Explore the magic of Microsoft's SongSmith

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Microsoft's SongSmith is such a fun free tool to use in the classroom. If you join Microsoft's <a href="http://www.pil-network.com/" target="_blank">Partners in Learning Network</a> as an educator you can download and install this programme for free. It is really worth it!</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">SongSmith generates musical accompaniment to match a singer’s voice. Basically, you choose a musical style and beat from their options, sing into your PC’s microphone, and SongSmith cleverly creates backing music for you. That song can be saved and shared with students, friends and family, posted online, or even used to create your own music videos. I used to use it as a reward session for those students who had completed their required tasks, and it was always a big hit!</div><br /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Introducing SongSmith</span></b></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is one of my favourite videos about Microsoft SongSmith. I find the story a bit cumbersome at times but the video definitely highlights the essence of the programme. </div><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3oGFogwcx-E?rel=0" width="420"></iframe> <b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><br />How do you use SongSmith? </span></b><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Here is a tutorial on how to use SongSmith from the UK Partners in Learning YouTube channel.<br /><br /></span></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/LuoHejVm9hU" width="420"></iframe> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">This is my version of how to install and use SongSmith.</span><br /><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></span><b style="display: block; margin: 12px 0 4px;"></b><b style="display: block; margin: 12px 0pt 4px;"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal/microsofts-songsmith-and-how-to-use-it" title="Microsoft's SongSmith and how to use it">Microsoft's SongSmith and how to use it</a></b><object height="355" id="__sse12707024" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=songsmith2-120426155942-phpapp02&stripped_title=microsofts-songsmith-and-how-to-use-it&userName=fionabeal" /> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"/> <embed name="__sse12707024" src="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=songsmith2-120426155942-phpapp02&stripped_title=microsofts-songsmith-and-how-to-use-it&userName=fionabeal" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><div style="padding: 5px 0 12px;">View more <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/">presentations</a> from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal">fionabeal</a>.<br /><br /><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">Classroom uses of SongSmith </span></b><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I have been collecting ideas on how to use SongSmith in the classroom. Here are a few of them.Maybe you have some other ideas to contribute?</span></div><div id="__ss_12707133" style="width: 425px;"><b style="display: block; margin: 12px 0 4px;"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal/classroom-uses-of-songsmith" title="Classroom uses of SongSmith">Classroom uses of SongSmith</a></b><object height="355" id="__sse12707133" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=classroomusesofsongsmith-120426160857-phpapp01&stripped_title=classroom-uses-of-songsmith&userName=fionabeal" /> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"/> <embed name="__sse12707133" src="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=classroomusesofsongsmith-120426160857-phpapp01&stripped_title=classroom-uses-of-songsmith&userName=fionabeal" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><div style="padding: 5px 0 12px;">View more <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/">presentations</a> from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal">fionabeal</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I am sure you'll find this Microsoft free tool very engaging and very useful especially if you are a teacher. Why not give it a try? </span></div></div></div>

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Microsoft's SongSmith is such a fun free tool to use in the classroom. If you join Microsoft's Partners in Learning Network as an educator you can download and install this programme for free. It is really worth it!SongSmith generates musical accompa…

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