Give Me a Tablet

Give Me a Tablet Grooves, Activities, and Ensembles for Touchscreen Devices By Mark Shelton Book and CD-ROM 72 pages Grades 3 - 6 Collection of activities and ensembles pieces designed to be performed on touchscreen devices. Activities provide curriculum-based learning opportunities and give your students a chance to experiment and gain confidence performing music with free and user-friendly apps selected by Shelton. Once students are comfortable, challenge them with one or more of the ensemble pieces. The ensembles are divided into three levels of difficulty. Includes lesson has ideas, helpful example audio tracks, and advice about gear, techniques, and suggestions about which apps perform best for each activity or ensemble. Note: All of the activities and apps mentioned in the book are intended for use with Apple devices. Contents Introduction   About the CD   Apps Info   About the Activities   About the Ensembles   The Outboard Gear   A Little More Advice Activities Buzz-A-Round Free Improv Simple Sampling Preposition Groove Beatbox Sampling Simple Sequencing Hear and See: Direction, Motion, and Contour with a Sequencer Loop and Sequence Compose, Sequence, and Notate Dot the Rhythm Special Effects Ambient Improv Rhythm Drills on the Touchscreen Record a Rhythm Exam Ensembles Level 1:  Fabulous Fritter, BuzzerEZ, Touch Tune Level 2: Buzzer Bop, Work the Perc, Techno-Guava Jelly Level 3: Beatbox Boola, March Electro