Very excited that 8VA Music is now a registered Creative Service provide for NSW. The NSW Government is now providing $100 vouchers to be used against any creative arts service which is fabulous. These can be applied to term fees. Once you have applied for your voucher, provide your voucher number and child’s details to […]
After having yet another wonderful South Coast Summer vacation and also following making Year 12 compositions in the holidays, I was inspired to relive the holiday by writing a song about our seven days in Merimbula to accompany some of the photos we have over the last 5 years. I managed to record most of […]
It would be great if we could take this course as the only course in the semester to have the time to engage and explore so many of the things presented, test more ideas out and become even better #techmasters! But then that wouldn’t reflect the reality of real life either! Our final lecture summarised […]
Throughout this course I have been using many different types of film editing software. Testing Screenflow, Camtasia and by default using a lot of iMovie. I did a quick review in a previous blog Recording and Editing 101, but without doubt I have found Screenflow to offer the greatest amount of flexibility and design options […]
Thanks to two technology lectures in week 12, I have been introduced to an amazing DJ who seems to have the same taste in music as me! This young French guy Madeon is an exemplar for modern DJ skills. Using Ableton he is mixing, composing and performing all at once (Hein, 2013) and making some […]
I have just completed my music technology project that I have been working on this last semester. All my content, process & unit outline and lesson resources are here. Please click and explore my video experiments and outcomes! But to really experience it as it is hands on come to the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Technology Public […]
Just finished my new scratch project – go and have a play! https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/186259147/
I’ve been on a composition journey learning how to teach students the art of composition, while also composing myself. Something that can be a scary process for most, including myself and many teachers. But I made it! As in I made it to the end and also created a 2 minute composition for 5 instruments. […]
The Maker Movement as Time Magazine states “moving from passive users to active creators” (Bajarin, 2014). This SBS article introducing Leila who is one of three female bladesmiths in Australia (at 14) is a perfect demonstration of the movement and how “arts meets technology” (Costello, 2017). The Maker movement is evolving in creative community maker […]
