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Sampulator
A fun and easy to use web site for making music using your computer keyboard:
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“Acapella” App
A fun app to use if you want to make your own music from combined videos of you singing. Check out this one that I made. You’re supposed to use headphones but for some reason it wouldn’t record my voice on my phone when my headphones were plugged in, and as a result the sound is a bit muffled, but this video that I made should give you a rough idea about how it works.
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Band Resources
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Ableton – Learning Synths
https://learningsynths.ableton.com/en/making-changes/play-with-amplitude-and-pitch
A fun way to make electronic musical sounds from the click of a mouse and learn a little about how to build synthesizers through the highly-reputable music production brand Ableton…
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Music Monday song – “Hymn To Freedom”
Many of you will remember singing the Oscar Peterson song “Hymn To Freedom” for Music Monday last year. The same song has been selected for Music Monday this year, which takes place on May 4th. Information on the event can be found at the link below.
Can you sing the song at home, and submit a recording of yourself singing? I’ve included a Youtube link at the bottom of this post for a choir singing the song (they sing it bilingually in French and English, but the English lyrics are subtitled all the way through if you want to sing along in English). I’ve also included a link for lyrics and a piano accompaniment track that you can use to practice singing solo and for your recording.
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Free Download – Pro Tools Digital Music Production
For anybody interested in learning about music production and how to create professional quality music using their computer I recommend downloading the software for Pro Tools First at this link…
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7pm cheer
Every evening at 7 we cheer for the healthcare workers helping Covid-19 patients. In my neighbourhood many of us do it on our balconies using musical instruments that we have at home. Question: how many instruments can you see and hear in this video of us cheering yesterday?
Many people are encouraged to bang pots and pans together during the cheer, but instruments are great to use at this time as well. Do you have an instrument at home that you can sound during the cheer? Can you tell me about it, or send a video yourself of you playing your instrument during the cheer?
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The Rhythm Randomizer
http://www.rhythmrandomizer.com/
Super handy site that instantly creates an 8-beat rhythmic pattern combining ta, ti-ti, and za. Great for any grade level and for pitched or non-pitched instruments, though particularly useful I find for primary grades.
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“Jukebox Time Machine” YouTube link
Despite the postponement of our school spring concert, you can still enjoy practicing singing the songs at home! Here is the YouTube playlist with the accompanying tracks for all the songs. The icon in the top right corner will show you a list of all the songs.
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Recorder Divisions Resources
Blank staff paper with treble clef & bar lines
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKAaK7WmiMVSo9h_BoAcoZe2CLacfZkNp – “Jukebox Time Machine” YouTube playlist