Dr. Frankel's Podcast Page

This is a podcast of a session that I presented on behalf of SoundTree titled Fostering Creativity for the Non-Traditional Music Student with Technology on Friday, March 25, 2011 at the MMEA 2011 State Conference.

This is a podcast of a session that I presented on behalf of SoundTree titled Technology in the Elementary Music Classroom on Thursday, March 24, 2011 at the MMEA 2011 State Conference.

This is a podcast of the first class of the Fall 2010 semester of A&HM 4029.

This is a podcast of a session that I presented on behalf of SoundTree at the 2010 MMEA Conference in Boston, MA titled YouTube in Music Education.

Session materials are posted at www.soundtree.com/mmea10.

This is a podcast of my first night of class at TC for the Spring semester (A&HM4029) on Making the Case for Music Technology.

This is a podcast of a workshop that I presented on Thursday, December 10th at the Morris Museum in Morristown, NJ on podcasting.

For session materials, visit: www.soundtree.com/morris.

This is a podcast of a session that I presented on behalf of SoundTree at the VMEA 2009 In-Service Conference in Hot Springs, VA on Friday, November 20, 2009 titled Music Technology - PC Style. For my session materials, please visit: www.soundtree.com/vmea2009.

This is a podcast of the second part of the Keynote Address that I presented on behalf of SoundTree at the TI:ME Alabama State Chapter Conference at the University of Alabama Birmingham on Saturday, November 14th 2009. The title of my session was "New Trends in Music Technology: Where Are We Going?".

For session materials, visit www.soundtree.com/timeAL09.

This is a podcast of the first part of the Keynote Address that I presented on behalf of SoundTree at the TI:ME Alabama State Chapter Conference at the University of Alabama Birmingham on Saturday, November 14th 2009. The title of my session was "New Trends in Music Technology: Where Are We Going?".

For session materials, visit www.soundtree.com/timeAL09.

This is a podcast of a session that I presented on behalf of SoundTree at the MENC Music Technology Education Academy on June 20, 2009 at the Marriott Crystal Gateway Hotel & Conference Center. The session was titled "The Case for Music Technology" and featured three panelists: Stefani Langol from Berklee College of Music, Dr. Brian Moore from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Dr. Joe Pisano from Grove City College. For more information and links, visit www.soundtree.com/menc09.

This is a podcast of a session that I presented titled Technology Resources for the Middle School General Music Classroom on behalf of SoundTree at the Tennessee Music Educators State Conference in Nashville, TN on Thursday, April 16, 2009.

For session materials, please visit www.soundtree.com/tnmea09.

This is a podcast of a session titled New Trends in Music Technology that I presented on behalf of SoundTree at the MMEA Conference in Boston, MA on Thursday, March 27th 2009. For session materials, visit www.soundtree.com/mmea09.

This is a podcast of a session that I presented at the MENC Eastern Regional Conference in Providence, RI on Saturday, March 14, 2009. The session title is "The Music Educators Guide to Copyright Law". The website where the session materials are located can be found at www.soundtree.com/copyright.

This is a podcast of a session titled "Music For All: Using Technology With Special Learners" that was presented on Saturday, February 19, 2009 at the NJMEA 2009 State Conference in East Brunswick, NJ.

For more information about the sessions, visit: www.soundtree.com/njmea09.

This is a podcast of a session titled "New Trends in Music Technology" that was presented on Thursday, February 19, 2009 at the NJMEA 2009 State Conference in East Brunswick, NJ.

For more information about the sessions, visit: www.soundtree.com/njmea09.

This is a podcast of a session titled "Technology Integration in the Music Classroom" that was presented on Friday, February 20, 2009 at the NJMEA 2009 State Conference in East Brunswick, NJ.

For more information about the sessions, visit: www.soundtree.com/njmea09.

This is a podcast of a session titled "Podcasting in the Music Classroom" that was presented on Thursday, February 19, 2009 at the NJMEA 2009 State Conference in East Brunswick, NJ.

For more information about the sessions, visit: www.soundtree.com/njmea09.

This is a podcast of a session titled "Digital Audio Basics for Music Educators" at the TI:ME 2009 National Conference held in conjunction with TMEA in San Antonio, TX.

For more information about the services that SoundTree can provide, please visit www.soundtree.com.

This podcast is a recording of a session that I presented at the PMEA District 8 Band Festival on Friday, January 30, 2009 in Lewisburg, PA on behalf of SoundTree.

This podcast is a recording of my first class session for A&HM 4029 at Teachers College, Columbia University.

My apologies for the low volume level. Next week I'll talk louder!

This is a podcast of a session that I presented on behalf of SoundTree at the Morris Museum on Monday, January 19, 2009 in Morristown, NJ. To view the session materials, please visit www.soundtree.com/morris.

I will be presenting another session on this upcoming Thursday that will be posted here as well.

If you have questions or comments about this session, please feel free to contact me at jimf@soundtree.com.

This is a podcast of a session that I presented on behalf of SoundTree at the OMEA Conference on Friday, January 16, 2009 in Columbus, OH. To view the session materials, please visit www.soundtree.com/omea09.

If you have questions or comments about this session, please feel free to contact me at jimf@soundtree.com.

This is a podcast of a session that I presented on behalf of SoundTree at the OMEA Conference on Friday, January 16, 2009 in Columbus, OH. To view the session materials, please visit www.soundtree.com/omea09.

If you have questions or comments about this session, please feel free to contact me at jimf@soundtree.com.

This is a podcast of a session that I presented on behalf of SoundTree at the FMEA Conference on Friday, January 9, 2009 in Tampa, FL. To view the session materials, please visit www.soundtree.com/fmea09.

If you have questions or comments about this session, please feel free to contact me at jimf@soundtree.com.

This podcast contains two recordings that I made yesterday with the Kaossilator Orkestra at the Franklin Avenue Middle School in Franklin Lakes, NJ.

The structure of the first piece is based on Morse Code. After giving the students a drum loop, they spelled words using the Kaossilator. This is the third time we have rehearsed together as a group and I am finding that having a system like Morse Code (giving the students a tactile direction) is more successful than some of the other pieces that I have written out for them.

The second piece is based on Braille. We chose the word "Rainbow" because there were 7 students yesterday. Each student was assigned a letter from the word and then given direction on how to create each letter using Braille.

I was very pleased with the results as the pieces are more controlled than some of the ones we tried in earlier rehearsals. The concept of the Kaossilator Orkestra is becoming clearer as we move forward. Personally, I am thrilled by the possibilities for this type of group in the school setting.

This is a recording of the first rehearsal of the Kaossilator Orkestra. It features students from the Franklin Avenue Middle School in Franklin Lakes, NJ. The group is made of 8 Kaossilators and 2 miniKPs. I am encouraged by their first effort and I look forward to working with them in April.
Let me know what you think.

This is a composition that I created using the new Kaossilator from Korg. I hooked it up through the stereo RCA output of the Kaossilator into a "Real Instrument" track in GarageBand. You play the Kaossilator with your finger by running it over an X Y axis type interface. I love it because it will allow ANYONE to make music.
What you will hear is a drum loop that I created on the Kaossilator followed by many layers drawing from the amazing sound bank (100 patches) that comes with the Kaossilator. This composition was performed live. There are no edits. I simply used the loop function on the Kaossilator and recorded all into GarageBand.
The Kaossilator retails for $199 and is available through SoundTree (www.soundtree.com) as well as many music retailers.
I hope you like what you hear.

This is the twelfth installment of the This Week In Music Podcast series created by the 7th Grade General Music Students. This is the sixth podcast from my Second Marking Period at the Franklin Avenue Middle School in Franklin Lakes, NJ. Two students per group are charged with finding important musical events and birthdays that occur during their assigned week.

Your comments, questions, and suggestions are welcome.

This is the eleventh installment of the This Week In Music Podcast series created by the 7th Grade General Music Students. This is the fifth podcast from my Second Marking Period at the Franklin Avenue Middle School in Franklin Lakes, NJ. Two students per group are charged with finding important musical events and birthdays that occur during their assigned week.

Your comments, questions, and suggestions are welcome.

This is the tenth installment of the This Week In Music Podcast series created by the 7th Grade General Music Students. This is the fourth podcast from my Second Marking Period at the Franklin Avenue Middle School in Franklin Lakes, NJ. Two students per group are charged with finding important musical events and birthdays that occur during their assigned week.

Your comments, questions, and suggestions are welcome.

This is the ninth installment of the This Week In Music Podcast series created by the 7th Grade General Music Students. This is the third podcast from my Second Marking Period at the Franklin Avenue Middle School in Franklin Lakes, NJ. Two students per group are charged with finding important musical events and birthdays that occur during their assigned week.

Your comments, questions, and suggestions are welcome.

This is the eighth installment of the This Week In Music Podcast series created by the 7th Grade General Music Students. This is the first podcast from my Second Marking Period at the Franklin Avenue Middle School in Franklin Lakes, NJ. Two students per group are charged with finding important musical events and birthdays that occur during their assigned week.

Your comments, questions, and suggestions are welcome.

This is the seventh installment of the This Week In Music Podcast series created by the 7th Grade General Music Students. This is the first podcast from my Second Marking Period at the Franklin Avenue Middle School in Franklin Lakes, NJ. Two students per group are charged with finding important musical events and birthdays that occur during their assigned week.

Your comments, questions, and suggestions are welcome.

This is the sixth installment and final installment of the This Week In Music Podcast series created by the 7th Grade General Music Students in my First Marking Period at the Franklin Avenue Middle School in Franklin Lakes, NJ. Two students per group are charged with finding important musical events and birthdays that occur during their assigned week.

We'll be back with more podcasts in the coming marking periods as well. This has been a very successful project.

Your comments, questions, and suggestions are welcome.

This is the fifth installment of the This Week In Music Podcast series created by my 7th Grade General Music Students at the Franklin Avenue Middle School in Franklin Lakes, NJ. Two students per group are charged with finding important musical events and birthdays that occur during their assigned week.

Your comments, questions, and suggestions are welcome.

This is the fourth installment of the This Week In Music Podcast series created by my 7th Grade General Music Students at the Franklin Avenue Middle School in Franklin Lakes, NJ. Two students per group are charged with finding important musical events and birthdays that occur during their assigned week.

Your comments, questions, and suggestions are welcome.

This is the third installment of the This Week In Music Podcast series created by my 7th Grade General Music Students at the Franklin Avenue Middle School in Franklin Lakes, NJ. Two students per group are charged with finding important musical events and birthdays that occur during their assigned week.

Your comments, questions, and suggestions are welcome.

This is the second installment of a new series of podcasts that I'll be doing with my students in the 7th Grade General Music class. Two students per group are charged with finding important musical events and birthdays that occur during their assigned week.

Your comments, questions, and suggestions are welcome.

This is the first installment of a new series of podcasts that I'll be doing with my students in the 7th Grade General Music class. Two students per group are charged with finding important musical events and birthdays that occur during their assigned week.
The podcast was recorded live in front of a studio audience (my class), and took 40 minutes to record in its entirety.
My colleague, Ms. Elizabeth Lavery, also teaches the same class. Her podcasts are located at: http://thisweekinmusic.podomatic.com.

Your comments, questions, and suggestions are welcome.

I was looking through my PodOmatic email account today and found a really cool request from a teacher named Carolyn Castellano who teaches music in Brookline, MA. She created a podcast on her site: http://creativehighschoolmusic.podomatic.com/ asking me a few questions. I was thrilled to have a podcast created just asking me my opinions about music technology in the classroom.
What follows are my responses. Feel free to weigh in with any comments.

This is an example podcast for my students in my 7th Grade General Music Class at the Franklin Avenue Middle School in Franklin Lakes, NJ. Each week a group of students will be posting a podcast on this site that highlight events in music history from their assigned week. I am looking forward to hearing their work.

This is an informational podcast for all FAMS instrumental music students for the 2007-08 school year.

This is a short composition that I wrote using GarageBand '08 and the new Voices Jam Pack. It was a lot of fun to write. I used a bunch of loops from "André" for the song. The Voices Jam Pack has over 1,500 loops arranged by the "singers" who created them. Hope you enjoy what you hear!

This is the final installment of Folk Music podcasts from my 6th grade general music students at the Franklin Avenue Middle School in Franklin Lakes, NJ. Hope you enjoy them!

This is my latest podcast from my 6th Grade General Music students. They were given the Yankee Doodle melody as a MIDI file and they were able to orchestrate the melody with loops form GarageBand. It was their first time utilizing loops, an I wanted to give them a "fun" activity that also tied in Music from American History. I hope you enjoy their creations - they had fun making them.

This is a musical composition that was created using the Lifehouse Method website recently unveiled by Pete Townsend. The website creates musical compositions after the user inputs a picture, a recording of their voice, and two short musical clips that reflect their mood. It's pretty interesting.

This is another podcast from my 8th grade students at the Franklin Avenue Middle School in Franklin Lakes, NJ. The students were put into groups and assigned a composer who they then researched and created a radio show about. These podcasts are from students in my 9th period class.

This is the latest podcast from my 8th grade students at the Franklin Avenue Middle School in Franklin Lakes, NJ. The students were put into groups and assigned a composer who they then researched and created a radio show about. These podcasts are from students in my 3rd period class.

This is a podcast containing blues songs written by my students at the Franklin Avenue Middle School in Franklin Lakes, NJ. The students used the demo song Shufflin' Blues that comes with GarageBand. The songs are pretty cool - check them out.

This is the latest podcast from my 6th grade general music students at the Franklin Avenue Middle School in Franklin Lakes, NJ. The students researched the history of their assigned songs, downloaded a MIDI file and imported it into GarageBand, sang the song using the MIDI file as an accompaniment, and formatted all of the research into a script for a fictitious radio program about folk music.
This podcast is from the 4th Marking Period of the 2006-2007 school year.

I hope you enjoy their work!

This is a presentation that I made today with my 8th Grade General Music Students using a fantastic application called ProfCast. This application allows you to import PowerPoint or Keynote presentations and record your voice and the slide changes into an enhanced MP3 that allows students to see the slides and hear your voice simultaneously. For under $30 it is money well spent - especially when dealing with different learning styles.

This is my new podcast from my 6th Grade General Music students. They were given the Yankee Doodle melody as a MIDI file and they were able to orchestrate the melody with loops form GarageBand. It was their first time utilizing loops, an I wanted to give them a "fun" activity that also tied in Music from American History. I hope you enjoy their creations - they had fun making them.

This is a podcast that I have created for the Technology Institute for Music Educators. I am the State Chapter Committee Chair of TI:ME and this podcast is meant to provide TI:ME members with information on forming a State Chapter of TI:ME.

My 6th Grade General Music students learn about Penny Broadsides, colonial songs about politics and current events set to familiar tunes of the day. As their assessment, I have students create lyrics about colonial life and record themselves singing their lyrics over the familiar tune Twinkle, Twinkle. It's an example of how to extend a lesson to include performance and technology.
I welcome your comments.

This song was recorded using GarageBand a few years ago. I teach the Blues in my 6th Grade General Music class, and the project that assign requires students to write blues lyrics and record them over the Shufflin' Blues demo song that comes with GarageBand. I've had many students record their songs over the years, but this one remains my favorite: The Detention Blues, sung by 6th grader (now 9th grader) Nathaniel Clark.

Visit my website at: www.jamesfrankel.com to learn more ideas on how to integrate technology into the music classroom.

This recording was made using the Blue Mic Snowball USB microphone and GarageBand 3.0. I positioned the microphone about 10 feet in front of the band on a boom stand, and the microphone was set to "Omnidirectional". Let me know what you think of it.

This is a podcast that I made with my 8th Grade General Music students at the Franklin Avenue Middle School in Franklin Lakes, NJ. For this project my students were assigned a composer and a number of questions about their life and work. The result is a collection of 10 radio shows about the composers. It was a good first effort. I'll be posting more recent podcasts in the near future.

This was the first podcast from my 6th grade general music students this year at the Franklin Avenue Middle School in Franklin Lakes, NJ. It is from the 1st Marking Period of the 2006-2007 school year.

I hope you enjoy their work!