Professor Jeff Snyder  •  Director Music Business Program • Lebanon Valley College

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mme syllabus 2010 (updated 7/8)(pdf)


The Amazing Media Habits Of 8-18 Year Olds

research data slides about media and 8-18 years


worksheet.pdf


Class Survey

How do you make an online survey?


How do you make a pdf file?


What’s a screen shot?


Goals and Objectives Statement

Proposal example in pdf format


The MIDI MONITOR application Webpage

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WebQuest

example of Webquest about Monk:

Monk Quest

Webquest homepage


plugs.pdf   

different types of plugs you should recognize


Pro Tools Quick Start Guide.pdf   

the main software program used


Shure - Educational Articles.pdf (PDF)

This excellent guide (by Shure) covers everything from recording, to podcasts, to live sound. This file and more can be found on the Shure Webpage.


  1. mics and multitracks

  2. intro recording and sound systems

  3. mics and live sound

  4. mics and recording

  5. audio system for educators


Teaching Copyright

A great source for teaching about copyrights.


Free government copyright publications about copyright

covers it all


Copyright for teachers

from Technology and Learning magazine


Seeking Permission to Copyrighted Materials


iPod music apps


Publishing under Creative Commons License means that you’re free to share it.


To find some creative common licensed music go to: Jamendo.com or largeheartedboy.com



SOFTWARE


Tubesock

The TubeSock program allows you to download YouTube videos to your computer to show in class w/o the Internet.


WavePad Sound Editor

Free sound editing software for Mac and PC


Audicity

Free audio recording/editing software

Notepad Free notation software


VocalWriter

Software sings for you (shareware)


dontcrack.com

A very good collection of free music software


jamstudio 

Not software, but rather a cool online composition webpage. Use audio hijack below to record the audio as it plays.


audiohijack

Records any audio coming out of the Mac, including smfs playing through QuickTime.


Screen Hunter Free

PC screenshot program


Anvil Studio

Free Windows program for multi-track recording, composing, and editing of audio and MIDI music files


Cantabile Lite 

A lightweight, simple, easy to use VST host: Windows


Switch Audio Convertor (free). Converts audio into MP3, AIF., etc.   Macintosh only.


HTML Kit

Free PC html program


NVU

free html program for PC and Mac



 

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lebanon valley college is not responsible for any content on this site. it’s all mine. so blame me.   snyder@lvc.edu

Mac OSX keyboard shortcuts

Brief list you should know:


New Folder   Shift-Command-N

Open  Command-O

Save   Command-S

Save as  Shift-Command-S

Get Info  Command-I

Duplicate   Command-D

Move to Trash   Command-Delete

Find  Command-F

Undo   Command-Z

Cut  Command-X

Copy  Command-C

Paste  Command-V

Select All   Command-A

Minimize Window  Command-M

Switch application  Command-Tab

Copy to new location  Option-Drag

Quit   Command-Q

Force Quit  Option-Command-esc


Zap Pram



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Audio MIDI Setup icon ->

testing Audio MIDI setup


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Audio MIDI Setup help.

On computer, open Audio MIDI Setup (if not in dock, go to Applications/Utilities) and choose Help > Audio MIDI Setup Help.


Placing icons for AMS: Put .tiff picture in Library > Audio > MIDI Devices > Generic > Images

 



MEDIA


Video : Problems of underfunded and outdated schools. Sixth Chair, The (1949)


Video: Instruments of Learning: Music Students Take -- and Make -- Notes

In Bay Shore, New York, technology tools help students understand music theory and compose pieces of their own.


Edutopia : George Lucas Educational Foundation


Video: Blues Maker (1969) Mississippi blues singer, Fred Mc Dowell, singing and talking about his blues.


South Park episode: What music educators must face in the future.


LINKS


http://www.teachertube.com/

http://www.schooltube.com/

vid sites for learning



http://www.archive.org/

source of free video, text, etc. to use in class.


http://emol.org/movies/freemovies.html

more downloadable public domain movies


http://www.edutopia.org/

George lucas Educational Foundation. Source for pedagogy ideas.


http://webquest.org/index.php

WebQuest homepage


http://www.menc.org/

MENC: The National Association for Music Education


http://www.musick8kids.com/

some free music interactive lessons (funstuff)


http://www.soundtree.com

source for articles, tips, lesson plans, etc . for music technology


http://atmionline.org/

The Association for Technology in Music Instruction (ATMI)


http://www.freewarefiles.com/cat_6_70_MIDI-Downloads.html

free MIDI programs listing


http://moocowmusic.com/

music instrument apps coming for iPhone/iTouch


http://jamesfrankel.musiced.net/

good music education technology blog


http://musictheory.net/

good interactive music theory page


http://www.thecopyrightsite.org/

copyright for educators page


http://www.splashup.com

free online graphic editor like photoshop


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Technology for Music Ed. : MME803 : summer semester

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