tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291628062934173306.comments2009-02-01T06:15:13.601-08:00Kyle Gardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10475320227313707454noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291628062934173306.post-33269000008039933942009-02-01T06:15:00.000-08:002009-02-01T06:15:00.000-08:00Might be nice to add a mode (?) that is trained operatically -- what fun THAT could be! Most of life is a soap-opera anyway.Cyndeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395581580711753264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291628062934173306.post-20775436309863151862009-01-16T08:05:00.000-08:002009-01-16T08:05:00.000-08:00The video does look like it would fit between a couple of SNL skits, but I wonder how it would work for kids who do not sing in eight bar phrases let alone a tonal center. The fact Songsmith is using Garriton instruments definitely work in its favor. I may have to try it out on my fifth graders.Erinn Wrobelhttp://www.music.erinnwrobel.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291628062934173306.post-61336366325502207532009-01-16T07:40:00.000-08:002009-01-16T07:40:00.000-08:00I really like the way your goals turned out. It shows you have a great relationship with your students.Erinn Wrobelhttp://www.music.erinnwrobel.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291628062934173306.post-68313341974122391922009-01-13T03:26:00.000-08:002009-01-13T03:26:00.000-08:00Awesome list, thanks! checking out all these blogsMhttp://www.buy-music-stuff.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291628062934173306.post-61797347945299994392009-01-12T13:33:00.000-08:002009-01-12T13:33:00.000-08:00Great feedback!<BR/><BR/>Anonymous: Songsmith looks at the notes you sang in each measure to choose appropriate chord progressions. It's trained on a database of popular music, so it has a mathematical model of what chords sound good with different pieces of melody, and what chords sound good with each other. Users can adjust a couple of simple sliders to explore different chord progressions, can ask for "suggested substitutions", or - if you're a musically-trained user - you can go and change chords directly if you like.<BR/><BR/>Would love to hear about any experiences anyone has trying this out with students in an educational environment... <BR/><BR/>Thanks!<BR/><BR/>-Dan<BR/><BR/>http://research.microsoft.com/users/danDan Morrishttp://research.microsoft.com/users/dannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291628062934173306.post-25310126216434285642009-01-11T16:42:00.000-08:002009-01-11T16:42:00.000-08:00I think the technology is very useful for teaching improvisation for choir students. It gives vocalist a jumping off place for creativity. I am not sure of the programs capabilities, but wouldn’t it be great if choir students could access this program and share their improvisations in podcast form for others to hear. I think this could be a great way to meet the national standard on improvisation.<BR/>Bonnie Chronister<BR/>Poland OhioBonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16320879728761759718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291628062934173306.post-30493901408652152972009-01-11T16:17:00.000-08:002009-01-11T16:17:00.000-08:00Hi,<BR/>This is an unbelievable video. I am currently getting my masters in education with a concentration in integrated technology. I plan on sharing this clip with my classmates. I am now fully convinced of the importance of keeping up with changing technology. I found the statistics on the advancement of global students vs. U.S. students utterly shocking. I wish I could get this information to every administrator and state board of education member, in the country. If we want our students to be able to compete on a global level in the future we are going to have to change the way we are teaching.<BR/>Bonnie ChronisterBonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16320879728761759718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291628062934173306.post-65395634585563570682009-01-09T20:08:00.000-08:002009-01-09T20:08:00.000-08:00Interesting idea. Is the software listening to both modality and tonal center to select the appropriate chord progress, or just tonal center? How many chord progressions are available, and how much direct control over them does the user have?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291628062934173306.post-4810165650208765742009-01-09T01:49:00.000-08:002009-01-09T01:49:00.000-08:00I'm over on the Songsmith team @ Microsoft Research. I came across your post, and normally I don't jump in to forums like this, but I was sooooooo excited that it came up here in a community that might be interested in educational applications of this technology that I wanted to make myself available for any discussion people would like to have on this topic. (Don't hold back on criticism either; we can take it. :) )<BR/><BR/>Clearly Songsmith is not going to replace musicianship or let anyone take "shortcuts" to becoming a better musician... but I _really_ hope there's a way that it can be used - especially with kids, and maybe you can speculate more on that possibility - to help get folks who might be learning to sing or play their first instruments also excited about creating original music at the same time. This seems like a great seed to plant early...<BR/><BR/>Similarly, many folks never get to learn about chord theory or chord progressions, and some of our early Songsmith testers suggested that having this little bit of exposure to chord patterns helped cement some basic concepts. I'd love to hear any thoughts people have about how we might recommend using Songsmith to introduce basic concepts in this area.<BR/><BR/>And yes, we know the video was ridiculous; hopefully it was ridiculous in a way that gets lots of people curious enough to try out Songsmith. :)<BR/><BR/>-Dan<BR/><BR/>http://research.microsoft.com/users/danDan Morrishttp://research.microsoft.com/users/dannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291628062934173306.post-87830614649823526722009-01-03T13:10:00.000-08:002009-01-03T13:10:00.000-08:00I don't know about AZ privacy laws, but in Texas, in my District, I have to have an official signed note from parents giving consent to post a photo or video of their child. I can't even show a video of one third grade class performing, to another one of my music classes without the permission forms.<BR/><BR/>Every 1st grade student shown in the small movement clip on my site had returned a form. Two students were left out because their parents didn't sign.<BR/><BR/>http://orffsite.com/orff_site_002.htmJerryhttp://www.orffsite.comnoreply@blogger.com