In response to several students' questions about why a music educator would need to record video, here are some examples of applications for video in the music classroom...

Charles Laux’s YouTube Page
http://www.youtube.com/user/CharlesLaux/featured
Contains concert footage, sample lessons, and videoconferences with composers.

Will Kuhn’s Vimeo Page
http://vimeo.com/user3075864/videos
Performances, student work, tutorials, and conference presentations.

Kelly Riley’s Vimeo Page
http://vimeo.com/klsriley
Contains conference presentations, sample lessons, and student work.

Kyle Freesen’s YouTube Page
http://www.youtube.com/user/KFreesen
Performance footage and a funny warm-up called “The Rollercoaster”

The Rollercoaster

Heritage Middle School Orchestra
http://www.heritageorchestra.com/?page_id=63
Video of every orchestra performance.

Yoon Soo Lim’s YouTube Page
http://www.youtube.com/user/47MILSY/videos
Contains student work and an audition video for Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Choir

Norwich West Wing Early Primary
http://video.hboe.org/users/norwwep/
This one isn't a music classroom, but I'm including it because it's impressive. This Hilliard K-1 class has a video podcast that contains student work, including an ongoing feature: "Author/Illustrator Awards Given by K/1 Readers"


Megafaun performs "His Robe" with special guest Sharon Van Etten in this Blogotheque Take Away Show

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rn8liKsTfJc


This project consist of the creation of either:

  • A “Choose Your Own Adventure”-style interactive story
  • An interactive musical composition
  • A multimedia quiz

Here are some projects that were created last fall.

Interactive Story Projects

Where's Claire? by Justin R
Escape the Zombies by Brian S
The Puppy Treasure Map by Olivia H
The Adventures of Neon Donkey by David W
Make It Out Alive by Nathan K
The Perfect Jack-O-Lantern by Emily B
Real Nerd Games by Joey B

Interactive Musical Compositions

Tim the Turtle by Ejiela A
The Southern Rock Jam Session by Sam B
A Brief Tutorial on How to Make Fresh Beats by Jay O
Untitled by Alex P

Multimedia Quizzes

Porpoise or Dolphin by Tom G
How to Pick Out the Perfect Pair of Js and Socks by MJ
Audio Connector Quiz by Eric L




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