Technology for unleashing creativity : practical tips and tools for music educators / Steve Giddings. [electronic resource]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Giddings, Steve, 1985- author.

Series:

Essential music technology. The prestissimo series.

Oxford scholarship online.

Essential music technology. The prestissimo series

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--Instruction and study--Technological innovations.

Music.

Computer music--Instruction and study.

Computer music.

Electronic music--Instruction and study.

Electronic music.

Educational technology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2022]

Summary:

In 'Technology for Unleashing Creativity', author Steve Giddings offers a guide to the marriage of technology and creativity in the music classroom, and shows that the two must work together now more than ever.

Contents:

Cover

Series

Technology for Unleashing Creativity

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Modern Music Education

When Music Education Changed Forever

The Proposal

The Musical Paradigm Shift

The Other 80%

Creativity Skills

Technology Skills

My Journey with Technology and Creativity

Who Will Benefit from This Book?

"Possible Applications" and K-​12 Learners

Use Touch-​Screen Devices

Work Together as a Large Group

Budget More Time Than You Would for Older Grades

Keep Them Moving

Use Pencil and Paper First

Give the "Illusion of Choice"

Set Up Technology Stations

1 Creativity in Music Education

Music Making

Bloom's Taxonomy

My Experience with Creativity

Turning Bloom on His Head

Creativity in US and Canadian Curricula

In Canadian Curricula

The Issue

Children's Inherent Creativity and the Perfection Illusion

Changing the Mindset and "Letting Go" of Theory

Notes Are Overrated

Learning by Ear, Creativity, and Technology

Improvisation versus Composition: What's the Difference?

What Is Improvisation?

What Is Composition?

2 Technology in Music Education

Curriculum in the United States and Canada

Technology in Canadian Curricula

Technology in the US National Standards

Teacher Training

The Big Three

The "Old" Way

The Track-​and-​Hook Approach

Harmony to Texture

The Use of Amplification

Technology for Technology's Sake

3 The Informal Learning Approach

Informal Learning

Authenticity

Becoming the Facilitator

Have an Open Mind and Learn with Students

Trust the Kids-​They Know More Than You Think They Do

Think of Yourself as a Coach or Facilitator

The Benefits of Learning Informally

Some Resources for Informal Learning

Informal Learning and Technology.

Let's Play It by Ear

Copying Recorded Music versus Ear Training

The Hip-​Hop Advantage

How Informal Learning Might Look in Your General Music Classroom

Phase 1: To Begin

Phase 2: Any Requests?

Phase 3: Authentic Informal Learning

How It Might Look in Your Traditional Instrumental Music Classroom

MuseScore

Getting Creative

Conclusion

4 Digital Audio Workstations

The Industry Standards

Good for Professional-​Level Production

Good for Hip-​Hop Producers

Good for Recording Live Musicians

For Cloud-​Based Devices

Alternatives for Schools

GarageBand

BandLab

Soundtrap

Audacity

Soundation

What Is COPPA?

What Is Fair Dealing/​Fair Use?

What Is Royalty-​Free Music?

What Is Copyright-​Free Music?

What Is MIDI?

What Is a MIDI Map or MIDI Mapping?

Controllers

Hardware

BandLab Link

Portable Recording Studios

Common File Types

File Converters

What Are Stem Files?

How DAWs Can Be Used in Your Classroom

Composing as an Entire Class with GarageBand for iOS (Grades K-​12)

Culminating Activities or Variations

Listening Map and Arrangement Activity (Grades K-​3)

Soundtrap at Soundtrap.com

BandLab Lesson Ideas

Loops Composition

Second Lesson Idea: Remix by Using Stems

The Studio Fade (Conclusion)

5 Notation Software

Standardized Musical Notation Systems

Tablature (Tab)

Nashville Numbers System

Chord Charts and Lead Sheets

Lyric Sheets

Rap Flow Charts

Digital Audio Workstations

Chromatic Colour System

Time Unit Box System (TUBS)

Modern Musicians and Notation

Non-​standardized Notational Systems

Notation Software

Free Desktop-​Based Versions (Staff and Tab)

Finale Notepad

Sibelius First

Dorico SE

Musescore (Drive-​ and Cloud-​Based)

ScoreCloud

Cloud-​Based

Noteflight.

Flat.io

Compare and Contrast Notation Software Chart

Possible File Types

What about the Other Notational Systems?

HookPad

1Chart

Chord Sheet Maker

6 Other Online Tools for Fostering Creativity

Chrome Music Lab

Song Maker

Shared Piano

Rhythm

Arpeggios

Kandinsky

Incredibox

Possible Applications

Some Other Useful Features

Sequencers

BeepBox

Paint Composer

Drum Machines

GroovePizza

Drumbit

808303.studio

7 Makey Makey and Coding for Creativity

Makey Makey

Coding Language

Block Coding and Scratch

Scratch Desktop and ScratchJr

GitHub and BitBucket

Micro:bit

Playtron

TouchMe

Other Coding Sites and Kits

Sites

Kits

Possible Applications for Large Ensembles

Possible Applications for General Music Classes

8 Electronic, Digital, and Virtual Instruments

What about Electronic Wind Instruments?

Electric Drums

Virtual Instruments

Virtual Instrument Bands

Ableton Link

Chrome Shared Piano Jam

GarageBand Virtual Instruments and Amp Modellers

Using the Onboard Guitar Processors

BandLab for Mobile

Other Useful Virtual Instruments

Novation Launchpad Intro

Sampulator

WebSID

Virtual Guitar Online from Apronus.com

Online Guitar from Recursive Arts

SessionTown Drums

MIDI.CITY

TypeDrummer

Keyboard from Creatability.WithGoogle.com

Makey Makey and Playtron

Getting an eJam Going or Beginning a Songwriting Session

Communal Jam

9 Tech for Facilitating Creativity with Small Ensembles

What Your School Likely Already Has

A PA System with Five to Eight Channels

Two to Three Vocal Microphones with XLR Cables

A Keyboard or Electronic Piano

A Keyboard Amplifier.

What You Would Need, and Your School May not Already Have

Guitar Amplifier(s)

Sound Systems

At Least Two Main Speakers

Up to Three Monitors

At Least Two DI Boxes

A 75-​100-​ft Cable Snake

Microphones

Cables and Hookups

A Quick Guide to Running Sound in Any Creative Musical Situation

Troubleshooting Tips

Approaching Creativity Authentically by Using This Technology

Rock or Popular Music Ensemble

Soundpainting: Improvisation for the Orchestra

Figure Attribution

10 Other Considerations

Virtual Hubs for Learner Creations

Google Classroom

Google Docs

Google Sites

Other Virtual Portfolio Hubs

Padlet

Wakelet

Creative Video Software

Loom

Flipgrid

Acapella App

Cyborg Llama

UpBeat Music App

Major Video Conferencing Apps

Zoom

Google Meets

Video Editing

Da Vinci Resolve

Final Cut Pro

Adobe Premiere Pro

OBS

Cloud-​Based Video Options

WeVideo

Canva

Other Creative Apps

aQWERTYon

ChordChord

Cornelius Composer

Jam Tracks from YouTube

RhymeZone

Mixxx and Virtual DJ

Blob Opera

Jamulus and JamKazaam

Google Doodles

Bach Google Doodle

Clara Rockmore Doodle (Theremin)

Les Paul Doodle

Robert Moog Doodle (Moog Synthesizer)

Hip Hop Doodle

Oskar Fischinger

Looping Stations and Apps

Loopy HD (iOS) and Loopify (Android)

Super-​Looper

GroovePad (iOS and Android)

Quantiloop Pro (iOS)

GarageBand Live Loops (iOS)

Samplers

Auto-​Tune Apps

GSnap Audacity Plug-​In

Plug-​Ins for Any DAW

Voloco (iOS and Android)

Tune Me (iOS and Android)

AutoRap (iOS and Android)

Appendix: Master List of Apps

DAWs

MIDI Sequencers

Loopers and Looping

Samplers.

Virtual Instruments

Coding

Virtual Audio Routing and Virtual Loopback

Web and System Audio and Video Recording

Virtual Hubs

Video

Pitch-​Correction Software and Apps

Virtual Amplifiers

MIDI File Databases

Stem Databases

App Sites

Software Packages

Remote Audio Rehearsing

Other

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on April 12, 2022).

Also issued in print: 2022.

Other Format:

Print version: Giddings, Steve Technology for Unleashing Creativity

ISBN:

0-19-757077-1

0-19-757075-5