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Sound recording: managing a recording session

Welcome to the final resource in a three-part series covering recording in the classroom (for the previous two resources, see Music Teacher, April 2023 and July 2023). This time, we’ll move on to the...

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Sound recording: pre-production

In the first of this three-part resource on recording music in schools, we looked at options for setting up a studio (Music Teacher, April 2023). In this second resource, we’ll move on to the...

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Sound recording: setting up a studio

This is the first in a short series of resources looking at the different aspects of sound recording in schools.

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Guitar repair for music teachers

Over the years, I’ve picked up a lot of knowledge about the workings of a music department and what are the best, most effective and value-for-money ways to keep it running. For the sake of space,...

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Ableton basics

This resource introduces the basic functions of Ableton, enough so that you’ll be able to make music with your class. We’ll introduce the software and provide classroom projects that can be used in...

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Getting the most from Focus on Sound

Focus on Sound Pro is a piece of cloud-based software from Music First. This resource looks at features of the software, and explores how you can use it in your teaching across Key Stages 3, 4 and 5.

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Soundtrap

Following last month’s resource on BandLab (Music Teacher, June 2021), this month we turn to Soundtrap. Soundtrap and BandLab are both digital audio workstations (or DAWs) based in the cloud. They are...

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BandLab

Over two resources James Manwaring is investigating cloud-based digital audio workstations: this month the focus is BandLab. BandLab is a free online digital audio workstation (or DAW) that allows...

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Using Sibelius at KS4

Sibelius is a valuable tool for music teachers: not only can we use it for composition, but it also provides a useful way to bring theory to life. In this resource I will consider how you might use...

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Sibelius at KS3: creating, composing and exploring

I have used music notation software Sibelius extensively over the years, and it’s a fantastic resource. This resource focuses on Sibelius, although other notation software packages are obviously...

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Getting started with Cubase Elements 10: part two

This is the second part of a two-part resource on Cubase Elements 10. Part one (Music Teacher, October 2019) covered the basics of the software, how to start students off, how to get started, creating...

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Getting started with Cubase Elements 10: part one

This resource is designed to provide an introduction to Cubase Elements. Cubase software has various levels, and this is the entry-level version. It's an affordable piece of software for most schools,...

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