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GarageBand is available on all Apple devices: MacBooks, iPads, and iPhones. Check with your school technology coordinator prior to using any new tech tools with students. With any tech tool, it’s important to know you are using a program that is approved in your school, especially for students under 13 years old. There are many DAWs available, but here are four most commonly used with students. Have students create music in a specific style or form using a combination of recorded sounds, loops, and virtual instruments.This is best for students who already have some experience using DAWs.

Each person records one or more tracks into the DAW (duets and other small ensemble pieces work great for this), then edit and mix the tracks together.

Students can create a multi-track recording alone or with friends.

After recording, they can edit the track, add an accompaniment, or create a remix.

Students can record themselves into a DAW playing a solo or their ensemble music.

Backing tracks act as a great metronome, and make practicing more fun! Play the backing track through speakers during rehearsal, or have students use the tracks for personal practice time.

Students can use loops to create a backing track for warm-up exercises or music they are working on.

Here are some suggestions on how you can use a DAW with band students: While a DAW might not be something you use every day during rehearsal, there are several ways you could incorporate it in band classes to encourage student creativity and enhance the musical experience. While some techniques are more complex than others, the DAWs mentioned here are quite user-friendly and very accessible to school-age students. Once content has been added, you can edit, add effects, mix, and master the various tracks. While adding these virtual instruments isn’t the same as using real instruments, it can be a great substitute for sounds that otherwise wouldn’t be available. Most DAWs also include MIDI instruments, sometimes called virtual instruments, that you can “play,” record, and edit. After you have recorded, you can edit, mix, and manipulate the sound many ways.

Most devices have a built-in microphone that will work, or there are a variety of external microphones available. When creating in a DAW, you can drag loops into the workspace and then organize and layer them as desired.īesides creating with loops, you can also record sound directly into the DAW. The loops are available in a variety of styles, and could include drum beats, bass lines, chord progressions, melodic fragments, and more. Loops contain musical patterns that can repeat seamlessly for any amount of time. One they are most known for is the pre-made loops. Most DAWs, including the ones described here, will have similar features. A digital audio workstation is an application you can use to create, record, edit, and produce audio files.