Description
At this point, you should know quite a bit about Jamestown & Williamsburg.
Your letter is probably written and your decision about moving is made. Now,
you can have some fun. Write a song or rap to your father telling him if you
want to stay or go and why. Have fun with this and be creative. These links
below will allow you to actually put your words to music. EXTRA CREDIT WILL
BE GIVEN FOR LIVE PERFORMANCES!
Internet Links
This web karaoke service provides the music to the lyrics that the user
enters. Once the lyrics are entered, the melody (designed for the particular
lyrics) will play while the lyrics can be viewed. You can also print them
out here.
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/offthecharts/webkaraoke.html
Get ready to compose your own music with chords with this interactive
composing tool. Just drag the chords to the playing grid, select your rhythm
and drum beat and you will instantly hear your creation!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/soldonsong/guide/songwriting_game.shtml
Create your own song with this fun interactive game. Select the various
sound patterns you want by clicking on different bubbles. You can even
record your song.
http://funschool.kaboose.com/fun-blaster/back-to-school/games/game_boomthang.html
This is an online tool that allows you to create your own music. You begin
by choosing between 4/4 or 3/4. There are several options to choose from
ranging from preset chord progressions to preset rhythm patterns. After you
have selected all of your settings, the online music composer will generate
your song for you.
http://homepage2.nifty.com/v4/eonhoia01.html
This activity allows students to compose their own lines of music and play
back the original "musical masterpiece."
http://www.artsalive.ca/en/mus/activitiesgames/games/popComposeMusic.html
Compose your own music with this nice interactive activity. Choose time
signatures, sounds and tempo for your composition. Free registration is
required to remove ads, however, you can still choose to go to the activity
without registering.
http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=Music
An online, interactive environment for music creation and exploration.
Includes many fun and easy ways to make music as well as games and puzzles.
Very interesting activities represent music in a graphic/visual way.
http://www.creatingmusic.com/
Have fun composing your own music with this online synthesizer. All you need
to do is drag and drop the sounds to create an endless amount of
possibilities.
http://www.electronic-music.net/bpoem.htm
Create your own musical songs with this great interactive compositional
workshop. Drag and drop measures of music onto the palette and click play to
hear your song. This can also be downloaded onto your computer.
http://www.nyphilkids.org/composition/main.phtml?
Other Resources