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Creative Production ... Music, Audio and Video integration Program titles and school levels guide.  = Windows  = Mac OSX Notation/Scoring Auto arranging and Audio Loop composing Step sequencing Accompaniment PLUS MIDDLE SCHOOL learning. Auto arranging and PRIMARY THRU MIDDLE SCHOOL Accompaniment PLUS Print Music  SENIOR SECONDARY THRU SECONDARY SSOUNDOUND PRIMARY THRU lelearning. Sibelius First  TERTIARY Acid Music  FL Studio   Audio Loop composing Studio Reason   PPRINTRINT CCreate rhythm backings. melodies SECONDARY THRU Band In A Box   (M(MIDI) and an audio track. Garage Band  ComposeC withith audiodil lloops. TERTIARY Guitar Pro   EExperiment with instrumentation, rhythm  Notation/Scoring Learn about structure, form, genres, keys Guitar Pro  Audio Editing and sstyles and chord progressions. anandd tempos, rhythm and dynamics. Recording (no MIDI) Plug-in Effects and Finale   SENIOR SECONDARY Accompany performances and combine Processors ExExplorep effects, record additional tracks PRIMARY THRU & TERTIARY Scoring and Notation software is designed with classroom ensembles. ((AudioAu and MIDI), sync to a video clip (not Sibelius   primarily for the printed output of music SENIOR SECONDARY Acid Pro  MIDDLE SCHOOL avaavailable in all software). Create mashups and/or electronic publishing. These are the Learn aural skills for chords and intervals, Step sequencing THRU SECONDARY anandd podcasts.   most widely used applications from middle pitch and aural dication. Study improvisa- Music Scanning school through tertiary and for teachers at tion and harmonies. Waves   OOutputut directly as an audio fi le for CD, ComposeCoompommposee in sstepsteeps uusiusingng a barsbaa and beats MIDDLE SCHOOL Sequencing & Record- all levels. PhotoScore   Transcribe chords from any audio fi le (incl MPMP3 etc or export to Sequencing and grid or matrix with notes, loops or phrases. ing (Audio and MIDI) Antares   Ultimate THRU SECONDARY Notation software can help students to CD, MP3, WAV etc). ReRecordingc software for more advanced Learn about structure, form, rhythm, tim- PRIMARY THRU Melodyne   learn about virtually all aspects of music pprojprojects.  Output as MIDI or audio fi les or export to ing, keys and tempos, styles and dynam- composing and arranging and practical Audio Studio MIDDLE SCHOOL Avid   Sequencing and Recording software for ics. theory... including instrumentation, articu- etc more advanced projects. Sound Forge  Garage Band  lation and dynamics, chord progressions, Explore virtual instruments and effects. harmonies and much more. Wavelab series  MixCraft  Audio Editing and Output directly as MIDI or audio fi les or Video editing Graphics & Animation Today’s applications can also play com- Recording (no MIDI) “plugin” to Sequencing and Recording Bias Peak series  Sonar X2  positions and output directly as audio and software for more advanced projects.s. Essential Audition  PRIMARY THRU MIDI fi les or export and/or synchronise to AudioAdi editing ditti andd recordingdi software is typi- GraphicsG hi andd animationi ti soft-ft Cubase  MIDDLE SCHOOL Sequencing and Recording software for cally used for quick and convenient recording ware includes basic drawing and painting programs, photo Elements more advanced projects. (eg directly from a microphone into your com- Virtual Instruments MS MovieMaker  puter) and editing of wave-forms (eg pitch, editing, 2D and 3D animation  tempo and dynamic changes). and stop motion animation. iMovie  MIDDLE SCHOOL VISION The latter is often used with SECONDARY Vegas Movie  Most editors accept audio fi les from Sequenc- clay modeling..... known as THRU SECONDARY Studio ing & Recording and Video editing software claymation. Sonar  as well as portable memory recorders. Native  All graphics software can gen- Instruments Cubase   SENIOR SECONDARY Most are also 2 track editors (ie stereo) erate images and/or animation Logic   although is a full multi-track fi les that can be imported into IK Multimedia   recorder PLUS a 2-track editor. video editing software to cre- ToonTrack    Premier  ate a movie fi le. Audacity is a program (PC and Mac) Garritan    and can be downloaded from Music EDnet. Creative Music and audio can be added etc  Virtual Instruments at this point or a video fi le can  Sequencing & Record- be used in a sequencing and ing (Audio and MIDI) CORE Virtual instruments are recording program or nota- sophisticated multi-part tion program for composing, SequencingSeeqqquueenncnciciingng andandndr recordingeccordingdin softwareso is the recordings of almost every recording music or adding Interactive Learning coreco of your creative activities centred on conceivable instrument that voice-overs or sound effects. MusicM and Audio. Many of these programs can be “played” by other Music Learning software covers a range of topics Plug-in Effects and iincluden the ability to print music for MIDI See www.musicednet.com for software (sequencing and re- including primary music fundamentals, practical theory, Processors tracks. information on Graphics and cording and notation software aural skills and musicianship. Video editing Animation Software. typically). They usually come Plug-in effects and processors are used in conjunction with These programs can be used as stand- Music Maestro covers the primary years from K-8 and as libraries of either specifi c Sequencing and Recording programs (mostly). Many emu- alone applications to sequence MIDI and DigitalDDigigitalall VideoVideV deoed editingitingso softwareofftwaare allows combination of a may be effectively used by classroom teachers without instruments or musical genres late what were classic hardware effects, processors and am- record multiple audio tracks... or can range of media from various sources. Examples include: specialist support. and often allow extensive plifi cation from the past, while others have become cutting import MIDI and/or audio fi les created in manipulation to ensure close almost all the other applications shown Audio - from virtually all creative music applications. edge components in their own right (eg Antares AutoTune). Theory & Aural Primary Music to live performance charac- here. You can also import audio from Video - captured from a DV Camcorder or from other teristics. They are used while recording individual tracks as “inserts” video applications as well as CDs, MP3s or overall effects/processors as “sends”. They are also sources such as the web and digital still cameras. You and the web. MIDDLE SCHOOL PRIMARY These programs are mostly used in mix-down, post production and mastering the fi nal can also import old analog video (eg from a VCR tape) used where there is relevant recording. Most programs can also import a video via some DV cameras or a video interface. Alfred Essential  Music Maestro   senior secondary and tertiary fi le for syncing music and adding voice Music Theory Video - imported from Stop Motion software (eg using curriculum. Use is mainly for senior secondary where VET, Music Tech- overs and sound effects etc. Interactive  nology, Audio Design and similar curriculum is available as Claymation characters). MIDDLE SCHOOL Music Room Bk1 Sequencing and Recording software can well as tertiary courses. Animated Graphics - from Flash, Fireworks or other THRU TERTIARY include and accept other plug-in applica- Interactive  graphics software (eg Flash movies, animated GIF fi les). tions to access such things as virtual in- Auralia   Music Room Bk2 struments, effects and special processors Still Images - from a Digital still camera. Jelly Beans  (eg pitch correction, dynamic processors Musition  and equalisers, guitar amp modelling). Graphics and drawings - from graphics software. © 2013 Music Education Network