As many of you are keen musicians I thought I’d add a couple of links I have just come across.
Don’t pay for music lessons again! There are various methods from which we could learn music. By playing music games you can improve your hearing (name tones and chords by ear). This games can help you to get a better grip on your instrument. You will find cool interactive music games in this website.
Create music online!
Another find from MakeUseOf.com – you really should investigate this blog as it has lots of interesting and useful links, gadgets, tools etc. Anyway this time it is a music search engine …
Woonz is an anonymous music search engine that lets you find and stream (or download) MP3s online. It’s similar to the previously covered Franceradio, Skreemr, AudioRaider and AirMP3, however Woonz claims not to log any IPs and keep all user activity anonymous.
All said here is the funny part, somewhere in the footer it says : “Woonz is a search engine designed for LEGAL entertainment purposes only. This search engine is in no way intended for illegal downloads.”.
You can search by artist name or song title. I did a quick search of an artist and came up with some of their songs but also sound files and other audio files. Unfortunately for some the only format supported is MP3.
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An alternative to iTunes?
Songbeat enables users to search, play, and download MP3 files that are already available online.
Songbeat enables you to
# Search, listen (stream) and download favorite music tracks.
# Basic version is free, but limited to 50 downloads. Although you can freely stream as many music tracks as you want.
# Want unlimited downloads? Check out SongBeat PRO (non-free).
# Currently supports only Windows XP and Vista. Mac version coming soon.
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From the Tech Savvy Educator, Thinking Past The Square and many other bloggers comes information about a collaborative music site.
Muxicall is an excellent example of one of those sites that pulls you in, and eats up your time with just a simple concept; click on a button to play a note. Now click on a few more and try to put together a tune or short musical phrase. Now imagine 6 or 7 other people doing that same thing at the same time on their computers, with all of the notes and tones played at the same time on the website. The result can often be a bit deafening, a bit maddening (when someone cuts in on your solo), but ultimately the site is a lot of fun.
Thankfully, the notes are arranged so that discord among the various players is few and far between. And what results is actually a rather pleasing new-age jazz type of music. Some times a bit haunting, while other times being very bright and bubbly. How is that useful to you as a classroom teacher? Well…you could use it as n anchor activity in the morning, or after a transition; the students would definitely sit down much more quickly and quietly to be picked as the person that gets to “make music” on the internet with Muxicall. You could also use it for moody background music during quiet reading time. Since other people are always on the site making noise, you just have to turn on your speakers. OR, you could find a progressive music teacher willing to introduce their students to some collaborative digital music ideas.
From Amanda,
When you get there it loads easily – hold the shift button and run your mouse over the different block notes. Soon you will start to hear the notes you are selecting and if others are on the site you will hear the notes they are selecting also. Jump into the chat room and have a chat with the others online to collaborate more musically on a piece of work.
Have a play and let us know what you think!
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