Creativity

Creativity!!!!!!




 * @http://aviary.com/ Is a web sight of 21st Century creativity Tools, one of with is the new Audio Recorder. It is similar to Garage Band in that you can layer multiple digital or audio tracks and mix them to your preference. It is nice that it can used on all computers because it is online rather than Garage Band, which was created for Mac users.
 * media type="youtube" key="_3-VWMKpQiI" height="289" width="476" align="right"@http://www.jamstudio.com/Studio/index.htm Jamstudio is a great application to create your own professional sounding music. With this tool, you can create music with all of the music chords and progressions. A creative song writer could put their ideas down and send this to record labels. media type="youtube" key="WpRHpnl3rVk" height="378" width="467" align="right"
 * @http://www.creatingmusic.com/new/sketch/mmm/mmm.html The Creating Music provides an environment for children to experience creative play in the the creation of music, with the same ease they have been able to enjoy with toys, drawling tools, building blocks, puppet's, etc. It would be a great application for primary aged children's first experience with technological composition.
 * Summary/Lesson Idea:** I plan on using the Creating Music tool with my 1st graders later in this school year. They are now very familiar with the words Slow/Fast, High/Low, Loud/Soft. I will have the students each make up a short composition that incorporates these concepts. I will give them a guided framework, such as your melody should start with low pitches and end with high pitches. They can play with a slow/fast tempo, and also play with loud/soft dynamic marking. They will really enjoy seeing and hearing what they composed.


 * 21st Century Skill Addressed:** Creativity and Innovation, Media Literacy, Initiative and Self Direction, Information Literacy, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving