Music and ICT session 2

Working Creatively with loop based sequencers.

 

It is common for students when working with sequencer software such as Acid, EJay or Garageband to use samples that have been created by other people.  The purpose of this session is to show that students can easily create a collection their own samples. This in turn gives them a stronger sense of ownership of the final product and encourages a more creative approach to using technology. The flexibility of this project makes it relevant to a wide range of work from KS2 to GCSE. Delegates will use an mp3 recorder to record original samples played on musical instrumetns and other sound sources. These recordings will be transferred to computers using a USB lead. Delegates will then import these samples into Audacity for further editing. These recordings will be saved as mp3s and imported into a samplebank which will be available to all delegates. Each delegate will import a selection of these recordings into a  loopbased sampler where they will be combined to create a piece of music. the final result will be saved as an mp3 file. This activity could be used in individual or group based work