Music Projects

Music Through ICT

Our Y6 children have been working on a program called Cubasis

Using Cubasis you can compose music using any instrument. This is done with a keyboard, which is plugged into the P.C>

Andy, our resident expert, adjusts settings on the P.C. (Cubasis program)

 

Our Y4, Y5 and Y6 have all worked on the

Band-in-a-Box program

They composed simple tunes by:-

  • adding or changing chords
  • choosing a musical style
  • change tempo to sound right
  • naming instruments as they are playing, by muting others (turning them off)

Create your own drumparts

This sizable window is a cool animated 3D display of a complete drum kit, with all 61 Drum sounds displayed on their instrument. Watch the various drum instruments being played, or play along/record using any of the durm instruments (by using QWERTY keys or mouse.) Very educational and lots of fun!

The drums page on Band-in-a-Box shows which drums are playing, and lets you play along (using the mouse)

Grange Choir

In July 2003 Grange choir used the computer suite as a recording studio.

The backing music was recorded by Mr. Smith using instruments from Cubasis.

The choir then san along to the P.C. as it played the songs!

Testing the sound levels through the microphone
Mr Smith tries to keep everyone singing in time
Singing is fun ........ but you also have to concentrate!
We all had headphones, in order to hear the backing track at the same time
 

Listening to the playback of our song ..... is it OK?

Music in the Nursery

 
"Yellow Submarine! ...... with Mr. Smith and his happy band!   Nursery children explaining how their instruments work.