Sound Systems for the 21st-Century Classroom

Barbara Freedmanaudio, book, Internet, lessons, Music Technology Basics, Session Handouts, TMEA

My article, “Sound Systems for the 21st- Century Classroom” was featured in the November 2016 Texas Music Educators magazine Southwestern Musician. To see a pdf version of the article, click HERE.  Some of the items referenced in the article can be seen in the links below. The are examples of some of the products you can use in your classroom. Other … Read More

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

Barbara Freedmanlessons, podcast, student musicLeave a Comment

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 a whole new ball game. … Read More