Final Project :)

Here is my final video. I hope you enjoy it.

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This is my one minute message on Audacity. To also read my blog about Audacity, click HERE.

Enjoy !!!!!!!!!!

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Thourn's video was great! It completely got his message. Make sure you visit his blog and check it out.

Link to comment:

http://coach2win.blogspot.com/2010/01/bp82010012oneminutemessage1.html

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/mararie/ / CC BY-SA 2.0

Nandi does a great job of explaining what Luminosity is and conveying her target audience. Make sure you check it out.

Link to the comment:

http://yin-yang-walker.blogspot.com/2010/01/bp820100118oneminutemesg-1.html

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/arvindgrover/ / CC BY-SA 2.0

Audacity is a great Web 2.0 tool that allows students to edit their own music. It is free to download and the interface of the tool is very easy to understand. I have used this tool before to edit music for a performance. You can record music as well as voice on Audacity. It is amazing to me how many tools I use everyday that are Web 2.0 tools.

Introducing Audacity to a dance class would be great. Students in dance rarely think of the bigger picture. They usually focus on creating a dance and what costume they want to wear. They don't think about the lighting, using more than one musical selection, using spoken word, or how the design of the lobby or foyer can impact the mood of the audience. Having the students create their own music by editing would be a great experience for them.

I would separate the students into groups of three. I would allow each student to bring in a piece of music that is edited without telling them the purpose of the music. I want everyone to bring in a song they truly want to use and not be pressured by their group to bring in a specific type of music. Within the group, the students would have to edit the three songs into one musical selection that is 3 minutes long. This assignment will help the students become open minded and even more creative. Mixing, matching, and fusion are what they dance world is all about. I feel that allowing my students to get this experience will help them add another piece to the puzzle. The puzzle of a performance. They will have the choreography piece, the costuming piece, and now the music editing piece. Eventually I would want my student to learn design and lighting also. I am sure that there is a great Web 2.0 tool somewhere out there for those purposes.

Audacity can be used in music, drama, math, english, social studies, science, etc. Here are some ways that it can be used:

Music: Edit musical selections

Drama: Mix music with monologues

Math: Record beats to songs and record math problems over them

English: Read Shakespearean sonnets with the music of that era playing in the background

Social Studies: Read geographical descriptions with music as an aid to help visualize the location

Science: Create songs about cells, botanist, chemists, the solar system, or the water cycle

Audacity is a great alternative for those who do not own a Mac with Garageband and want to introduce their students to the world of music editing. Below is the site where you can download Audacity.

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

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This is my one minute message on Shwup. To read my blog about Shwup, click HERE.

Enjoy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Click here to view my comment on Pedro Azcona's blog. If you are not following his blog, make sure you do. He is great. Thanks!