The original experience’s main goal was to provide a way for students to learn how to use DAWs to create music, and learn how harmonies and technology work together in the everyday music they listen to. They would learn this by choosing their own song from a given topic and then working in small groups to put together loops and their own voices in a DAW software. In order for students to learn this skill, they would need access to computers with the DAW software installed, as well as already have a good background knowledge in vocal technique to sing the harmonies and melodies.
My thoughts on remixing this experience would be to engage a younger demographic who have certain disabilities. Music therapy is becoming more common in helping children with disabilities and I think it would be cool to incorporate more innovative technology in treatment, rather than just traditional methods. The society that these kids live in is becoming increasingly technology based, so I think that incorporating music along with current technologies that the children interact with on a daily basis would be exciting and helpful for them. The remixed experience would still include learning about DAWs and how they work, but the child may not necessarily be the one fully using the software or know how it works technically. The process of how the software will be projected onto a screen, explained, and demonstrated, but it is simply to give a visual aspect to show the child what they are creating and how it’s being done since they may or may not be the ones fully using the software depending on their capabilities. I would continue to give each student a topic, but instead of a giving them a song, I would have them arrange a song to a given movie scene and try to convey different emotions. This allows for the student to be even more engaged and attentive. The leader would work with an individual student and help them to record different sounds they create with instruments and objects. They would facilitate the learning experience by asking questions about what emotion they want to convey and what their thought process is behind using certain instruments. The leader would also help convert the sound recordings so that the participants can press different buttons on Novation to create and choose their own loops of sound. It would look like the student is playing different instruments, then recording them, and then sound like a combination of all the sounds they have recorded in whatever order they desire to create an interesting arrangement to fit the movie scene. This experience is very much interactive and conversational so that the child can learn more about music and feel capable of creating their own song. The job of the leader is to facilitate this by putting together the loops and recording the song in order to make it easier for the child to develop their arrangement. My remixed experience is geared towards elementary children with disabilities, physical or mental. It would be provided on a weekly basis in a room with lots of space for a small group of kids as a kind of music therapy. My hope would be that for each child, there would be an individual teacher so that the student can have the proper attention necessary to ensure a fulfilling experience. I would need computers with recording capabilities and a DAW software installed on it, along with a device such as Novation that can play recorded loops through the push of a button. Also instruments that can be easily played or fun objects that can make sounds, like keys, would be helpful for the children to play and record. In order to lead this experience, I would need to know how to work with special needs children and how to encourage them in the proper manner. I would also need to know how to use the computer to record sounds, how to input those sounds into Novation, how to use DAW software to loop, and how to project the computer screen I am using to show what I am doing with the DAW software in real time. A potential barrier would be to keep their attention and help them remain active because they could get easily bored or distracted if the task at hand does not interest them. Since they are kids with disabilities, their attention tends to wander. To combat this I would make sure something is always being done. I would ensure that there are plenty of instruments that they can play with that we can record and I would keep asking them questions that help expand their musical knowledge like, “What are you hearing?” and “How does this make you feel and what instruments are causing this emotion?”. My hope for the participants is that they would be engaged and when they get home, they would excitedly share with their parents what they did. My hope is that they are made aware of DAWs and the interesting things you can do with them, even if they may not understand the technical aspects of the software. I hope to give them music as an another outlet that they can enjoy and help them realize that they are capable of creating music and arranging their own loops and pieces. Giving them the “I can do it” attitude is so important for these kids who may feel like they are not capable of certain things other kids can do because of their disability. In the end, my hope is that the participants increase or develop a strong love for music. I would assess the experience by asking myself and each other teacher to fill out an evaluation form of questions that ask how they thought it went, the response of the child, and whether or not the child was able to create their own song. I would also ask the parents to fill out an evaluation of how their child reacted or shared their experience when they returned home and to have a conversation with their child about what they enjoyed or disliked about the experience. Then after looking at all these evaluations, if the child enjoyed the experience and learned something I would say it was a successful experience. Comments are closed.
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