Lesson/Unit Ideas

  • Podcasts. Cross-curricular projects like "this day in history" with music and narrative, audio book reports, or even dramatic audio books are just the beginning!
  • Digital storytelling. Great for all ages using child-friendly apps like Toontastic, intuitive software like Audacity, GarageBand or Mixcraft, or an online tool like Soundation, or Soundtrap. Digital stories can 
  • Film scoring using your favorite DAW. Tons of resources available at http://midnightmusic.com.au/
  • Video game music! Online course available at http://www.videogamemusicacademy.com/
  • Music composition. ABA and Rondo form for starters, using a loop-based DAW  For a whole curriculum in music composition, check out Inside Music
  • Live sound sampling. Empower students to collect environmental sounds using the recording features on phones, tablets, laptops, chromebooks or field recorders. Use this raw material with original music or loops to process and remix sounds into new creations.

Classroom-tested lessons

Setting Poetry to Music​
​Audio Collage
Programming Drum Patterns - visit Midnight Music! Further reading from Ethan Hein
Please see Chapters 12-14 in Practical Music Education Technology