ICT and Music

Year 7 music students learn to use Cubase LE a Music Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) program which allows for the creation and recording of music as well as the manipulation and editing of existing MIDI files.


Year 8's use Cubase and also learn another program called Adobe Audition. This program allows for the recording of the human voice and real instruments.















Later in the course the students record music tracks, voices and foley and then synchronise these original parts to short movie trailers which we then present to the class. In year 9 the students learn advanced MIDI techniques and start to learn Cubase 4 which is a professional music production program from which above CD quality recordings can be made.

Interactive Whiteboards | Geography & History

The IWB is a fantastic tool which can provide great opportunities for enhancing classroom learning. It is enormously engaging for both teachers and students alike. From its simplest function, as a touch-screen "whiteboard" operated with the tip of a finger, you can use it to practice diagrams, symbols and make illustrations. Among its most useful applications is in annotating maps, diagrams and images. In Geography, using a world map, students can practice placing the equator, plot the locations of active volcanoes or colour code the nations of the British Commonwealth. Among its most exciting other functions is the spotlight. A particularly good use for this is when examining the extraordinarily detailed Bayeaux Tapestry in History. The tapestry has so much detail, but placing the spotlight on the focus of the moment allows students to concentrate on exactly what is being discussed. Students love to 'play' on the whiteboard and really enjoy this new way of learning.

If you would like assistance or further information about using IWBs in the School, please don't hesitate to speak to Mark.

Mark Dolbel