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The hottest hip-hop artist taking his music by storm

Ali Lyles is the hottest musical artist that is taking his music by storm.

Who is Ali Lyles?

 

Ali Lyles, a.k.a "All The Greatest" whom is named after the great boxing champion known for his bold, cocky, and entertaining style of rap.

 

Ali Lyles is known for his ability to dance around tracks, as Muhammad Ali would dance around the ring that branded him the nickname, the young prodigy from Black Hollywood also known as the north side of Queens, NY.

 

Ali Lyles was born with a gift to rap and entertain from an early age. He started somewhat of a cult following in the city of the rap circuit, and was influenced by such hip hop icons such as; Biggie Smalls, Big Daddy Kane and Nas that helped hone his skills as an accomplished lyricist and writer with stories of him taking out M.C.'s in the street battles at the age of 16 and have been made a legend of The official legendary arenas such as; Nuyorican Cafe', Downtime, The Pyramid, The Remote Lounge, Don Hills, TNY, S.O.B.'s, and many more.

 

After several victories against his rival opponents at various showcases in New York, he decided to take his skills to the booth in the studio to record his first solo project called, "Game Time".

 

Although, the project was a success and he would soon follow that up with his Sophomore Project, called "The Ali Lyles Experience" and the CD became an underground classic that sold over 7,000 copies.

 

This feat took notice from the legendary producer Marly Marl, who aired his first demo on the popular radio show; future flavors on Power 105.1 fm and he also landed a slot on two volumes of The "What's Really Hood DVD", and he has worked with legendary and up and coming DJ's and producers such as Jigstrumental, Jimi Kendrixx and Sev Beats just to name a few and he prides his self on the fact that he has not only studied the rap game, but the music business as well.

 

As an artist and entrepreneur from Black Hollywood such as other artists like Run DMC, LL Cool J, Russell Simmons, and Jah Rule.

 

Ali Lyles is set to be the next big thing coming straight out of Queens, New York which is a breeding ground for the world's best rappers as history has already shown.

 

As the co-founder of Supreme Regime Entertainment, he felt the need to channel all his focus on putting out classic music and managing his own label. He realized early on that the key to success in this business is to dictate your own future.

 

He then strayed away from The Cliche' artists recording deals that held a lot of fellow artists from achieving success and his new self entitled CD is stirring up a major buzz and is perfect timing for the list of projects he has lined up for something unique and innovative and the CD is getting rave reviews.

 

However, Hip Hop uncenscored took notice of Ali Lyles and has booked a slot for him to open up for Rich Boy and MIMS in Miami's South Beach for Memorial Day that he has while launching a new music movement & targeting the fans that have been calling for a change to hip hop and the need for taking his music back to its essence and creating timeless songs and not gimmicks that will deter the longevity of the artist and the music.

 

Ali Lyles is currently putting together his EP, which is set to be released this summer, and his smash hit "Dollars" will be headlining the release on his interactive CD/DVD as well and the goal is to again, market the DJ's, Clubs, Radio, and Internet which have proven successful in the past.

 

Sky is the limit for Ali Lyles and his future and his success in the music business is destined.

 

So there's no telling what's next for Ali Lyles and taking his music by storm.

 

Interested in Ali Lyles Music, CD's, DVD's, and other material.

 

Visit the website at: www.supremeregimeentertainment.com

 

Supreme Regime Entertainment/Ali Lyles

 

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The Sony Ericsson W890i - Now Just Dance-away Your Worries

As far as the music is concerned, the built-in features comprise of a very high quality Walkman® Music Player which in turn is almost complete with TrackID™ and SensMe™ music facilities. Apart from this the W890i comes impressively laden with 3G HSDPA technology and EDGE technology. This illustrious product from the house of Samsung is a quad band network phone.The Sony Ericsson W890i is a music centered phone having several easy to access features. It is a lightweight phone weighing just 78 grams which is possible due to its ultra slim casing measuring 9.9mm in depth, 46.5mm in width and 104mm in length. The phone has a large colour screen which is capable of displaying up to 262k colours, while the screen resolution is 240 x 320 pixels. Its keypad is attractively small and neat having small and discrete keys.

The W890i comes equipped with an efficient set of navigation keys along with short-cut and call keys which are situated on either side of the navigation key. This illustriously designed phone is a proud member of the Walkman® range commendably contrived by Sony Ericsson group whose range of impressive products includes other 3G Technology phones like Sony Ericsson W660i, Sony Ericsson W960i, Sony Ericsson W910i, Sony Ericsson W950i and Sony Ericsson W880i.The user of the of this phone has to be a true music lover, because the Sony Ericsson W890i is just crammed with many easy to use musical features which are very eagerly awaiting to be enjoyed. It has a built in FM radio which can be very easily activated by the users simply plugging in the facility of the headphones. The radio comes just perfect with a RDS feature allowing the users to see the name of the station they are listening to. Further the radio station can even give information on the musical piece on the play from the radio station. The built in Walkman® music player has tremendously easy to access musical controls which give the users a real feel of music player in their pocket. Apart from this the users can enjoy listening to their favourite music with the help of a Bluetooth® stereo A2DP wireless connecting headset and the phone.

The phone comes well-equipped with an impressive music feature called as SensMe™ which allows the users to set up playlists based on the type and mood of music. The users can any time find out the title of a song they like. The built in TrackID™ feature can name a song, the artist and the album available from a brief recording of the track. The user simply has to record a few moments of the song and within a few seconds the TrackID™ will inform the user about the song name, artist and the band performing the song, and the album's name from which the song is taken from. TrackID™ is a very popular type of music feature which is enjoyable by the music lovers. This musical feature is powered by Gracenote mobile MusicID™.The Sony Ericsson W890i is also supported by a Mega Bass™ which enables the users to enhance the bass frequencies and add depth and quality to their sound. The PlayNow™ feature enables the users to download ringtones with just three clicks, which in fact is the fastest way to download ringtones to this new music phone. It supports polyphonic & MP3 ringtones which enriches the musical experience several times. The users can straight way transfer songs from a music CD to their phone with the help of a Disc2Phone software to simply drag and drop music files among various devices.

The Sony Ericsson W890i is available with good quality imaging features comprising an integrated 3.2 mega pixel camera perfect with photo and video capabilities. The users can certainly enjoy taking still photos or even moving video footage with the help of this integrated camera feature. The camera has a digital zoom and has the facility of camera setting to ensure the perfect photographic experience. The video features enable the users to play, record, stream and even blog video on their phone. They can share their photographs with their near and dear ones with the help of the direct interaction to the messaging services. Further, the users can add their photos to a multimedia message perfect with sound and text to create a very lively MMS message. The phone is capable of supporting email, text messaging and instant messaging services.

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Explosive organist and personality Cameron Carpenter, fresh from the June 1 release of his latest CD/DVD, took time to lend his thoughts to our question and answer series.

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• Made by a world?famous manufacturer in China, guaranteed high quality.
• Dual core CPU, fast processing speed.
• 6.5inch TFT sharp high-definition digital LCD screen, 800*480 resolutions, 2.65million Pels
• Supports iPod full function control (Below there is a list of iPod supported)
• Perfectly match your original car: KIA CERATO
• Supports CD disc Changer, steering wheel control, USB, TF card
• Dual zone: Enjoy music while navigation
• You can make handsfree calls or listen to music through bluetooth
• TPMS & built-in DVB-T digital TV function are optional (You have to pay extra money)
• Orange and blue menu can be chosen according to your own preferences.
• Surround Sound Options available (Stadium, Cinema, Studio, Disco)

Supports All famous GPS maps

Backseat Entertainment:

The front passengers and the back in the same car can appreciate different programs with the same super-visual enjoyment.

Support various multidisc box:

Support all kinds of 6/8/10 disc changer box (like Sanyo, Sharp, etc.). Strong compatibility.

Completely supports DVD/VCD/CD/MP3 and other A/V multimedia formats

1.completely supports DVD/VCD/CD/MP3 and other A/V multimedia formats

2.Four channel outputs, built-in 4 ? 45W HI-FI amplifiers, presenting a perfect audio and video quality, The sound combining with scene can give you a surprising surround stereoscopic feeling!

3.display and multifunctional mode. You can enjoy DVD play at the same time running the GPS system, the display is fluent, bright and exquisite, the brightness and contrast is harmony.

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Auto-memory function

As you must stop the DVD or CD display to switch other interface, auto-memory function will keep the currently information, as you back entertainment system, it can display on top of the stop point automatically.

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Four channel outputs, built-in 4 45W HI-FI amplifiers, presenting a perfect audio and video quality, The sound combining with scene can give you a surprising surround stereoscopic feeling!

External car amplifier

External car amplifier can be connected to achieve higher request!

AM/FM

The built-in AM/FM tuner supports auto-search, storage, frequency display, timber and sensitive adjust. 18 radio station fast tracking, station frequency button on screen, allows fast station selection.

Double FM saving function. Allows fast FM channel switching.

Note:RDS is not supported (Used in Europe and Australia)

Entire function control:

Through the touch screen, iPod functions can be operated such as play, pause,stop,next,previous, categorize by singer, album, or random playing.

Song title display:

Contents in the iPod can be displayed like song titles, playing status, time, etc.It is like displaying all the contents of the iPod into the touch screen. The song titles can be in Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese,Japanese, English,etc.

Timber adjust:

As connecting IPOD and displaying the song, the timber adjust function can advance the sound effect of IOPD.

iPod compatible list

Bluetooth hands-free car kit

support bluetooth hands-free;

Auto-distinguish mobile without connection or mobile bracket;

you can dial the tele number in the display;

the call volume can be adjusted;

Auto-storage the incoming telegrams and dial numbers;

storage 3 partnership mobile

Audio Echo Clear-Up

AEC is one kind of outlying signal voice model, which bases on the pertinence of speaker signal and multi-path echo coursed by speaker. We can evaluate the echo by AEC model?and amend the filter parameters continual to make the guesstimate near the true echo. Then take out the echo guesstimate from the micro input signal to eliminate the echo and realize the perfect hands-free calling.

Enter the USB interface, you can see each file of U-disk (support Chinese and English display);

When touching, the floating buttons will appear, the operation is similar with DVD play.

Choose one file and touch OK, enter this file. Select related info and press confirm to open folders. View contents and select file to run or browse.

TPMS is optional function

(Please add an extra of 225USD)

Reverse View

Allow backside camera connection into the mainframe. Display clear backside view while reversing. Increase reverse safety. Decrease money loss. See picture above.

External AV

In the "Set" page, turn-off [iPod] function to activate [Input Support] function. This allows user to connect other media players such as MP3 or MP4, and sound and image input.

Brake Inspection

If the [Brake Inspection] function is activated, video will only be displayed when the car is in the braking condition. This is to ensure safety driving. If the passenger wants to watch videos while the car is moving, the [Brake Inspection] function must be turned-off.

Light Checking

If the [Light Checking] function is turned-on, during night mode, it auto detects car light conditions, and auto adjust brightness. This lessen eye burdens while looking at the screen, and prevent eye irritation from incoming car lights.

Other settings

There are more setting, such as backseat entertainment setting, special button on the wheel, reverse camera.

Display Parts

• Screen Dimension:6.5inch
• Display Area:144*78.4
• Definition:800*480.
• Pels:2.65million
• Type:TFT(Thin Film Transistor) Active Matrix,Light Penetration
• Edge Illume:Cold Cathode Light
• Colors System:Ntsc/Pal Compatible
• Temperature Range:-10°C~~+50°C Centigrade
• Save Temperature Range:-20°C~~+80°C Centigrade
• Touch Screen:Resistance& Press Simulate(Film+ Glass)

GPS

• Manner:L1,C/A Code Gps Sps Standard Localizer Service
• Receive Manner:12channel
• Receive Frequency:1575.42mhz
• Sensitive:-130dbm
• Test Renovate Time:Once Each Second

General Parameters

• Max Consume Current:10.0A
• Voltage:Dc12v(11v~16v)
• Grounding Manner:Cathode Grounding Manner
• External Image Input Level:1v P-P/75 Ohm
• The Max Input Level Of External Sound:1.5v/22 K-Ohm
• Image Output Level:1v P-P/75 Ohm(White 100% Output /When Displaying Dvd)

Amplifier, Audio Part

• The Max Output Of Power :45 W*4
• Load Impedance:4 Ohm
• The Max Output Level /Resistance Prefix:2.0 V/100 Ohm
• Equal Loudness Curve:6db,(10khz)
• Equalizer:100hz-14~+6db,10khz±10db

Dvd Display Parts

• Disk Format Supported:Dvd-Rom,Dvd-Video, Dvd-R(Video Mode) /Rw (Video Mode),Cd-Rom,Cd-Da,Cd-R/Rw
• Zone Number:6
• Signal Format(Sampling Frequency):(Dvd):48/96 Khz (Cd):44.1 Khz
• Frequency Feature:(Dvd):
  8hz ~44khz(± 1db)
  (Cd):20hz~20khz(± 0.1/-0.3db)
  S/N(Dvd):97db(1khz )
  (Ihf-A Network)
  (Cd):96db(1khz )
  (Ihf-A Network)

• Dynamic Bound:(Dvd):95db(1khz )
  (Iec-A Curve/20khz Lpf)
  (Cd):94db(1khz)
  (Iec-A Curve/20khz Lpf)
• Harmonic Distortion Rate:0.008%(1khz )
• Channel :2(Dimensional Sound)

Fm/ Tune Parts

• Receive Frequency Wave Band:(87.5mhz~108mhz)
• Sensitive Degree:9dbf(0.7µv/75ohm Single Channel S/N30db)
• 50db Sensitive Degree:14dbf
• S/N:50dbMore than(Ihf-A Web)
• Harmonic Distortion Rate:0.3%(At 65dbf,1khz,Ster-Eo)
  0.1%(At 65dbf,1khz,Mono)
• Frequency Feature:30hz~15000hz(±3db)
• Dimensional Sound Distinguish:45dbMore than(65dbf Input,1khz)

Am/Tune Parts

• Receive Frequency Wave Band:531khz ~1602khz (9khz )
  530khz ~1604khz (10khz )
• sensitive Degree:18µv(S/N 20db)
• Perform Selection:65 Db(Ihf-A Network)

Gps Antenna

• Antenna:Microwave Transmission, And Plane Antenna/ Right-Hand Circularly Polarized Wave
• Antenna wireLength :5.0m
• Random / Repeat Play: YES

Product Size

• Size:178(W)*100(H)*165 (D)Mm
• Gps Antenna Magnetic Base:39(W)*15.5(H)*48.5 (D)Mm

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Audi A4 DVD Navigation//Sharp high definition digital screen/Full ipod control/Bluetooth /TPMS optional

Made by a world?famous manufacturer in China, guaranteed high quality.
Dual core CPU, fast processing speed.
6.5inch TFT sharp high-definition digital LCD screen, 800*480 resolutions, 2.65million Pels
Supports iPod full function control (Below there is a list of iPod supported)

Perfectly match your original car: AUDI A4
Supports CD disc Changer, steering wheel control, USB, TF card
Dual zone: Enjoy music while navigation
You can make handsfree calls or listen to music through bluetooth
TPMS & built-in DVB-T digital TV function are optional (You have to pay extra money)
Orange and blue menu can be chosen according to your own preferences.
Surround Sound Options available (Stadium, Cinema, Studio, Disco)

Backseat Entertainment:

The front passengers and the back in the same car can appreciate different programs with the same super-visual enjoyment.

Support various multidisc box:

Support all kinds of 6/8/10 disc changer box (like Sanyo, Sharp, etc.). Strong compatibility.

Completely supports DVD/VCD/CD/MP3 and other A/V multimedia formats

1.completely supports DVD/VCD/CD/MP3 and other A/V multimedia formats

2.Four channel outputs, built-in 4 ? 45W HI-FI amplifiers, presenting a perfect audio and video quality, The sound combining with scene can give you a surprising surround stereoscopic feeling!

3.display and multifunctional mode. You can enjoy DVD play at the same time running the GPS system, the display is fluent, bright and exquisite, the brightness and contrast is harmony.

Convulsed timbre and enjoy all your journey!

Auto-memory function

As you must stop the DVD or CD display to switch other interface, auto-memory function will keep the currently information, as you back entertainment system, it can display on top of the stop point automatically.

Convulsed timbre and topping enjoy!

Four channel outputs, built-in 4 45W HI-FI amplifiers, presenting a perfect audio and video quality, The sound combining with scene can give you a surprising surround stereoscopic feeling!

External car amplifier

External car amplifier can be connected to achieve higher request!

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Indian Bollywood – The Ultimate Entertainment

It has been extremely difficult to lead a healthy life in this contaminated world. There are many menaces that come to the world time to time to us. Though, the world has not faced any doomsday so far, yet the vulnerability seems to be imminent. Only God can foretell as to the doomsday of the world. Having listened life threatening story everyone gets frightened that leads our life towards cardiac arrest, hypertension and many other ailments which are not easily diagnosable. However, we can have both mental and physical well being by dint of media and entertainment. Bollywood is one of the great sources of entertainment that helps to release our stress in our day to day life.

The stress can be released in many ways such as: watching movies, listening horoscopes, going restaurants and ultimately going a holiday. However, Bollywood movies have a significant role in releasing stress. Basically, both the Hollywood and Bollywood movies, TV serials have a great power to make one vicarious. Vicariousness makes one emotionally stronger and offers capacity to face the negative trends of life. The movies are the only sources that have the power to make one a politician, doctor, engineer and scientist etc. So to speak, it is an imaginary world.

Currently, the bollywood movies have been widely popular due to access of the internet, television and FM radio in every part of india. The people starting from rich to poor are able to buy a television for home entertainment. There are more advantages after the arrival of digital TV to the people. Digital TV is also affordable for all kind of people since it has been cheaper due to sharp compitition in the market. The monthly cost of cable connection has reduced drastically due to the presence of the digital TV in the market. The new movies is being watched just after some days of release of the new bollywood movies.

Some movies can be watched easily by paying the amount to the company of digital TV. They can offer you blockbuster movies with affodable price. In these days the bollywood movies has takes the shape of hollywood to some extent. The thriller movies and staunts movies have been very popular during last five years. The bollywood movie ‘Kambakkth Ishq' was excellent by the lead role Akshay Kumar and the thriller movie ‘Aa Dekhen Zara' also was very good by Niel Nitin Mukesh. Unfortunately, the strike in multiplexes have not been able to offer huge business ‘Aa Dekhen Zara'. However, the news and reviews say it was a good movie.

Meanwhile, many movies have been very popular due to the role done by Amitabh in Paa, Amir in 3 idiots those were exellent. Even the bollywood movie 3 idiots made a business of astronomical amount. Another movie ‘My name is Khan' is excellent in terms business as it touched 150 crores within just 10days. The indian film Paa was also excellent as the new shape of Amitabh Bachchan attracted huge flux of people to watch the movie. Amitabh is still active and confident enough to work untill he is eighty years of old.

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Manoranjan Prusty is a writer, internet marketere and web analyst in one. He has been giving prolific articles, blogs and web content to the bollywood world. He has a flair to write about bollywood movies online.

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Technology in and for the Instrumental Music Classroom

 

Music education, in some form, goes back as far as education itself. While sometimes struggling for legitimacy, it nonetheless has had its champions. More recently, as technology has flourished within education, technological applications designed specifically for the teaching of music have been developed. While much of this technology is designed primarily for the classroom there are programs designed for the student to utilize in the home, albeit limited to those students with a home computer and internet access.

The teaching of music in the American educational setting dates back 1838 when Lowell Mason introduced singing classes to Boston grammar schools. Instrumental music appeared in fits and starts over the next fifty years but was never included during the school day; rather, it was relegated to the ranks of extracurricular activities. Around the turn of the century, instrumental music began to see some acceptance into the classroom, though often was taught by those untrained in the area of music education. Moreover, little if any standardization of the instrumentation or music literature existed. (Rhodes, 2007)

Near the conclusion of World War I the quality of school music began to increase. This was due primarily to veterans who, after having been musically trained in the various service branches, began to fill music teaching positions in the schools. Band, however, was still regarded as an extracurricular activity. (Ibid)

In 1907, the Music Supervisors National Conference or MSNC, (now known as the Music Educators National Conference or MENC) was organized to support school music. In 1912 a proposal was made to include, as accredited subjects, a number of music activities including choruses and general music. Band was included - but at a much lower priority. Later, however, at the Cleveland MSNC conference in 1923, Edgar B. Gordon stated,

The high school band is no longer an incidental school enterprise prompted largely by the volunteer services of a high school teacher who happens to have had some band experience, but rather an undertaking which is assigned to a definite place in the school schedule with a daily class period under a trained instructor and with credit allowed for satisfactory work done. (Ibid)

In the same year, and likely due to the increase in both acceptance and importance, Carl Greenleaf (then head of C. G. Conn Ltd.) helped organize the first National Band Contest in Chicago. Later, in 1928, he directed the Conn company to contribute to the founding of the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Michigan and later supported publications designed to support band directors. While these endeavors may have appeared somewhat self-serving in light of his position with Conn, they nonetheless helped establish school band as a significant part of school curriculum. (Banks, 1997)

Despite a gradual, while still limited, acceptance of instrumental music within the school curriculum, budget cuts have often curtailed or even eliminated these programs. Further, with the recent increased emphasis upon “teaching to the test” due to the pressures of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and similar state requirements, support for the inclusion of music in schools has begun to wane. Michelle R. Davis, in “Education Week,” stated “The federal No Child Left Behind Act is prompting many schools to cut back on subjects such as social studies, music, and art to make more time for reading and mathematics…” (Davis, 2006) This is most unfortunate considering that the study of music, especially instrumental music, has proved to be beneficial for all students – even increasing their ability to reason and problem-solve.

Many theorists have contributed to the elevation of music as central to education, or at the very least, demonstrated that limiting the school environment to the “Three R’s” is short-sighted. Howard Gardner postulated his “Multiple Intelligences” theory with the understanding that children do not possess identical propensities for learning. Not only do they have differing capacities for learning but have differing capacities for learning in many areas. These areas, as he explained, are the varying intelligences of which he speaks. Originally describing seven intelligences (of which music is highlighted) he identified two specifically (linguistic and logical-mathematical) as “the ones that have typically been valued in school.” (Gardner, 1999, p41) Obviously, Gardner recognized that the educational system was not reaching all students – only those that could “do school” well. Gardner did not limit his study, of course, to the mere existence of multiple intelligences but demonstrated that a given person can be strong in more than one, enabling those intelligences to interact one with the other. He explained that, “there are other ways in which different intelligences can affect each other…one intelligence can mediate and constrain the others; one intelligence can compensate for another; and one intelligence can catalyze another.” (Gardner 2, 2006, p219) He further extolled the advantages of a musical intelligence by explaining that “…a strong musical intelligence may lead a person engaged in a linguistic task to be more sensitive to the rhythmic properties of language as well as its meaning.” (Ibid, p223)

While many may assume that music and the study thereof is associated primarily to that which is heard, it is also related quite closely to mathematics. Dahlhaus, reflecting Rameau stated that “music had its origins in the Pythagorean proportions; (i.e., music is a mathematics).” (Gargarian, 1996, p137, 138) Regardless of whether or not one agrees with the theory that music is mathematical in toto, there should be little dispute as to the relativity of music notation to mathematics. Indeed, introducing the coordinate, or Cartesian, plane appears to aid the new music student in understanding the horizontal (x), and vertical (y) axes of music notation. Simply stated, the horizontal (x) axis on the music staff relates to duration while the vertical (y) axis relates to pitch. This, of course is a reflection upon Gardner’s aforementioned theory of intelligence interaction.

There is further evidence that instrumental music study is advantageous for the student. In 1995, Gottfried Schlaug, et al, published a study, “Increased Corpus Callosum Size in Musicians” wherein they described an increase in neural fibers across the Corpus Callosum (CC), contributing to its enlargement. They further were able to determine that this increase in fibers/CC size was attributable to instrumental music study. (Schlaug, et al, 1995) Obviously, the supposition can easily be made that, if there is greater cross-talk between the two hemispheres of the brain (specifically, the left – thought to be the analytical, and the right – thought to be the creative) the result would be a person with a greater, more creative, problem-solving ability.

Reflecting upon Gardner’s theories, as well as those of Schlaug, et al, it should surprise no one that others have confirmed links between music and other skills. Bahr and Christiansen in their article “Inter-Domain Transfer Between Mathematical Skill and Musicianship” published findings demonstrating that students who had studied music demonstrated superior performance on mathematical tasks provided there was some structural overlap with music. (Bahr, Christiansen, 2000) This “structural overlap” could be nearly anything, including the relationship of dividing measures or notes into fractions, relating pitch to frequency, or, as aforementioned, establishing the link between the coordinate (Cartesian) plane and the music staff.

With this enhanced problem-solving ability; this increased awareness of mathematical concepts, it would not be a grand leap to assume that music students might perform well with classroom technology. Indeed, music students should be expected to do at least as well as other students with regard to technology. If that is true, then the next step would be to assume that they would do especially well with technology geared especially to them.

Somewhat recently, technologists, recognizing a dearth of technologically-based music applications began to develop computer programs for music education. Music theory websites began to appear, many having been produced by, and linked to, symphonic organizations. Others have been produced by teachers and graduate students either as part of coursework or perhaps for their own use (and anyone wishing to utilize the application). A quick search of the internet reveals that there are quite a number of available technological tools produced and published for the music student. There are interactive music games, in-class keyboard music theory applications, countless online pitch and rhythm websites, and, perhaps most powerful, applications known as “computer assisted instruction” (CAI)” specifically for the music classroom and student. In January 2005, Steven Estrella published the findings of a study demonstrating how music teachers in the U.S. used music technology. Among his findings, he discovered that approximately twenty percent of the survey participants used some form of CAI as part of their instruction. The survey further discovered that the predominant software application was “SmartMusic.” (Estrella, 2005)

SmartMusic is a teacher/student interactive application allowing students to practice, at home, with a synthesized band or orchestral accompaniment. The program can also, with an included microphone, record the student’s efforts and grade them using rhythm and pitch data. The student can immediately see their results and can retry if they wish. The recording and the accompanying grade are then emailed to the student’s teacher/director and automatically entered into the teacher’s database grade book. The program includes accompaniments for around thirty-thousand compositions including band and orchestra method book pieces. (Nagel, 2007) While early reviews of the program were mixed, the company that produces SmartMusic, “MakeMusic,” was apparently responsive to teacher/consumer complaints and suggestions. The program requires that the home version be installed on the students own computer and, in earlier versions, installation, setup, and microphone placement were problematic. In the latest version, SmartMusic 11, many of these issues were addressed either by simplifying the process or with enhanced user guides. (Whaley, 2008)

For the classroom, SmartMusic holds a wealth of applications. The most basic functions of the program include a displayed tuner and metronome. (A music classroom with an interactive whiteboard can make excellent use of SmartMusic’s utilities.) The teacher can then play a pre-recorded version of a piece to be studied and, while the students are playing along, can instantly record them independent of the pre-recording for later playback. The program also includes fingering charts for all instruments so a quick check for the students perhaps needing additional instruction is easily accomplished. Keys and tempi can be changed easily, if necessary, and if a single performer wishes to play with a pre-recorded accompaniment, that accompaniment, “listening” to the performer via a microphone, can follow the performer’s changes in tempo – not unlike what the conductor of a symphony orchestra would do in a live performance.

As important and powerful as SmartMusic is in the classroom, its most powerful application – and the primary purpose for which it was intended – is that of a home practice and assessment tool. There are literally thousands of accompaniments and scales included in the software as well as thousands of music titles. Once the students have subscribed, downloaded (or installed from a CD), and set up the home version of the program, the teacher can design playing assignments which the student then accesses at home on their own computer.

Playing through a microphone to the program’s accompaniment gives an instant visual and aural response; while the recording of the student’s performance is played, their correct notes are displayed in green while mistakes are displayed in red. The student can decide upon and set their own tempo, then practice with the computer-generated accompaniment as many times as they wish prior to recording for a grade. In short, the student is in control while at home. Students having access to broadband internet and a reasonably up-to-date computer can fully realize the potential of the program – as well as their own. (Rudolph, 2006)

But what of those students not fortunate enough to have a computer at home - let alone internet access?

Obviously, the power of SmartMusic would be largely lost on those students without a home computer or internet access. The cost of the home version is small, and some districts have even provided the subscription free of charge for their students. (Nagel, 2007) However, can districts provide a workable computer and internet access or all of its students?

David Thomas stated that schools have made great progress in the introduction of computer and internet access. However, that access, for disadvantaged students, remains at school. (Thomas, 2003) Thomas further quoted then U. S. Secretary of Education, Rod Paige:

We need to address the limited access to technology that many students have outside of school. There is much more we can do. Closing the digital divide will also help close the achievement gap that exists within our schools. (Thomas, 2003)

A 2007 study in New York revealed that between seventy and eighty percent of students have computers at home. (Traber, 2007) One might suggest that the real numbers cross-country are actually much lower.

There are many music students dependant upon school-provided instruments, method books, and even instrument supplies such as reeds and valve oil (usually provided out the teacher’s own pocket). These students are already behind their more affluent counterparts and cannot afford private lessons, let alone a workable computer and internet access. These are the students who could benefit most from a program such SmartMusic. However, as useful and powerful as SmartMusic is, it cannot by itself bridge this “digital divide” that still exists.

Educational technology holds great promise for the student musician but until a method for equitable access is discovered, disproportionate achievement will persist.

 

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Tom Crawford is a middle school instrumental music educator currently finishing a graduate degree in Education Technology. He can be reached at tom.crawford@tusd1.org Website: http://edweb.tusd1.org/maxwell/band

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