The second semester has begun and we begin class with a lesson in Flash animation.

8th grader using Garage Band. More experimentation with mood, texture, instrumentation and Form.

8th grade student using Garage Band. Experimented with writing a "B" section.

Recorded by 8th grade music student. Student is also drummer in school Jazz Band. Recorded with M-Audio Firewire 410 and Garage Band.

The 5th grade AEP music class

5th grade DMS percussion section

5th grade DMS brass section

5th grade DMS saxophones.

This started as a rhythm band lesson plan and developed into a loop. Our AEP 2nd quarter Music App. class is in the process of recording rhythms. More to come!

This is a special IT Ramble recorded for Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach's Birthday on Sunday 2nd December. Shery - Happy Birthday from Wales :-)

The 4th grade Luther Lee clarinet class used a new interactive software called SmartMusic. Some children were given a disk to bring home last week. This is a 3 month FREE subscription. When the 3 months end, you may pay to continue the subscription. Please go to Add/Remove in PC and Applications in Mac and delete if discontinuing. It is a large program and takes up a lot of hardrive space. The flute, clarinet and saxophone classes used this application during lesson time on

I know that this a isn't really a personal space, more a professional reflection space for me, and yes I do realise that The Podfather hasn't managed a podcast for quite some time .... watch this space. However I have been waiting for a video to process in Blogger for over an hour and I have finally lost patience .... below is my blog post plus hopeful the video to go with it ..... Blogger need to speed up their upload widget ! It may seem a very long time ago to my birthday in June!!

I'm planning this activity with the colaboration of my 2007 EFL students from La Salle University. They're going to share different presentations about celebrations, festivals, carnivals or fairs in Colombia. This is a new experience for them. Let's see what happens next Saturday!

This is a project using Sibelius music notation software and Garage Band loops.

A project by a 7th grade student and Mr.Z

This is a tutorial on how to install and practice with the Accent on Interactivity software. The software disk is found on the CD-ROM in the back of Accent on Achievement Series Book 1.

This is a Garage Band project using pitch editing for the voice and music track dubbing. Different words were placed on different tracks to have more control over editing. No video.

This is a TI:ME video project using Garage Band. All sound effects and voices were added.