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Virtual Musical Instruments - Virtual Musical Instruments
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Bring the world of music and instruments into your classroom. With Virtual Musical Instruments, you can explore the guitar, piano, pan flute, drums, bongos, and several others. Select...more
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Bring the world of music and instruments into your classroom. With Virtual Musical Instruments, you can explore the guitar, piano, pan flute, drums, bongos, and several others. Select the instrument, and follow the directions for using the keyboard to play the different notes. Create different melodies using different notes or rhythms. Use the guitar tuner to be sure you are in tune. There is no record option on this tool. If you want to record your beat, there are many alternative options (such as using a cell phone or an old-fashioned recorder). You can hear notes on your computer, but a touchscreen device would enhance the experience by letting you tap multiple keys/strings at once. There is an instructional YouTube video, so if your district blocks YouTube, you may not be able to view it.
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In the Classroom
Virtual Musical Instruments opens up the world of music to many other subjects. In music class, discover the different instruments, sounds, and rhythms the virtual instruments can produce. Allow your students to make their own compositions. Challenge them to determine a way to give the directions for their composition to another person so that they can repeat the original piece. In language arts class, discuss mood in literature. Determine the instruments used, the rhythms, and the sounds needed to make that effect. During Readers' Theater, add a musical score to heighten excitement and engagement while further analyzing the text. Have students create a musical composition that tells a story. Now, play that musical story for the class, and turn it into a writing prompt. Use musical sounds and beats to illustrate literary concepts and the use of plot. Determine a melody for each character. Write to explain why each character has that musical composition. Math class covers the study of fractions using note types: whole note, half note, quarter note, and eighth note. Let students create a musical sentence that represents them and write an explanation for why they chose it. Use whatever recording option is most practical in your classroom.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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