of experience composing and mixing MIDI sequences created in GarageBand and Logic. Recording, editing and processing audio is [...]