Hackham+East+Our+Trial

We wished to trial the following approach(es) to music tuition: Year level(s): 4-7 with the initial focus on years 4/5

Hackham East Primary School places a high priority on music. It has 3 choirs, a choir for the Festival, a French Choir and this year we are trialing a Boys Choir. The school accesses the IMS for tuition for 8 students for strings, 10 students percussion and 15 students guitar. The request from parents for their children to be involved is 3 times these numbers. Each year the school undertakes a major musical production but this only involves up to 20% of the students.

We are looking at a way of involving all students and teachers, regardless of musical knowledge and expertise in a music program using the technology already available to everyone.

We wished to use the following musical instrument(s):

We wished to trial the use of “virtual” as well as “real” instruments using Apple Macintosh computers with Garageband software, midi keyboards and other instruments with audio input via line or microphone.

We would need to purchase • at least 2 midi keyboards • 1 USB or analogue microphone • a low end MIDI music program to complement Garageband

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