Recording Music

 

How do you make music immortal? Record it. People have been recording music for thousands of years, and technology has greatly expanded the ways that music can be recorded. Find out with these online activities.

 

CONNECT:

• The first way that music was recorded was by writing it down: notation. See the history at https://kids.kiddle.co/Musical_notation
• Read about the history of recording technology at https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/sound-recording/273007
• Watch how to record a song at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jexlyS0QG-o

 

CREATE:

• See how to read sheet music at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybQ8nWNVZRo
• Compose your own music using https://www.classicsforkids.com/games/compose_your_own_music.php
• Try one of these apps to create your own music: https://www.cbc.ca/parents/learning/view/8-music-making-apps-for-kids

 

CARE:

• Here are tips to help take care of music CDs and DVDs: https://www.framedestination.com/cd-dvd-storage-archiving
• Find out how making music can help students cope with trauma at https://www.framedestination.com/cd-dvd-storage-archiving
• For parents: Music can help children feel better; read the benefits at https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/1514-beyond-twinkle-twinkle-using-music-with-infants-and-toddlers and https://www.healthychildren.org/English/healthy-living/emotional-wellness/Pages/Music-and-Mood.aspx

 

CAREERS:

Want to record music for a living? Here are some leads.

• https://work.chron.com/types-jobs-can-degree-recording-arts-3318.html
• https://www.careerexplorer.com/careers/music-producer/how-to-become/
• https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Audio_engineer

By the way, the music industry is hard to get into as a child so here’s some advice: https://www.thebalancecareers.com/how-can-i-help-my-child-break-into-the-music-business-2460288

 

 

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