Class 4J- Computing

Lesson: Information and communication technology

Class 4J- Computing

Unit- We are Musicians

During this last half term, the children have been learning how to use IT apps to create music as part of their 'We are Musicians' computing unit. During the sessions, the children built up their knowledge of the bank of digital instruments available within GarageBand, experimented with these and how to manipulate and change these. Gradually, they learnt how to create and extend loops and add in multiple tracks. They were able to create short, interesting rhythmic tracks. Later on in the project, they were able to edit these and added in a range of chordal accompanying tracks. Some children were brave enough to try to record a vocal audio track on the top of these. The tracks were highly experimental in terms of musical outcomes however they became skilled at selecting, extending, combining and layering tracks together.