The+Arts+ideas

Use a piece of music to interpret and make into a movie - can be whole class as each group might have a scene to play. I saw this done using a blues song: The scene was set in a hotel but didn't make any special background - just used the classroom. One child was the piano player, another group were dancers, another group were card players, two children were bartenders, and the storyline was simple, a pretty girl came in and ended up 'making eyes' with the piano player and they went off to get married!! The only sound was the music clip playing right through. It was done with a group of year 5 & 6 kids. The children were dressed appropriately too!! A junior adaption could be done by simply getting the children to move to the music ( obviously at the end of a unit ) and videoing it. The msic would be added. Why do this?? It simply provides a purpose for the unit. [|GarageBand] GarageBand lets you easily perform, record and create your own music. Whether you are an experienced or aspiring musician. Or just want to feel, and sound, like a rock star. With the new version of GarageBand, you can even record multiple tracks at the same time. Sing as you play the guitar, harmonize with your best singing bud or jam with the band, and GarageBand will record every note. And when your tracks are in place, you can view software instruments in music notation and take advantage of new GarageBand features to enhance the tuning and timing of your recordings.
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