Teacher's Notes

 

Intro to sound

1. Make a straw kazoo
   • http://www.ehow.com/how_6232946_make-kazoo-straw.html Links to an external site.
   • Video: https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/phy03.sci.phys.howmove.zkazoo/pitch-straw-kazoo/#.XGMC09FRfxo  Links to an external site.
   • Modify the kazoo and see what happens! 
     
     
2. Videos about sound

• • Sound: Crash Course Physics #18: Sound: Crash Course Physics #18 Links to an external site. (stop at 5 minutes)
    
    Sampling rate and bit depth: Music Technology 101: Sampling Rate and Bit Depth Explained Links to an external site.
    
    The physics of sound: Frequency & amplitude: Acoustics: The Physics of Sound in Music Links to an external site.

 

Audacity

• • Introduction
  • Recording
  • Adding music
  • Fading in/out
  • Play with filters
    
    
  • Sound file (music): doxent_-_Soft_Padded_Piano_Song_120bpm.mp3 Download doxent_-_Soft_Padded_Piano_Song_120bpm.mp3Play media comment.

 

Homework

• Write a script (one or two person)

  • Welcome your user

  • Introduce the topic of your app

  • State why the topic is important

  • Indicate learning goals (or other goals; maybe it’s just for fun)
    
    

• What's special about an audio script? How can I make it easy to read? 
  • Script-writing advice: http://theelearningcoach.com/media/audio/audio-recording-scripting-conventions/ Links to an external site.
  • https://tools.cdc.gov/medialibrary/docs/AudioScriptWritingGuide.pdf Links to an external site.

 

Review how to use Audacity

• Capturing to Audacity (You Tube Video) Links to an external site. 19 Minutes long
  
  
• Editing in Audacity (YouTube Video) Links to an external site.30 Minutes long
  
  
• Help documentation for Audacity is included with the program. To download the program (for free) to view or print the complete manual, go to http://audacity.sourceforge.net Links to an external site.
• Garageband Introduction (Great Tutorial Series) Links to an external site.
  
  
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Review

1. Designing for mobile
2. Image types
3. Image sizing - Photoshop

 

Hour of Code!