Overview

Discover an exciting, new way for kids to become a composer, musician, and audience all at once. Learn the basics of rhythm, theme and variation, and search the virtual encyclopedia. Write and edit music with an easy-to-use graphical interface, print and save compositions, and play games that enhance musical understanding. Choose from over two dozen instruments. Pick up the baton and conduct your virtual orchestra!

Making More Music by Morton Subotnick will inspire children in their musical pursuits by offering them the opportunity to act as composer, performer, and audience. The process is simple: draw notes on an animated screen, experiment with different instruments, and assemble sections of a score. Through games and easy-to-use music-making tools, children are exposed to a unique, creative learning experience that brings the musical heritage of Western culture to life.

Ages 8 and up.

Morton Subotnick is one of the pioneers in the development of electronic music and an innovator in works involving instruments and other media, including interactive computer music systems. The work that brought Subotnick celebrity was Silver Apples of the Moon (1966-67). It was commissioned by Nonesuch Records, marking the first time an original large-scale composition had been created specifically for the disc medium. His distinguished career has included works for symphony orchestra, chamber ensembles, theatre, multimedia productions, music software and website. Subotnick's academic career includes teaching positions at Mills College, New York University, Yale University, and The California Institute of Arts, of which he was a founding member. Since 1998 he has developed a series of Children's educational music software programs: Making Music, Making More Music, Hearing Music and Playing Music.

From our partner VIVA Media.

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